hi i'm new to reddit i recently got a small paludarium of 12x12x24 in the water part i already have 6 Boraras maculatus and 1 badis badis bengalensis for the rest I still have 2 snails brotia pagodula but now I was wondering which animal I could add to the land part I was thinking about vampire crabs but I was wondering if there are better options I live in a apartmet so an animal that makes a lot of noise is not an option
thanks in advance for the help
by G-J151
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Unfortunately this is a very small tank, and it’s recommended that you do this the other way around.
Pick your animal, then build the tank.
This is not suitable for crabs, reptiles or frogs.
Yes unfortunately this is not suitable for anything that lives on or requires land. There doesnt look to be any living area that isnt clinging precariously over water. Also the “cave” under the land portion has a great risk of drowning anything that falls in.
You should keep it and enjoy it for the plant life, bit dont put animals in this.
**ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS**
Choose you animal first, research its living conditions, and build a habitat to suit.
**NEVER NEVER NEVER**
Build a habitat that you think looks cool and then ask what could survive in it.
These are living animals we are talking about, not decorations.
thanks for the answer do you perhaps have any tips/advice for the platform better suited for an animal? I can also give the fish and snails to my father and remove the water and make a land tank with lots of plants cork stems would it then be possible to keep a small reptile or insect in it?
Mourning geckos or maybe an anole.
I would rehome the fish. Get a 10 gallon tank. For animals you’re pretty limited. I recommend reed frogs or mossy frogs.
As others have said it’s pretty small… But my first thought was a fishing spider! Some species can be pretty big but overall shouldn’t require much more land space than that. I’m not sure about the humidity, but it might be worth looking into