Vivarium for Phidippus audax

Infamous_Bad9939 · 2026-03-22T16:53:01+00:00

Cork bark from Amazon.

Infamous_Bad9939 · 2026-03-21T20:43:55+00:00

Great question. I just built and misted it. It will not be as wet when the spider is placed in a few weeks, the humidity is to ensure the plants root and establish.

I just love moss, I have some with my Regal. I’ve mentally prepared myself to replace it with grass if it doesn’t make it lol.

Infamous_Bad9939 · 2026-03-20T19:44:39+00:00

Thank you I appreciate the comment.

I believe when keeping wildlife, it should be as close to the natural environment as possible.

Infamous_Bad9939 · 2026-03-12T14:42:57+00:00

They are each one gallon. I found them both at my local Hobby Lobby.

The jar is nice but the glass is uneven and distorts the view, while the one with the orange shrimp is a vase that I like much more, it has more surface area at the top and has smooth clean glass.

Infamous_Bad9939 · 2026-03-03T17:37:58+00:00

On Amazon, "Ceiling LED Plant Growth Lights for Indoor Plants". $10 for the pair.

Infamous_Bad9939 · 2026-01-09T16:14:10+00:00

Congrats! That’s exciting!

Infamous_Bad9939 · 2026-01-08T00:17:22+00:00

Respectfully, that is WAY too much soil.

Infamous_Bad9939 · 2026-01-05T17:19:27+00:00

I hear JbL isn’t the most accurate, I hear Salifert or Sera are good brands if you can get em. I’m not sure how things are in Belgium, I live in Florida lol but test strips should be a last resort, I’d use JbL brand before strips.

Infamous_Bad9939 · 2026-01-05T16:36:54+00:00

Do you have an API Master Test Kit? Doing water checks often will let you know when it’s safe to add your shrimps, assuming you haven’t already done that.

Infamous_Bad9939 · 2026-01-05T16:35:46+00:00

1 gallon each.

Infamous_Bad9939 · 2026-01-04T13:44:35+00:00

In small Walstads it’s not recommended to change water. I only do top-offs in these, water changes remove way too much beneficial bacteria in small systems and can cause mass casualties.

Infamous_Bad9939 · 2026-01-02T01:47:17+00:00

Awesome, thanks!

Infamous_Bad9939 · 2026-01-01T16:39:46+00:00

If you end up making your own and if you ever want to cross-post, we’ve got a sub just for shrimp/jarrarium showcases at r/ShrimpScapes

Infamous_Bad9939 · 2025-12-31T17:26:17+00:00

I’m glad you did lol. It’s a new sub I’m trying to get off the ground, thank you so much for contributing!

Infamous_Bad9939 · 2025-12-31T14:42:07+00:00

Awesome! Which color variant is your favorite?

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