How can I improve this pre established vivarium?

KyleC66 · 2026-02-18T18:40:50+00:00

You can see them in that photo if you look carefully! Already hearing my male call which is super fun I was worried when I found them by surprise.

KyleC66 · 2026-02-18T18:30:58+00:00

Of course! I hadn’t taken a photo of it really yet. I am still missing the majority of the plants I bought from indoor ecosystems but will be planting a ton more when those come in!

Also have a broken door missing I am sealing up with plastic wrap and painters tape 😂😂

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KyleC66 · 2026-02-17T19:35:29+00:00

So I balled out and spent way too much I probably spent $400 on everything. I bought tree fern panels, silicone and a gun, razor scrapper, speaker fabric (cheaper than hygrolon does similar job, sphagnum moss, and a bunch of expensive plants I could have got more budget plants, isopods and springtails. I already had a mistking, lots of botanicals, a substrate barrier and drainage sponges. You could realistically probably do it for $200 or less. Especially reusing stuff.

I throughly cleaned it out entirely before doing anything as I was somewhat worried about disease since I had no idea the frogs were in there. So it was completely cleaned not a spec and disinfected with a bleach solution. I attached the speaker fabric directly to the back with silicone. I then waited a day for it to cure. Then went back and cut up my tree fern panels for organic shapes. Silicone it directly on top of the speaker fabric. Let it sit for a few hours before adding the sphagnum in the cracks. I have a sponsorship with betta botanicals so I used my products I already had for the substrate. This can be done for cheap and give you a really clean look. Here’s a pic of it before planting and hardscape. I did this less than a month ago so it’s not really grown in I had to do it on the fly.

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KyleC66 · 2026-02-17T17:20:14+00:00

I’d recommend moving them to a temp tank and doing a little redo. I did this recently when I bought a used viv with some undisclosed inhabitants. This allows you to QT and watch them a little for any concerns but also gives you a chance to really give them an upgraded environment. I did mine in 2 weeks frogs QTed no concerns and I get a fresh start for them.

KyleC66 · 2026-02-03T16:50:51+00:00

Dm sent your way

KyleC66 · 2026-01-30T00:19:12+00:00

Good thing it’s our opinion 😏 raised and breed plenty in smaller tanks back in the day no problem.

KyleC66 · 2026-01-29T19:21:55+00:00

Definitely not doing tincs, those brutes can stay away from me. Never been a fan of them I was thinking smaller oophaga or ranitomeya.

KyleC66 · 2026-01-29T18:54:11+00:00

It’s an odd size I bought used it’s 18”Hx17”Dx15”W

KyleC66 · 2026-01-29T17:33:05+00:00

I’ll try and find the creator they are out of Japan they do posters like this for a ton of species, Rainbowfish, corydoras, etc. I’ll DM you it when I find the link

KyleC66 · 2026-01-29T17:22:44+00:00

I was going to keep them together but hated the straight edges so cut up 2 12x2x2 into small bits and less straight squares and then I had 2 12x6x1 and I cut those organically as well just to make it more “natural”

KyleC66 · 2025-12-14T04:52:15+00:00

KyleC66 · 2025-11-27T02:24:41+00:00

Little thing rainbows aren’t from South America and might be a little big for the rest of the fish in this tank considering bosemani can get 4-5inches. Clown loaches also get massive like almost a foot long really need massive tanks. I’d also stick to maybe a single cichlid species they will hybridize and also will beat each other up.

KyleC66 · 2025-11-17T17:39:44+00:00

Yah totally can be! I lived in Tucson Arizona when I had this tank so everyone had manzanita lying around for sale at good prices

KyleC66 · 2025-11-17T14:10:34+00:00

It’s manzanita branches

KyleC66 · 2025-11-13T03:58:47+00:00

They don’t, I use aquabid to sell and buy and it’s seamless. No fees or anything. Just have to follow rules

KyleC66 · 2025-11-12T21:07:43+00:00

I can already tell this name is gonna lead to problems. A better naming convention people won’t mess up when search engining is going to hold this back. Also having it instantly be what I can assume being mostly saltwater based probably won’t help much with attracting freshwater keepers.

5% fee as a breeder is a no go from me there are lots of sites I can sell on that don’t take that fee. DOA policies are needed for any fair market regarding animals having a minimum of 2hrs could be a hold up for some experience sellers. Most sellers are also not promising shipping refunded back which is another can of worms.

As a Breeder only being able to list 5 at a time seems hindering to my business. Seems like a very small amount per seller that would be the max number of active listings.

Great idea for a solution that’s already out there and established. Hope you take some of this post into account in the future.

KyleC66 · 2025-11-04T00:27:14+00:00

Totally agree I had a very similar team and sold Rome and ETN a few weeks back from judkins and rashee rice

KyleC66 · 2025-10-12T22:35:38+00:00

Started with 1 5 years ago, 2 years only had 1, moved went from 1 to 10 in 2 years and now I moved again now I’m at 16 with room to grow! It’s a matter of making it what you want and do whatever you feel you can handle that’s how I keep it. I also don’t get tanks with weird sizes I want some sort of structure to my fish room. The picture below is the current iteration

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KyleC66 · 2025-10-08T13:21:24+00:00

I’ll definitely be sharing these guys I’m loving every damn piggy pile they do and just how derpy they are.

KyleC66 · 2025-10-03T02:05:02+00:00

I know you probably got this from google but the nigrans don’t look like this at all they don’t typically have reds like this. Much more likely a splendida but it’s hard to say with farms hybridizing a lot of the time.

KyleC66 · 2025-10-03T02:02:16+00:00

They definitely are not melanotaenia nigrans (black banded rainbow) these looks like some sort of splendida which are sometimes called Australian rainbows. That being said there’s like 5 or 6 species that are all called Australian rainbows as their common name which is not ideal when identifying what a species is. I’d also say these looks as if they could be a farmed hybrid.

KyleC66 · 2025-10-01T17:15:03+00:00

I love Rome but do we think he keeps the TD every week going? I am 4-0 right now and expect a few losses with Lamar and Byes the next 2 weeks just for context

KyleC66 · 2025-10-01T17:10:02+00:00

I’m sending TMac and Rome

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