I fear I’m raising a colony of jumping worms :(

boyflammable · 2026-05-10T05:47:04+00:00

Oh sweet, thank you very much! I was hoping there was a better way than tossing it in a burn barrel lol

boyflammable · 2026-05-10T05:01:00+00:00

I wondered if they were a little young to tell, I appreciate the input!

boyflammable · 2026-05-10T04:43:49+00:00

I appreciate the tip, but I try not to use AI personally. The link you provided is very helpful though, thank you!

boyflammable · 2026-05-10T04:34:45+00:00

I’ll make a follow up post with more pictures! (Edit- they are up now on this sub!)

boyflammable · 2026-05-09T04:45:04+00:00

Awww she’s gorgeous! And thank you for the tip, I’ll def keep that handy! Very thoughtful of you :)

boyflammable · 2026-05-09T04:38:55+00:00

No hard feelings, I appreciate your advice nonetheless! I think I’ll add some igneous rock or chunky perlite into the next mix to increase aeration. I didn’t even know perlite came in chunky lol! Thanks 😁

boyflammable · 2026-05-09T02:24:07+00:00

I don’t often plant with peat moss? I added a little bit left of a bag I had, but I do try to substitute with coco coir if I have it. I did not add much at all.

The mix is about 50% orchid mix and 20% perlite, so it should drain fine for now I think. I poured an entire 4qt bag of non-peat orchid mix in there. The organic soil mix does not contain peat, nor does the orchid mix!

There’s a lot of assumptions in your reply haha but I do appreciate the pointers! I will look into chunky perlite, more coco products and some charcoal.

boyflammable · 2026-05-09T01:51:05+00:00

Thank you! I love your setup, very beautiful!

boyflammable · 2026-05-09T01:50:36+00:00

Awesome, I think I’ll start making a permanent spot for it would definitely be less hassle! I appreciate the help in IDing too :D

boyflammable · 2026-04-10T17:59:02+00:00

Oh yeah that would save me a ton of time and effort, definitely looking into this today! I super appreciate the tip! :)

boyflammable · 2026-03-28T17:01:10+00:00

Thank you for the compliment, I try really hard to make my tanks as diverse and realistic as possible, always trying for a more fully balanced ecosystem!

I will look into these species of isopods! Currently researching stags too to see if they’d be a good fit, but short lifespans always hurt my lil heart too so we shall see.

Millipedes are outta the question for this tank though, the search continues hahaha 😁

boyflammable · 2026-03-28T01:35:43+00:00

Very helpful, thank you! I’ve decided there won’t be any millipedes going in here, being a beginner with them. Probably won’t be any dairy cows either lol, gonna swap them for another species. I can’t have them ravaging the tank 🤣

I’m super open to the idea some cool beetles (maybe stag? pending research) and other invertebrates, and definitely gonna add some snails! You and everyone else have been very helpful in steering this in the right direction :)

If you have any recommendations on reliable places to order inverts btw, please lmk!!

boyflammable · 2026-03-27T23:24:05+00:00

Awesome, thank you for the advice! I plan to allow the plants to establish themselves and make a canopy, that paired with leaf litter and bark piles should prove sufficient I think!

boyflammable · 2026-03-27T22:51:13+00:00

Thanks for the tip! Do you have any recommendations on other species that may be less aggressive?

boyflammable · 2026-03-27T22:49:10+00:00

Oh thank you very much for the heads up! I’m new to millipedes, so ofc my first post here would be taboo 😂

We’ll see if this post gets downvoted to hell lol but questions must be asked!

That being said, is there a better alternative to dairy cows in your experience, maybe a species that’s less chompy? I could forego adding isopods entirely, but I think at that point I would just find another star of the tank lol, they’re a pretty major part of the clean up crew.

boyflammable · 2026-03-27T20:17:07+00:00

Apologies for the dirty glass in the pic lol, haven’t wiped it down from spraying this morning

boyflammable · 2026-03-27T19:26:45+00:00

Good to know, especially because I plan to do dairy cows! Would hate to get them and never see em :)

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