More Aquatic and Semi-aquatic Setups
Aquatic Setup #16
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Dimensions: 20 gallons; 24x12x18 inches (60x30x45 cm) Animals: Adult Notophthalmus viridescens Owner: Karen E. Comments: A simple setup for aquatic newts. Contains a mixture of live and artificial plants. The island on the right is made of aquarium Lock-Rocks. The island on the left is a homemade acrylic/rock platform, supported by an acrylic rod that is visible going up the back of the tank. The islands are covered with live Java moss, and a newt can be seen (look closely!) hiding in the moss. |
Aquatic Setup #17
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Dimensions: unknown Animals: Mudpuppy (Necturus) Owner: Sean Wall Comments: This setup was designed for a mudpuppy. It has plenty of hiding places and stones. |
Aquatic Setup #18
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Size: 180 gallons (680 liters) Animals: 2 adult Amphiuma means Owner: Jennifer Empfield Comments: This very large tank houses 2 adult amphiumas. It has 2 large-capacity canister filters and plenty of hides. |
Aquatic Setup #19
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Volume: 15-gallon Dimensions: 60x30x30 cm Animals: Adult Triturus marmoratus Owner: Pin-pin Wei Comments: Contains artificial plants and live Java moss. |
Semi-aquatic Setup #10
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Volume: Unknown Owner: Mark Aartse-Tuyn Comments: "This tank is suitable for a wide range of stream dwelling sals, particularly ones that don't mind deeper water such as Eurycea. It was intended as a stream bank style set-up with rocks, logs and moss piled up to make an island, with water being pumped over the rocks." |
Semi-aquatic Setup #11
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Volume: Unknown Animals: Hynobius spp. Owner: Henk Wallays Comments: |
Semi-aquatic Setup #12
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Volume: Unknown Animals: Hynobius spp. Owner: Henk Wallays Comments: This tank was designed for animals that like to stay wet and hidden. Building bricks provide holes for hiding. A photo showing the construction of a similar tank can be seen in the Hynobius dunni caresheet. The plants look tropical but actually aren't, all are endemic (European) plants. |
Semi-aquatic Setup #13
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Volume: Unknown Animals: Desmognathus Owner: Mark Aartse-Tuyn Comments: A tank suited to animals that need shallow water and lots of crevices. |
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