adeebm
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Old build thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f12/adeebs-crabitat-v3-135966.html
Here is my (almost) two year old mangrove paludarium. The tank has a plexiglass divider in the center, with high sand on one side to create a shallows/beach area, and a deeper water area on the other side. The total water volume is close to 6 gallons. There are about 10-15 red mangroves, some of which have grown out of the top of the tank now. The tank is maintained at a specific gravity of 1.008 SG with weekly 100% water changes.
This started out as a tank for fiddler crabs. Due to an unfortunate die off, there are no crabs in it at the moment. However, I plan to add some very soon, and with the latest improvements, they should do much better. I had previously had problems with filtration and poor circulation. The tank now has an eheim canister filter and a koralia for flow. I've hung a shop light from the ceiling now because the mangroves have grown out of the tank.
Current stock:
5 Indian mudskippers (Periopthalmus novemradiatus)
Planned future stock:
"freshwater flounder" sole (Brachirus pan)
Sumatran glass goby (Gobiopterus chuno)
Fiddler crabs (Uca minax/pugilator)
Ghost shrimp (Paleomonetes spp.)
Possible bumblebee gobies
I will be placing an order for the sole and glass gobies from franksaquarium soon.That's also where I got my current mudskippers from. One of them is a year old, the sole survivor of the first shipment. He's been doing great, and recently got 4 new friends. They seem to be really intelligent fish and learn quick. They even sit on my hand to eat. Right now they are being fed mostly frozen mysis shrimp.
Here are some pics:
Will update when the sole and glass gobies come in.
--Adeeb