| A paludarium is a specialist style of aquascape | | | | these ways of raising land above the water could |
| where part of the aquarium is above water and | | | | be used together. |
| the other part is submerged. Although not as | | | | One major reason to consider a paludarium are |
| common or popular as alternative styles of | | | | that they allows the hobbyist to keep a much |
| aquascaping, paludariums are particularly useful to | | | | greater degree of species that would be found in |
| those wishing to keep amphibians or keep a | | | | alternative styles of aquascaping and aquarium |
| terrestrial environment within the aquarium. | | | | care. A lot of research should go into a paludarium |
| As a paludarium presents an environment where | | | | however, particularly is a wide range of different |
| a combination of land and water is possible, many | | | | species are intended to be kept in the finished |
| different varieties of species can be kept | | | | aquarium. Biotope paludariums should be |
| together. Examples of paludariums would include | | | | particularly successful, because the conditions |
| some habitats that mimic a sloped beach, river's | | | | needed for everything to do well should be |
| edge or a flooded forest. The mixture of land and | | | | broadly similar. |
| water means that if you would like to keep | | | | A paludarium should be an attractive option to a |
| amphibians, they will have both the access to land | | | | hobbyist who has considering or is thinking about |
| and water they require for optimum health. Some | | | | keeping amphibians. It is important for a lot of |
| examples of alternatives to fish would include | | | | background research to be done into the individual |
| frogs, newts and crabs. | | | | species that the paludarium will hold, as particularly |
| Substrate is normally built up in a way that some | | | | with amphibians, some of them can be quite |
| of the terrestrial regions are above the waterline | | | | delicate or have specific needs. There is no |
| and the tank or aquarium is only filled with water | | | | reason why however that will some good |
| part of the way. If desired, it is possible to include | | | | research and a caring hand, that a paludarium |
| a biotope theme where a natural environment is | | | | would not be very successful. If you would like to |
| mimicked in the paludarium, of species of animals | | | | start a paludarium but are uncertain it would do |
| and plants which would normally be found | | | | well, a biotope paludarium that combines species |
| together in their natural habitat. Hardscape and | | | | with similar needs would be a lot easier to keep |
| rocks can also be placed in a way that raises a | | | | happy and healthy. |
| surface above the water and a combination of | | | | |