10-31-2006, 07:52 PM
i have a 55 gal viv thats been up and rinning for about a month. it has a relatively large "pond" circulated by an external filter which feeds a "waterfall". with the false bottom, it holds 8-10 gallons of water.
to the point, i added 3 rivulus holmiae to the water section. i was looking at the orchids to make sure they were all getting proper water, when i saw a frog hop by the other end of the tank. i panicked! my mind raced...i hadn't put any frogs in the tank...one must have escaped....and gotten into the wrong viv!...maybe it was a roach...with moist skin....that hopped...then it hopped again. it was my little killifish out exploring the tank! i forgot, in my panic, that many species of rivulus are famous for hanging out on land, basking and possibly hunting. they live in puddles on the rain forest floor in south america, and they like to spend time outside of the overcrowded pools, and hop back into the water when startled. living in soft acidic tannin stained water with lots of waste makes them exceptionally well adapted to live in vivaria with frogs.
A WORD OF CAUTION: some species, including the super beautiful r. xiphidius need VERY CLEAN VERY COOL water, and wouldn't be at all suited to our vivs.
anyway, i just saw one hanging out on the slate embankment of my "pond". it just looks so weird i couldn't help but scare him into the water just to make sure he wasn't stranded! next time i'll just leave him alone.
to the point, i added 3 rivulus holmiae to the water section. i was looking at the orchids to make sure they were all getting proper water, when i saw a frog hop by the other end of the tank. i panicked! my mind raced...i hadn't put any frogs in the tank...one must have escaped....and gotten into the wrong viv!...maybe it was a roach...with moist skin....that hopped...then it hopped again. it was my little killifish out exploring the tank! i forgot, in my panic, that many species of rivulus are famous for hanging out on land, basking and possibly hunting. they live in puddles on the rain forest floor in south america, and they like to spend time outside of the overcrowded pools, and hop back into the water when startled. living in soft acidic tannin stained water with lots of waste makes them exceptionally well adapted to live in vivaria with frogs.
A WORD OF CAUTION: some species, including the super beautiful r. xiphidius need VERY CLEAN VERY COOL water, and wouldn't be at all suited to our vivs.
anyway, i just saw one hanging out on the slate embankment of my "pond". it just looks so weird i couldn't help but scare him into the water just to make sure he wasn't stranded! next time i'll just leave him alone.