INCREDIBLE Fire-Bellied Toad Island Paludarium with Waterfalls
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- čas přidán 24. 04. 2024
- Two years later and I'm finally back with an updated version of the fire-bellied toad paludarium! Although the original one was great, I've improved a lot in the past two years and I can do better these days. That said, this one will serve as the toad's forever home.
If you have the opportunity to keep these toads (preferably captive-bred specimens), I highly recommend housing them in a proper paludarium. It certainly doesn't have to be this elaborate, but trust me, the behaviors you'll witness are well worth the effort and money involved. These toads are absolute characters and are so much more personable in a proper setup.
Anyway, enjoy the video and let me know what you thought about the build!
Plant List:
Anubias barteri 'Nana'
Anubias minima 'Variegated'
Anubias nana 'Petite'
Bichetii Grass (Chlorophytum laxum)
Crocodile Fern (Microsorum musifolium)
Cryptanthus nubicola
Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Brown'
Dragon's Tongue (Hemigraphis repanda)
Java Moss (Vesicularia dubyana)
Mini Bolbitis (Bolbitis difformis 'Mini')
Nerve Plant (Fittonia albivenis)
Oak Leaf Creeping Fig (Ficus pumila 'Quercifolia')
Peperomia 'Emerald Ripple Red' (Peperomia caperata)
Purple Waffle Plant (Hemigraphis alternata)
Rabbit's Foot Fern (Davallia fejeensis)
Sword Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata)
See the original build to see how the new one compares to it:
• The ULTIMATE Fire-Bell...
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Sorry for taking the video down before. Someone caught a render error that I just couldn't leave in the video. I did a quick tweak last night after my final viewing and it ended up causing an issue with a few clips. Anyway, it's up now! Hopefully, you understand. I want everyone to have the best viewing experience I can possibly provide. Enjoy the video!
Ohh so that's what happened xD
it quiet alright it's admiral the effort you put into your videos
Nice vid :D and also this is the earliest ive been !!! 9 minutes ago !!! I cant belive it XD
I wouldn't worry about it, I know what you mean, kinda funny I once uploaded a video that was black for the last 5 minutes, for some reason the video editor didn't cut the film out it just removed the imagery lol This looks like an interesting build. Nice shrimp.
This is your best new setup!
If I had that in my place, I'd never get anything done. Every time I walked by it, I would zone out staring at it for half an hour and forget what I was doing. Beautiful, love it.
That’s pretty much what its like living with aquariums. My scapes are no where NEAR Tanner’s but honestly i just spend hours staring at my shrimp
@@adrianvaughn1983 Can confirm. This is my life as well.
Same
The way you replicate nature is so otherworldly, you're able to get all of the small details right and because of that it's feels like you framed a piece of nature in your house. Keep up the good work!
that's because he did :)
It’s so natural it’s out of this world.
Gpog
agreed, im in awe and jealous. i want to make something like this but never could. i would even pay for someone to help me build this.
“It’s all about constant improvement and better living conditions” that’s what makes you a good pet owner and animal keeper. It warms my heart to see fire belly toads (my first pet) in such a nice set up esp. when they can be bought for like $9 each at Petco. These toads are so lucky!!
The deep respect for the animals is so beautiful
It's like me with birds. I have different breeds of parrots but my little $20.00 budgie is my baby. She's my little bird Queen and I give her as I can as far as cage sides, toys, bowls etc...Feed her the best foods I can make and buy. They are all animals and whether $5.00 or $20,000 they all need love and care the same.
@@kiki29073 keeping birds in a cage is the biggest sin of all. they are meant to fly!!
Fire bellied toads were my first pet too! I kept had two of them and one lasted almost 8 years
@@void3965 Proper bird cages allow flight
Me: There's no way serpa can make a design more amazing than the last
SerpaDesign: so anyway i started adding egg crate
I like this comment 🤣
Hold my beer..... makes masterpiece
I'm amazed at the brevity of the instructions: Just enough to convey the information and the context behind the descions.
It's what makes Tanner my biggest source of this type of info. He's concise and intelligent, leaving out nothing
I prefer the old tanner slightly more long winded and dyi explanatory as I plan to make a vivarium for poison dart frogs
I know, imagine being so immensely talented and articulate at the same time!!
Or, el Duderino if you’re it into the whole brevity thing.
@@sabinegray1450 illl look
Those are the most spoiled frogs in the world, you’re the best Tanner!
most underrated comment lol! incredible setup!
@@XtremeChiliPepper no, cause they're toads lol
@@blakake no they're not, they do not belong to the bufo family ;)
Not really
@@ivamanral989 why?
You should live stream one of your tanks every week on a rotation that would be sweet
I was just going to say this. I'd watch it a tonne.
Sometimes I wonder why we are so amazed by small ecosystems in a container.
Cuz were natural terra formers
I guess because it's a way to see nature thriving the way it would in the wild in a non-wild environment?? When all goes well and it replicates a natural environment it's very fascinating
@@kirbykinnie3691 Probably.
Because it's not that easy to actually recreate a bit of nature in a glass box
We humans are obsessed with taming nature. Taming animals, taming the elements, taming the wilderness. You could look at it as arrogance if you wanted lol
I think this is your best build yet! My favorite part has got to be that spiderwood dragon stone combo
Also one of the best videos imo. Perfect length and great editing
seeing the animals on their new home is heart warming.
Thank you for caring for your pets and their well-being, especially for not using them just as decor!
I love watching Tanner’s videos. He talks you through the build throughly and interestingly: just the right amount of need-to-know and want-to-know. Lots of links to plant, material and critter info. And then we get to see the final, amazing product. There are lots of DIY build videos but these are, by far, the very best.❤
Tanner is just trying to get me to spend the last bit of money on cool animal stuff
Not my intent lol!
SerpaDesign i wish i had the time and money for something like this but sadly i cant
@@eidiu3551 keep getting money thogeter!, never lose your dreams
@@eidiu3551 i have the time but i dont got the money
@@plastic6568 if you have the time just do it. The most expensive part is the filter and light. It might look not at great but you can get the silicone for a few bucks and the foam. And the as long as your local wildlife officer doesn't catch you you can get many of the plants for free!
Absolute perfection in a 40 gallon tank...wow, Tanner...I could seriously sit and watch this scene for hours! I really love the islands you put together, and how they were bridged. It makes me want to do something more inspired for my cornu aspersums, so thank you for the lovely ideas!
Wonderful design. I've had fire bellies a long time and found they aren't big on water. Water features are great but you'll probably notice they spend little time swimming and rarely dive (usually only if scared). So I ultimately went with primarily soil in the terrarium with plants planted right in. I dug out a hole and put in a salad bowl at one end. It's deep and wide enough they can dive in and swim around but about 80% of the terrarium is land. They like to go hide in places and wander around so I have lots of little cave spots and pieces of wood and various plants. The fire bellies I have now are the offspring of ones I had years ago. When they released eggs into the water I collected them and raised them in a separate aquarium.
Some benefits to having a deep soil terrarium is you can drop in various insects, like crickets or worms, etc. and the ones they don't eat right away go off and do their own thing. Crickets will be hanging out for weeks after feeding, and I have a permanent population of worms in there. It's become a full mini-biome. No need to ever clean most of it, waste is naturally cycled into the soil. The bowl just needs to get pulled out, washed off, and then returned.
I like how all the toads had their own personality jumping into the water. One was very hesitant and tried to climb back up, one dived straight in no hesitation, and one had a magnificent belly flop into the water. 19:09
Personally I think this is the most aesthetically pleasing scape you have done.
I love it when it's not about only looking at the fish, toads, shrimp, frogs, or lizards, but rather how much can I spoil my animals and create awesome environments even tho they will hide and just chill out. Love this one alot
At the point when the frame is finished I just can't see how all those square lines will be ever be concealed. Then you do some sort of magic and in the end it looks amazing. I particularly like your techniques with crushed stone and moss to hide the foam. Also the small rocks sprinkled on the substrate work so well to add perspective and connectivity to the whole design. I thoroughly enjoy every one of your builds. Great stuff !
Spot on!
As I commented before, you inspired me to start a planted aquarium, a joy-filled project that was possible in the two minute increments I'm able to stand and work on it. Some plants died off, but I hedged my bets by starting with 12 species of plants, mostly poached from my mom's shade garden, and I'm still left with 9 species a month later. Since it's been a month, and the nitrogen cycle had completed, I added a most beautiful betta fish a few days ago! He's become my new best friend. I was shocked with the obvious level of intelligence displayed by him these first few days. He explored thoroughly every tiny change made to his environment, he's as curious as that metaphorical cat lol, and he even uses Java fern leaves as a play slide on occasion! I decided he deserves a little extra enrichment, so I'll be changing things up some every few days. Today was the first I decided to do that, and he's explored every object in the most thorough manner that I moved. I didn't add anything new yet, but I'll be doing that in the future. I just repositioned items (rocks and plants) in the front of the aquarium and he's spent hours now, swimming around and in every object moved. I highly recommend providing enrichment stuffs for bettas now! You might try it for yours.
Thank you for inspiring me to embark on this project. Every new stem and root and leaf that since appeared has given me little senses of accomplishment, little moments of joy, and my new little jewel of a friend is just amazing. Thank you
Tanner, would like to see a video on feeding of all your specimens. Not only to watch them eat, but also so that you could explain what you feed them, and how you keep those items alive until ready to use. Care and maintenance of food items might be a good learning video all on its own.
I could stare at vivarium's/paludarium's for hours, no joke. Yours are just amazing. 4 days to make!! thats amazing.
I did something similar years back for my son in his bedroom. Our fire belly toad, Edwardo the Latin lover would sing all night with a belly full of crickets, wooing his hearts desire, Charlotte.
We filled half full of ware with a water fall for aeration for the tiny fish.
We would hit the pet store every Friday after school and get a handful of a new species of fish.
It was magical to see the schools of fish darting about with the ghost shrimps.
I would spend hours watching them with my son, fond memories.
19:30 frog asking himself if he lives in a simulation
Your first Fire-Belly Toad paludarium was amazing but this time you have outdone yourself! Great job!
I love fire-bellied toads. My last family gave me a little over 7 years of joy. However, as their started passing of old age, I got a bit depressed. When my last one died, I sort of let my terrarium go. Covid didn't help much either with getting fresh stock, but this video is giving me the push I need to build another even better than before. Thank you for this wonderful video and giving me the motivation to get back into a hobby that brings my life much passion.
Bro I am beyond impressed but idk with what more, the fact that you thought of this or the fact that something I’ve never seen before really successfully held that much weight 💯
I don’t know who loves your work more ... me or your little creatures! 🐸 you’re an artist!
Your previous 🔥-bellied toad paludarium was one of my favorite builds but this one is just as good. Lots of great nooks and crannies. I love the paludariums because you get to see a little bit of everything. It’s like a sneaky up close look at what nature is hiding. You showcase it beautifully.
I love how I understand most of what you say and I'm nodding along like "yeah okay got it, that's looking so good" and then you'll say something like "I begin by putting in a thin layer of Cycled Planted Tank Substrates from the previous paludarium" and I just sigh and realise I have SO much to learn hahahaha
I think this is amazing. Your attitude toward stewardship over creatures great and small is noteworthy, and I appreciate you for it.
Tanner I just want to commend you for your filming skills and patience. It must take a long time to film all of these shots of your building processes and wonderful art!
Man, you're incredible. Such a breathtaking and beautifully done build made into such an enjoyable video. That's commitment and TALENT! Awesome job 😁
At 10:56, where he sprays the fabric with water to make "the glue dry faster", it may seem odd but there's actually some interesting chemistry there. The cyanoacrylate bond is catalyzed by the hydroxyl ion (OH-) of which there are many in water. That's why super-glue bonds skin instantly; your skin always has a bit of moisture on it.
Everything looks like it’s been growing there for decades! How? You even managed to capture the aspect of nature where there’s constant motion everywhere, but only when you look close.
I love how some of the spiderwood looks like its roots to some larger tree, and you blend it in with all the live plants, which just makes it look so real. The contrast between the brighter colored wood and stone looks so great with all the deeper green colored plants you chose. Great job!
Wish I could build like this😭
It's all about practice.
@@SerpaDesign hi,just wnated to say you inspired me to make amazing vivariums :D first thing i made was biosphere in old jar! it was very fun, then i thought that animal would be pretty cool so i bought dart frogs! and made a vivarium for them! it was pretty cool then i bought a beardie and the cornsnake then milksnake and then a boa constrictor and a knight anole! all thank to you, they have beatiful bioactive tropical homes:D, now im doing my first serious super humid tropical vivarium with vines made from your guide:)....im sorry for my english:(, im from Poland
Creating his own little world! So cool! Even cooler...? Teaching us how!! Thanks man! You are gifted!
Finally had a minute to watch this video! Love the work you did here my friend! Great idea crushing the stone to create the dust/crumbs- I love that! The intricacy of this enclosure is so incredible, I feel like it's one of your best yet and I can't wait to see it grow in! 🌿🐸
Tanner building any setup*
Oak leaf creeping fig: Hold my beer.....
I was so worried it wasn't going to be included! So glad Tanner came through.
@@Amber19890 I wasn't worried. I knew sooner or later he will add it. I am kinda obsessed with it now. Too bad its not available in my country(At least in my knowledge.)
@@zaman8032 not sure which country you're from, but sometimes I see it near the front of those garden shops, where they put all the "bargain" plants that are the same price with no name or label
if not, people on facebook marketplace / other apps might just give you a little piece of theirs for free, and you can grow more from there :)
I hope you realize your a artist.
Brand new here, I have a 3yo autistic son who loves little animals and waterfalls. We just binged about 5 videos & I have to say I hope you work for zoos or museums or something far better (as I know nothing about your field) but you do amazing things & my little guy is your new fan!!
zoos and museums would limit him
Love how the toads all have a different way of jumping in the water, with the first one taking their time and being unsure about it, the second one diving in ahead and the third hopping in with a plop.
Mate, another exceptional build! And you showing how you built that overflow waterfall is amazing timing because that is EXACTLY what I've been planning on building for my newly adopted Mountain Horned Dragon, but I was not at all sure how to go about it. So thank you! As always, big love from Scotland :)
Great timing then! Good luck with your build. 😎
Just found your channel and have been bingewatching content. Even though this video is a year old, and isn't your biggest project, I think it has to be my favorite one I've seen so far. I absolutely love everything from the vison and design to the execution. I especially love how deep the water is, while also having a lot of terrestrial space. Can't imagine a better environment for toads given the size of the tank. I'd love if, considering it's been almost exactly a year, you did a follow-up on this one to show us how it's progressed. Keep up the great work!
i’m literally doing this right now … absolutely agreed this is an insaaaaane project
This has to be my favourite set up that you have done so far
I think you are a genius. I love aquariums and zoos, animals in general, water in particular, and plants and nature. Your scapes are the finest I have ever seen; in homes, public aquariums, reptile houses at zoos from San Francisco, San Diego to Baltimore. Thanks for sharing; I love them.
I can’t stop watching your videos. I’ve just watched like 10 in a row. These are incredible man 😁
Tanner, your tank setups make me wish I were one of your animals! They get the best of both worlds: the organic beauty of their natural habitat, and the comfort and care of living domestically. As usual, the setup is gorgeous, the video is informative, and the whole thing is inspiring to anyone who loves animals, nature, sculpture, and DIY. Keep up the amazing work, my dude.
Thanks for the great comment. I appreciate the support!
I grew up playing in creeks and catching frogs, fish, turtles, and crayfish. This was always my dream to build these type of enclosures. Amazing work.
The original firebelly vid has been my fav paludarium build on CZcams for the past few years. So great to see a new take on it! Looks AMAZING.
It looks beautiful and much better than the older one, if not just for the better lighting. I definitely think this newer setup is much better for the animals and looks more attractive.
Awesome job as always!
Wow, I totally love this setup! There is so much to disciver in all the nooks and crannies. I want to paddle around in a mini kayak.
I also like the lighter colors compared to the older setup. Lucky toads!
You are a genius who deserves a Nobel Prize!!!
I feel transported watching your beautiful videos. It must feel so satisfying to be the maker of that!
The toads are literally living in a simulation made by aliens.
Nothing is more perfect than seeing no dislikes, only likes.
Hydr Solula 4 people saw this comment and disliked, very sad
@@alexchampion9395 they are heartless monsters.
@@alexchampion9395 Bots.
The dislikes are from the "jealous I can't be these animals" people.
@NihlusGreen they wouldn’t click on the video in the first place
Tanner got me back into aquariums with these videos. The original Firebelly toad paludarium started me on the transition from straight planted tanks to the riparium style tanks. This new iteration is gorgeous. Tanner gets better and better with all his efforts, and this is no exception. Thanks for the meaningful instruction you provide during your build vidoes, Tanner.
Every single video you make i learn so many new techniques. Most definitely the most creative and skilled creator on CZcams!
It looks so nice that, if I were a toad/frog, I'd want to move into it too. Yet one more spectacular creation!
Would so love to see you get some newts or salamanders and do a build for them 😍👌 nut tank looks lovely again
Amazing use of the elements and principles of design… great rewatch!!
I couldn't be happier watching this video from start to finish.
I'm studying in my room right now for 3 hours when I got a notification from Serpa Design
Me: ok it's time to relax
@@shotgun_blammo thanks dude
Good luck
I'd love to see you do some kind of a salamander or newt setup!!! you're so good!!! And thanks for the sticker:-D
I started watching your videos because they calm me so good down but now I want some thing for my self you just not just calm me down you also inspire, love it
Wow! What an excellent tutorial on setting up a habitat for the Fire Belly Toad. Shamelessly, I am going to copy it as much as I can because I am so impressed with its beauty. Thanks, SerpaDesign.
Wow it looks stunning
In between the islands it looks like little rivers😀!
For some reason this looked even more beautiful after I watched the build process! If I was a toad, I would love living in there!
Serpa deserves all his uploads to be published to PBS or a "How its made" show. Great stuff as always man.
This is amazing! You inspired me to try building tanks for myself and your guidance has made it so much easier.
Question: I’ve heard mixed things about housing fire bellied toads with fish and inverts. Yours seem to be thriving though. Do you (or anyone else here) have any advice about housing them together? I assume the fish would have to be cold temp fish (no tropicals) but I’m mainly worried about the frogs’ toxins or something harming the fish.
*[Smacks Lips]* "Noice,"
I love inter-species setups. A whole little ecosystem in your house, so cool.
My friend did one like this-fish and all.
We both enjoyed years of reptile, fish and amphibian tanks. We made happy spoiled critters!😍
Wow posted 10 seconds ago
I like that you clearly care about the animals
They are both beautiful but I think you are right in saying the new one is more froggy friendly. Thanks for sharing.
My fiancee and I love your videos, but this build is out of this world! Thanks for sharing the process with us, Tanner!
I love the FULL build videos.
Every time I watch glass being drilled I start having flashbacks to the time I tried to drill a hole into a tempered glass tank....
I'm a suckered for frogs and toads, this tank and design is awesome. I wish I had the time and the patients Not to mention the skills to create such a nice environment
It's absolutely incredible. My friend has 5 White cloud mountain minnows.
Last night, I showed a couple of the minnows this setup.
One of them was wondering if they could move into the tank? .
He's a fluent toad, shrimp, and danio speaker and feels he'd be able to bridge the gap between the different residents.
I don't often comment on videos, but this is truly an amazing tank.
I had a tank leak at one point, and I’m in the process of resealing it. Gotta say, you do a much cleaner job than I could ever do! My caulk is all over the place!
I’ve been glued to your videos for days now😂 I have a 6’x2’x2’ tank that I’ve just started to clean up and get ready. First time so I’m learning all I can😊
I don't know how all of these are built so perfectly, and the way you describe things feels like poetry.
Natural beauty in a tank just stunning !! Nothing else needs saying .
Best enclosure yet. Like really. Even without water it would look great as a tree frog vivarium.
I could literally watch this as a 4K stream for hours and hours. I love ecosystems in action. I'm so impressed by your work, thank you!
For a while was thinking AntsCanada was the best. Then I found this channel.
I know this video is a few years old but I'm a new viewer making my way through the channel. So far this set up is my favorite. I think the bright lighting is one reason why. I can see all the beautiful plants and animals clearly. I like the set ups with lots of shadows but they are difficult to see everything on my little phone. Thanks for sharing your awesome talent!
At first I thought you were placing way too much of everything, I was wrong. The balance was great. I enjoyed the video. You did a magnificent job and it was exciting and fun to watch how it all came together.
What a great set up. Those must be the happiest toads ever!
Don't apologies for anything just keep amazing us with your creations.
I believe this is your best setup yet! So beautiful, varied, verdant, it feels so alive!!!
This is the best paludarium I have ever seen, absolutely beautiful
What I wouldn't give to have one of these in my house...
This might be your most gorgeous scape yet!
Thank you for so many great ideas! A naturalist's wet dream come true.
Honestly my favourite thing in the world is to watch this beautiful channel. Thanks for sharing your art and love for animals🌈❤️