Carnivorous Paludarium 20l

[Hendre]

Hi all.

Decided to hop back into a little scaping experimenting with this 20l carnivorous terrarium/paludarium whatever. Took a crab aqua optiwhite and built a landmass using lava rock and borehole rocks (no idea what type it is, but inert), adding a peat/sand mix for substrate. I added the following plants:

1. Utricularia babui (similar to UG)
2. Drosera admirabilis
3. Drosera latifolia
4. Drosera capensis x admirabilis

I am still looking for other slow-growing plants to add details, may add small bromeliads. This is intended to be simple and nice to look at. Enjoy

 

[Myrtle]

Love it! I've not had much luck (I'm crap at growing them) with carnivorous plants other than pinguicula, I even killed U. bisquamata!

 

[Hendre]

Love it! I've not had much luck (I'm crap at growing them) with carnivorous plants other than pinguicula, I even killed U. bisquamata!

Lots of water and lots of sun/light tends to be the way. I go to great lengths to keep bisquamata out of my collection, can see it out in the wild rather

 

[Myrtle]

I think I might have overdone it on the water. I'll be watching this for tips!

 

[Hendre]

It is growing in so well, added a 12W zetlight on top of the 15W LED bar I had, should see even more growth and better colour

Also, optiwhite is a pain to keep clean!