Help me populate my Paludarium!

Hello All!

I have recently decided to convert my 55g fishtank into a paludarium. Probably heavily planted. I've never done anything like this before so i'm very excited! I was thinking of splitting my tank in halfish, giving me around 20 gallons of water, and having a slight waterfall feature. But before I build it I need to decided what to put in it?!

I like the idea of creatures that will use both the land and water sections. and maybe something that is active during the day. Defiantly something that is a little more hardy/beginner species, as this will all be new to me.

Maybe Newts? but does that mean I can't put fish in the water section? Will newts be active during the day? Do they need a basking section? Or will a general UVB light work? How many could I get and what's a good hardy beginner species?

I was also thinking about maybe toads? Are they noisy? I suffer from migraines so if they croak all the time it would be a problem.

Other ideas? All suggestions welcomed!

 

You can try some sort of crab. for the underwater area you should be ok with sparkling gouramis.

 

I personally love dart frogs and killifish for paludariums

 

Oh Those are great suggestions!

I've never considered Crabs! Are they hard to take care of?
And aren't dart frogs poisonous?

 

Dart frogs get their poison from the foods they eat in the wild, frogs kept in captivity are completely harmless

 

What are people's thoughts on Newts?

 

I’ve kept fire bellies newts but found them a bit boring if I’m being honest !

the frogs and crabs both sound fun ! You can get some amazing coloured crabs and now I want a paludarium…