Help me populate my Paludarium!

[Uncertainty]

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!

 

[fishot]

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

 

[Sauceboat]

I personally love dart frogs and killifish for paludariums

 

[Uncertainty]

Oh Those are great suggestions!

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

 

[Sauceboat]

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

 

[Uncertainty]

What are people's thoughts on Newts?

 

[Blacksheep1]

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…