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I have an empty 20H tank. It has been planted, seeded with isopods and springtails and also has a background. I don't have a water feature in the tank. I would like to know what you guys would put in a tank like this. I know most of the largest darts would do well in one of these, but I'm looking for something a little more uncommon. I'm not even restricted to darts, so if you have tree frog, toad or other suggestions, please post it! Thanks.
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Can we get a pic of the tank?
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A pic of the tank like Glenn suggested will get you the best results. A planted 20H can have many many different styles.
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I don't have any updated pictures but here is a link to the old thread before it was planted:

First viv

I'll try to describe how I have it planted as well as possible. The background is pretty well-covered with resurrection fern, and a few random orchids. On the right corner, I have a medium-sized brom mounted to the far end of the background. There's an old cypress knee placed at an angle on the left side along with a cryptanthus. The cypress knee has resurrection fern and moss mounted to it. On the floor of the tank, I have a native clubmoss, selaginella in a few places, and a polka-dot plant near the background.
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I'd like to suggest a pair of D. T. Oyapok.

They don't seem to be very common and are stunning imo.

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Yellow Terribs would be an option - always on show.

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I have an empty 20H tank. It has been planted, seeded with isopods and springtails and also has a background. I don't have a water feature in the tank. I would like to know what you guys would put in a tank like this. I know most of the largest darts would do well in one of these, but I'm looking for something a little more uncommon. I'm not even restricted to darts, so if you have tree frog, toad or other suggestions, please post it! Thanks.
A picture would help a lot to see the landscape of the tank. Going with a larger frog like a terrib. Could destroy you plants because of his weight. Also, I don't get one here much so have no clue, if you have a decent amount of experience, more than a year I think, I would get retics for that tank


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Retics are for very experienced froggers.
My terribs do not hurt my plants at all plus they rarely climb so hard to hurt the plants on the background.
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I don't have alot of experience but I've been keeping a trio of orange lamasi for a few months now. I find them to be pretty easy. Retics are great looking frogs, but I was talking to a guy a few days ago who had some and eventually got rid of them. I've heard they are very tiny frogs and also quite fast. Also, he said they were so tiny he couldn't get them to eat melos, so I'm not sure I'm ready to be dusting springtails either. Please correct me if any of this isn't true.
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I don't have alot of experience but I've been keeping a trio of orange lamasi for a few months now. I find them to be pretty easy. Retics are great looking frogs, but I was talking to a guy a few days ago who had some and eventually got rid of them. I've heard they are very tiny frogs and also quite fast. Also, he said they were so tiny he couldn't get them to eat melos, so I'm not sure I'm ready to be dusting springtails either. Please correct me if any of this isn't true.
Mine ate Melos just fine but springs and Isopods are crucial to have in there viv. Believe it or not these were my first frog back in 2003 when the were $50 each...definitely would recommend them as a first frog though.


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