I Made a Giant Ecosystem For Vampire Crabs, Here’s How!

[@TerrariumDesigns]

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[@PlENSAENVERDE]

Europe links would be great too :D

[@thunderfps_yt]

my man where is the cork panels can you please update🙏🏾 and also is it ok if you add the plant links?

[@NewtoonBoys]

I really did can u make another one about crabs

[@Pibby_titanfan]

🎉This is so fun to watch thanks for making these interesting videos 🎉

[@letsplayketch3814]

How much did all of it cost

[@TerrariumDesigns]

I really hope you enjoy this one!:)

[@patsyskinner328]

I like it very much.

[@SteveOccd11]

I did. Thanks!

[@FrequentTern]

It was good

[@callmecheese4696]

I definitely did but it’s too much for me to make this

[@ForzaFanatic1]

Always do!

[@biomeinabottle]

One of the best Paludariums I've ever seen!!

[@TerrariumDesigns]

Thank you😃

[@carlanderson5068]

I love the transition from day 1 to day 150. Seeing how you built it was nice, but seeing how it turned out after 150 days was really awesome. Plants grew in really well, and it looks like a small section of a real world area.

[@craby6449]

as a guy who had kept freshwater crabs like vampire crabs for more then 10 years, this is one of the few tank building video that i will give 'OK' , and i really like your choice of vampire crabs as well, geosesarna sp red ruby would like some water so it's really a great choice

[@jacobkrell7835]

On Darius

[@calliew311]

"Ok"? Why is it just ok?

[@craby6449]

@@calliew311 english is not my 1st language, so i couldn't think of any good words about it. What i ment for 'ok' is good enough to keep vcs very well with low maintenance, and they will thrive in that tank. Well because there so so many terrible tank builds for vcs in the internet which i won't say 'ok' so i said i will say 'ok' for this one. Many plants so it looks good for human is not important, and huge space is also not that important if you give them a right setting, But the build in this video gave them a right setting so it's 'ok' I guess it gave them a huge space for a bouns so i could have said some better words but couldn't though about anything better to say

[@JunkieMcStay]

​@calliew3unnatural products like expanding foam and super glue probably decrease the tanks overall rating

[@craby6449]

@@JunkieMcStay well i do use superglue to stick rocks together, so there is no - about that, it's just i can't say something better with english xD

[@yvonne3902]

those crabs are so gorgeous, they suit their new home perfectly!

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Beautiful tank! This is what I like to see for vampire crab!

[@TerrariumDesigns]

Thanks mate, Your crab content is always top notch!

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@TerrariumDesigns Cheers! very much appreciated!

[@joshua-we9xr]

I have a 75 gallon that i got for free that ive been wanting to do a Paludarium with. This is great inspiration! Thank you!

[@bxnny0374]

WOW!!!!!! Beautiful build!!!! In my opinion, this goes beyond animal care and becomes its own form of artistry, at your skill level. Incredible job!!!!

[@Corndogg316]

A biologist, a craftsman, and an artist. Well done sir. 👌🍻🫵

[@AquaJoyClub]

Ooh I like the use of cork and how you broke off the edges for the transition. I love how it turned out after carving through it! This build was masterclass. Learned so many cool tricks and techniques. You did such an impeccable job!

[@HighCanadianSOI]

the layered cork panel is such a great idea. I dont have any aquariums but damn thats smart lol

[@kavindudilshan7108]

This is a most beautiful tank you build❤❤❤ New suggestion -salamander paludarium with flowing water stream😊

[@LoFiVibesUs]

This ecosystem build is absolutely incredible! 🦀🌿 The attention to detail and creativity in designing a habitat for vampire crabs is truly inspiring. Thank you for sharing this amazing project! 🌟👏

[@General_lazer]

I love that this guy put his heart and salt into his palladiums and fish tanks!! ❤

[@sammillar3561]

This build turned out absolutely Beautiful! My personal suggestion for an addition is whatever other animals the crabs eat. If they do actually eat meat that is 😂 I’d love to see a running series of the tank and all the interactions of the different creatures who live there.

[@danesmith4227]

I admire your vision from beginning to end. You made a perfect slice of nature. Those are some of the luckiest crabs in the world right now

[@ttaart7306]

Your dedication, passion and artistry is first class. Superb - thank you for sharing.

[@r-d6568]

POMPOM CRABS!!! They spend most of their day in burrows under water In the substrate/between rocks. They come out at night to explore the land areas. They are entertaining to watch. IF you get them, set up a security camera that records constantly. Around 2 am they go crazy. 🤪

[@DarkPenguin57]

This is one of the most majestic terrariums I ever seen by far keep it up it looks amazing

[@anandasouthard7760]

Wow! Beautiful work! I really love that little palm tree plant. I’ve never seen one before. Such a lovely and healthy ecosystem!

[@thomashaapalainen4108]

Wow the way you made the backround is so simple compared to other methods ive seen. Very good work. Ill certainly have to give it a try .

[@witnessforchrist7778]

I love the set up in there, it's looking amazing. I think you could benefit the tank by adding crickets to the land section too, they can help keep the plants trimmed a bit and also the vampire crabs love to eat crickets

[@eelboy]

i want to build a paludarium just so I can have floating plants, and also a bunch of other plants! your tanks flora is absolutely gorgeous, and i'ts filled in amazingly.

[@MarikaRaab]

Absolutely stunning. Thanks for the video showing in detail the set up and life introduced. Wish all people would be so understanding and caring what animals need to feel comfy. Very well done. Greetings from Germany

[@frankvolz7021]

Absolutely stunning!!!! So much better than an aquarium alone!

[@derekpachuau17]

I wish i have enough money to build 1 on my own.. I love seeing this. But as a family that have only what we eat for the day, this is a dream that may never come true 😢

[@hobf8573]

Very nice seeing predominantly aquatic plants ON LAND 🎉

[@eikebraselmann4306]

We’ll, they are actually growing mostly above water in the wild. We’re used to seeing them under water in the hobby, but it’ sure is a refreshing change to see them this way!

[@Atropoides]

Never thought that a cork background is able to look this good. Nice work nd a good input thanks.

[@humanityfighting4apulse378]

I a, blown away!!! You did a magnificent job creating this ecosystem!!! It gave me great ideas for a tank for Betta fish community, just as they would in the wild. Thank you for sharing! God bless🤗♥️🙏

[@kenc9236]

I built a paludarium from one of your older videos and I will report it is a daily enjoyment.

[@cherryXcanary]

That mini palm tree is so cute!

[@FlowerofDissolution]

Loved that transformation! Hope you eventually find out where your fourth crab is living in this luxury home. :)

[@raywt3237]

It looks so healthy and beautiful. I could spend hours watching it

[@abhipendit7675]

watching this and hearing his explanation is just relaxing

[@lediaoledia]

Wow, who needs a television when you have the tank to watch

[@patsyskinner328]

This man is an awsome content creater more people should subscibe to him.

[@Bmayseehawj]

This is absolutely beautiful.. I have no words to explain!! Great work. I could stare at this all day 🥰

[@TerraMagnus]

Beautiful enclosure. The only thing I might worry about is the rasboras eating baby crabs. And there will be baby crabs!

[@robertabblebaum7813]

Absolutely gorgeous!! Loved the cork build out, it looked so natural. The creeping fig and the mini palm tree with it's field of monte carlo were the stand outs for me. It'd kind of be interesting to see the rasboras switched out for pea puffers.

[@jurassic_hobbyonmyaltaccou3878]

That waterfall is my favorite part

[@littlemidwestrebornsdolls]

It truly is like looking into a rain forest. Beautiful! Gina

[@anhnhat6182]

It’s really natural, I love the way you did for plan and animal grown up. Here is a mini stream ❤

[@GodisTruth914]

Wow!!! I think its gorgeous!!!! You did a wonderful job!😊😊😊

[@illusiobetterbro]

Gorgeous! Bruv I think this is the best pallurdarium I've seen

[@hermor827]

Vampire crabs are amazing critters (the red variation is my fav so far)

[@Jwonni1]

Absolutely fantastic, some of the luckiest vampire crab in the pet trade, they hit the jackpot in going to live with you

[@claudioleali2502]

There's little to say, the final result is magnificent! Compliments

[@viktoriyadouglas9490]

This is AMAZING 👌🔥❤️

[@yvonnetuakoi4271]

I love it ! It’s AMAZING AND VERY BEAUTIFUL! The land scape and plants are perfect and the fish are really enjoying it ! I really liked. Watching you build it up it’s very creative

[@MJAquascaping]

This is so cool! I've got to try this at some point as well

[@TerrariumDesigns]

Thanks Mate, been a big fan of yours for years! you should definetly have a go, would look great in the new studio😃

[@nEthing4Her]

Never watched one of these before now I'm going to be watching a lot of them LOL I don't have the patience to do this as we have a rescue critters already take up all my time lol. But I swear this is awesome and I got to say my favorite part of this setup is from the front middle to the front left of the tank, I really love the way that extra pump has created a little whirlpool eddy that looks like tiny lily pads swirling around and around. Awesome work.

[@Chickenandfriends-dj4vt]

Wow! What a spectacular setup. It's very beautiful and natural looking. Great job mate!

[@Idofishmagic]

This tank is my favorite tank so far

[@ACblue1]

This was incredible to watch!!

[@wikyWargaming]

I've watched this video about half a dozen times at this point; definitely stealing the shallow bay idea for my upcoming 75g paludarium build.

[@jacobswartz4993]

Bro is the friend you pray never asks for help moving. On another note this is amazing you did a really good job with this

[@Inconsistent-Dogwash]

Really does look natural, which is hard to do it’s easy to know when something is off but not what. I would love to have somthing like this

[@Emg2463]

"Nice" ! I like the way you use the cork bark for the background. I've seen so many builds where they use spray foam and then have to do a lot of carving. I like your method far better.

[@fabue_]

This is by far you best build. Absolutely astonishing!

[@Eviiousins]

fun fact you can use the black waterfall foam too. its made for outdoor ponds. easier for hiding structures made with it ^^

[@TheRealSlobo]

this is one of the best Paludariums ive seen

[@Wbeernink]

This really looks amazing. It might have motivated me to try build something of my own. Any tips for someone with only this video as experience?

[@morneschaap2944]

Wow! This has to be one of your best videos and builds yet. Absolutely lovely!

[@TerrariumDesigns]

Thank you!

[@h9football]

This is AMAZING BRO WELL DONE🔥🔥🔥👏👏👏

[@Skyla-Smith]

One of the best paludarium builds I've seen! Really appreciate your crafty approach to everything all the way down to the fans. Have you measured the humidity levels? Does the soil on the left side get saturated with water? Thanks!

[@PushinPixls]

No idea how I ended up down this rabbit hole but glad I did.

[@JvWet]

Absolutely awesome build, thank you, really amazing what you have done👍

[@angelcarrion8607]

I'm planning out a 75g paludarium for a group of Asian banded bullfrogs. This is fantastic inspiration for it, thank you. I especially like how you made the shallow bay area and used the natural shape of the driftwood to create your waterfall, I'd definitely like to incorporate similar into mine.

[@geraldbrooks2763]

Might help you in the future, ut if you look for low expansion foam ( meant for windows and doors so it doesn't bend the frames) you wont have to carve it down as mich and ita much more controllable

[@OuroborosVars]

Omg thank u for actually putting in things abt ur lights it drives me crazy when I can’t find what i need

[@ForzaFanatic1]

Actually First No Ways! Only channel worth being first to😂 Thanks for the amazing content!

[@michaelsloanedog]

That corkboard background is amazing.

[@panzerwolf494]

I had Christmas Moss in my old 29 gallon. Started out with a few chunks I placed at the bottom of the uplift tubes for the under gravel filter. A good eight months later not only were the uplift tubes covered, but most of the back of the tank too. Stuff grows like wild once it gets established. I keep Shubunkins now in a 40 breeder and they eat it all, so no more moss

[@Sebastian-nk7zo]

That's an amazing paludarium! It's also great to see the progress in the same video. Usually the creators are not patient and the video stops on day one right after the setup is finished. What are the water parameters? In my experience tap water will ruin the plants on the waterfall, but can the animals live in RO water?

[@bibelwalker]

Never built something like this myself, but given it contains a lot of different type of sand, rock and soil, I got curious: How would you go about cleaning this out and recycling all the material? Cheers!

[@Chipmunk-on8gh]

Why does his sound, sound like he's rhyming

[@yellowbelly5982]

Beautiful 😍 Thank you for sharing your amazing creation 😎

[@KyanWong-n2h]

every like show how much we support him

[@markymark631]

Absolutely love this build. Wish I had the talent for this. I can't keep any plants alive.

[@Bezayne]

That is one great looking paludarium, love it! I once had similar crabs myself, my setup didn't look half as good though. One word of feedback about the representation of the video - I find the "melody" of the narrating voice very repetitive, each section is narrated is the same up-down-up-down-down more at the end pattern. If that would sound a bit more natural, it'd make following the whole video that much more pleasant - in my view anyhow. Still, top job on the tank, hope the crabs appreciate their beautiful environment!

[@boltman1974]

Simply stunning

[@KimayaWalvekar]

This is perfect for my best friend she loves animals and insects🐶🦋

[@realname2964]

This looks awesome! I've gotten interested in making my own paludarium for crabs, but I'm very new and know very little on how to start. I'm not sure on what to use and what's compatible with what, so I wanted to ask if you had any tips and if you know where I can go for an in-depth explanation on how to get into the hobby

[@nightlite9009]

Man, you're so good at that. Looks amazing!

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

Wow, really, brilliantly executed. Looks incredible.

[@cherylj7460]

I love the cork boards as a backdrop! So much easier and cheaper than the foam! And it’s a natural absorbent and fungus resistant! No need to paint it.

[@TerrariumDesigns]

I agree!😃

[@floridaLise]

I really enjoyed watching this. Thank you for sharing.

[@TylerDane]

These kinds of tanks fascinate me but I always wonder how long do you keep an environment like this going? Is it a permanent fixture in your house now? Do you ever re-use the tank for another project? What happens to the creatures living inside it if you decide to change things up?

[@Billbeaux]

This is a fantastic setup! Inspires me to want to do a build for some vampire crabs one day

[@marekondovcik6117]

Incredible work bro.Nice piece of nature.

[@Danijack1203]

Beautiful I love the plants on the back ❤

[@richtifilmpalast5373]

This is absolutely beautiful - a masterpiece! Loved the video

[@jiggyrage]

That tank looks amazing! I love your builds.

[@TerrariumDesigns]

Thank you!

[@billsmith1998]

after years of watching these types of videos.... I still think cork is the easiest and most natural looking material to work with when making a background. This one turned out really good. it also looked pretty easy and fun to make unlike the expanding foam nightmares ppl still do for some reason

[@loftir-koftir]

Hello! I want to know what is used to make the cork mats. Do you know? How do they glue all those pieces together, and is that glue safe? I might be missing something but I'd love to get this info. I was about to buy a couple of these cork bark mats in a furniture store a while ago but stopped myself because of possible chemicals in them.

[@billsmith1998]

@@loftir-koftir Good question! you have to get the compressed tiles. they take scrap pieces and press them together under high pressure. the cork naturally stays together. they also heat treat it

[@loftir-koftir]

@@billsmith1998 Yeah. if you or anyone know of the pieces that are simply pressed then please link for me. I find mats of cork that have binding adhesives in them!

[@TheAngieIshmael]

Love it! I'd definitely want to add a mangrove snake to this!

[@collinvickers2345]

I'm interested in knowing more about the practicalities. Lighting and schedule? How, what, when, where do you feed the various organisms? Etc.

[@marvinmatter1501]

This is one of your best. Fantastic build, thank you for sharing this

[@voryndagothDL]

Really amazing tips throughout the process here

[@greekiwi7]

Great looking! Awesome build. One question. I'm planning on something similar. Can't seem to find an answer searching through various sites. Do you reckon a paludarium needs a dedicated filter part? Or the leca and rocks etc are enough for bacterial colonies to form biological filtration?