Naturalistic Vampire Crab Paludarium | Bioactive Ecosystem

In this video I create a naturalistic paludarium ecosystem for vampire crabs, and other animals. The whole process took around a month and a lot of time and effort went into this. One tip for anyone doing a build is to take your time, as it is much better in the long run.
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TIME STAMPS:
Intro - 00:00
Preparing The Tank - 00:19
Siliconing - 01:36
Substrate - 03:34
Hardscape - 05:00
Planting - 07:31
Animals - 11:17
Outro - 13:50
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CAMERA EQUIPMENT:
Ronin Gimball
Lumix GH5
Lens - Lumix LEICA DG VARIO-ELMARIT

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Nice build! I've just redone my vampire crab paludarium. This looks fantastic!

[@anythingants]

Thanks a lot 😄

[@mariastarr564]

The best vampire tank I've seen yet.

[@anythingants]

Thank you!

[@NinapP-nt8bw]

regarde ceux de "indoor ecosystem" ils sont magnifiques

[@GlitzyWitch]

That looks wonderful ⭐️ I love the vampire crabs, I'm sure they'll love it. I'd love an update when everything has grown naturally 💜

[@anythingants]

Will do 😄

[@GlitzyWitch]

@@anythingants fantastic 😃

[@Jacob-en8rj]

Beautiful editing, lovely scape, what a build you’ve made

[@anythingants]

Thank you 😄

[@alenaxp]

Thank you for amazing video! Learning a lot

[@anythingants]

😄

[@randindragonheart4558]

clever trick with the glass separator!

[@anythingants]

😊I doubt I’m the first to do it but thanks!

[@assortedrain3762]

your so good at making natural ecosystems!!!

[@anythingants]

Thank You, it means a lot 😄

[@Satiren-mit-Tieren]

Very, very great! Good work! Your crabs got a comfortable home. I like vampire crabs, too.

[@anythingants]

Thank you!

[@louiswintle8312]

Look forward to the growth of this Channel mate nice to see more of these style set ups being done by a young lad

[@anythingants]

Cheers man! Thanks so much for the support 😄

[@febinroy2289]

Beautiful ❤️

[@benatangchannel5265]

great video

[@anythingants]

Thanks 😊

[@Mintygremlin]

so nice to see, i am building a palladarium myself atm and was looking for inspiration, i loved this videa, i do hate the music edited to it tbh

[@anythingants]

Yeah, I’m not much of a fan either! Bit to late to change it now, but I’m glad it helped😄

[@iliutasilviu]

I'd add a lid (if you didn't already).

[@anythingants]

Aha don’t worry! I’ve got one I just don’t show it in the video

[@iliutasilviu]

@@anythingants Had a hunch. They are really good climbers :)

[@Landyn___]

cool video, I subbed!

[@anythingants]

Thank you!

[@daholl8942]

ive been thinking about making some sort of a self sustaining terrarium or one with very limited care needed and one that doesn't need an extremely consistent temperature. do you have any tips to keep in mind? also is there anything larger than some isopods that would thrive with limited care?

[@anythingants]

Make sure to have a good clean up crew, so lots of spring tails, and don’t worry when the terrarium gets moody for the first few days - it’s completely Norma 😄. As for larger animals the only thing that comes to mind is probably some millipedes, I know you can but some exotic ones online that can get quite large, and they’re not too expensive 👍

[@krystynagorecka3060]

Super pomysł 👍👍👍👍🤗🤗🤗😘

[@anythingants]

😄

[@MaybeTiberius]

i dont know. i really dont know what i want to say about something like that. yeah cool idea, nice build... but you also have to think about the animals too. 45l really is not alot of space at all especially for vampire crabs. its even below the minimum requirement and i really dont think working with minimum requirement is a good idea to begin with. just because an animal can survive in x liters, does not mean you should do that. i rather like people do more than they need.

[@sebnotpleb7702]

It looks so good! Where did you get the tank from?

[@anythingants]

Thank you! And I just got it second hand locally😄

[@chrispeterson4074]

Where does all the water go from watering the plants over time ?....I can't see any true drainage

[@anythingants]

I just wait between waterings so it doesn’t flood!

[@ishmamjahin5981]

are the plants growing under natural indirect sunlight?

[@anythingants]

They were to begin with, but I got a dedicated light for them shortly after 😊

[@N1ch0la5C00p3r]

Great video. You would be better off not smearing the silicon. Apply it let it dry,use a blade to cut it.

[@anythingants]

Yeah I just wanted to make sure it would be watertight, and I forgot to use tape for clean beads 😄

[@321353096]

What temperature do they need to be in

[@anythingants]

Anywhere between 22-28 Celsius is ideal for them!

[@charlietaylor7265]

How much did it cost(if u dont mind me asking)

[@anythingants]

If you exclude the crabs, then around £50-£70, as I got the tank cheap second hand (£10) and kept costs as low as possible, the crabs were £10 each so they pushed it to around £100

[@mass1387]

Nice Hardscape and setup but your tank is too small for vampire crabs. I started with 30x30x45cm 1 year ago with 3 crabs inside and one year later, i had to Switch on an large one (90x45x45cm) because i had 15 adults crabs and more than 25 babies inside ! Also, this is not a good Idea to put some shrimps because crabs like hunting ! Don't forget to check your hydrometry parameter to be sure that it is more than 80%. This is very important to keep crabs alive for a longtime period.😊

[@GloomysDespair]

Need to work on the volume levels from when you speak and when you play music. Either I can't hear you talking or the music is blowing out my ear drums.

[@anythingants]

Yeah, this was my first ever video so it a bit of a learning curve, I’d love for you too watch one of my most recent vids as I think the editing is much much better😄

[@GloomysDespair]

@@anythingants Cool. I'll take a look.

[@Nukelle]

They using a credit card to get the silicon lines cleaner