REVIVING my Terrarium into a colourful exotic jungle, after a DISASTER!

Mistakes were made but we get up dust ourselves off and sort out the issue. At least the dairy cow isopods liked it
Let me know in the comments what animal should live with the dairy cows in the Biorb air.
Plant List:
Tradescantia (metallic and pink)
Hypoestes (white, red and pink)
Fittonia (red veined and white veined)
Schefflera (variegated)
Gynura (purple)
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[@nightlite9009]

Not only is Quinn cute, he was right about the planting! The colours are cool. I hope he's getting a consultancy fee!

[@FishShopMatt]

His consultancy fee was a load of new books he wanted hahaha.

[@sancraft1]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@patriciacschmidt5982]

The purple passion plant has been a favorite of mine for decades. I absolutely adore them. Tell Quinn I adore all his colorful plants as well. Hope the gorgeous Dalmation are doing well, I miss mine so much.

[@Scaperoot79]

I didn't realize how big the bowl was until you planted. At first I thought there was no way all the plants would fit, but you have room to spare! Beautiful setup, and some beautiful core memories for little Quinn😊

[@FishShopMatt]

Yeah it's quite sizeable really. Yep it's cool that we will have these videos to look back on.

[@zandercatznadercat6876]

Quinn was right, it ended up looking awesome... One small thing tho, whenever you use store bought plants, make sure to remove as much pot soil as you can, I didn't do that at first, until some random plant had fertilizers and pesticides in the soil and it ended up killing my springtails and isopods 🫠🫠🫠

[@lynkin]

Quinn went from baby to toddler in a blink of an eye. He has good taste in plants, future plant collector! In the USA the purple plant is commonly called Purple Passion or Velvet plant. Thanks for sharing

[@MandyJane123700]

It's going to look fantastic once the plants root in and start growing (but you will have lots of trimming to do!). I'm pretty sure nearly all of those plants will grow from the top of an aquarium, too. Quinn is adorable!

[@FishShopMatt]

Yeah it's definitely going to need a trim fairly often. Yep I know where all the trimmings are going hahaha.

[@MarinaHolistica]

The Gynura is also known as purple passion vine. It grows as a vine and has orange pompom-like flowers. They grow like wild fire at least mine did.

[@Chompchompyerded]

Awww... Quinn is absolutely the best little two year old on the planet, and he has a fantastic father! Absolutely the best! Leaves me with a warm smile on my face!

[@simonbuys]

Crazy that Quinn is already 2 years old, i just rewatched the rare tetra build where he was sleeping in the stroller. We are expecting our first child in November and can't wait to do fun projects together 😊

[@FishShopMatt]

It goes so fast, when people tell you it goes fast you don't believe them. It's a fantastic experience and make sure to live every minute of it bad or good. Looking back on it now it's a whirlwind but I loved every minute. Congratulations and I look forward to hearing about it in the comments.

[@mandyminshull2351]

It looks really good. You should get Quinn to choose all the plants in an aquarium next

[@sparrowsfish]

Keeping the family invested with you and interested is far more important tham aesthetics. So many children grow up spiteful to parents hobby because of the time spending wars. Anything that combines family and hobby is a WIN. Let Quinn choose! Love this update.

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! Yep I couldn't agree more!

[@garageaquatics2023]

Well, Quinn has exceptioanal taste in plants. A 'budding' horticulturist!' in the family. Absolutely encourage that. The ball looks fantastic. Every bit as nice as teh first incarnation. Just different. Yeah, the Schefflera is a tree, but I'd venture a guess that you just might have a year or two before it out grows your Biorb. Can't wait to see it in a month or so. Cheers, Quinn! And you too, Matt! 🙂 ~Ron

[@FishShopMatt]

Cheers Ron! I will definitely bring you all back for the update.

[@shonhatley541]

Actually looks like a very nice plant selection for the bio-orb. Getting to see your family in any video is always a treat, especially watching you interact with Q. That is always fun and different. Please keep'em coming, FSM. Great job once again.

[@juliea6791]

Lovely to have children involved in nature 🌿💚🌿

[@RotGoblin]

You could consider adding a millipede, they often cohabitate with isopods in the wild. The only risk is when the millipede is molting, more aggressive isopods may attack it, so it's a YMMV kinda thing. Outside of the weird purple plant, the rest of that planted up better than I expected, well done Quinn.

[@littlemidwestrebornsdolls]

Quinn is adorable! I love the colorful plants that he picked out. He is at an adorable age. I am looking forward to the update on this. (Gina)

[@debstewart4558]

Quinn knows what he's doing. You plant and he'll enjoy. You're doing a great job Dad.

[@Spacebaby420x]

Tradescantia are my favorite plants I have there super easy to maintain and fab for cuttings! I have a red fritonia and a bright green and pink one I didn't even realise they could possibly be safe for my isopods! I love your set up and now I really want a display tank 😍😍

[@casualunclutteringllc8638]

You are a great Dad. The purple iridescent plant is awesome. My son just tried it in a leca clay ball hydroponics sump pot for one of his tanks. That didn't work so well 😒

[@feralnonbinaryautistic]

Tradescantia cuttings root really easily in water - guessing they'd happily grow out of the top of an aquarium too. Slice off a bit of stem with a few leaves, peel off the bottom leaf and make sure the node it came from is below the surface.

[@FishShopMatt]

Oh yeah! I already have some plans hahaha.

[@janetrussell3288]

What fun, and a bit of colour through winter when that comes around. Regarding a companion animal, this might work, or not, but shrimp. If you replaced one of the rocks with a container which could act as a pool and planted it with something small that shrimp like. You might be able to get a small shrimp colony in there too, maybe. But you’d probably need to feed the shrimp though.

[@meghanndoyle7925]

That purple sparkly one can grow like mad. I have some absolutely taking over a large planter outside on my balcony (Taiwan). I trim it back about a foot every two weeks. Treat it like stem plants in your aquariums. It Roots easily and does really well with a good haircut. It looks great! I love your work!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! Yeah I'm hoping for lots of cuttings for use in other setups.

[@megmills4798]

Hello Matt cleaned my pond it is a form but is doing 100% better,with drift wood rocks and new plant and fish are so calmer😊

[@megmills4798]

Sorry for your loss of plants

[@lizzyanthus1]

Love the colorful choice on plants Quinn picked out! Good job little man! The orb looks great planted up with them. Good job, Dad. :) The isopods you call dairy cows, we used to call rolly pollys. I really like your name for them, so cute. I hadn't seen the video of what the orb was like when you planted it up first. I really like it now anyhow. Look forward to updates on it. Thanks Matt, and Quinn!

[@sandywalter9728]

Quinn is the man! He picked beautiful plants! He's so adorable!!! ❤❤❤

[@Shaden0040]

yeah great it's very purple and a bit hairy so I'm not too sure what that's gonna do but I need to have a bit of color and a bit of interest in the tank now ultimately with oxcarger you also give free oil changes free tire rotation and free roadside assistance I think I've grown the Guinea before it'll have great orange flour whose contrast well with the purple leaves.

[@karenporter3156]

Great selection Quinn! You're a wonderful father, Matt.

[@evilone543]

Some of those plants are going to try a hostile takeover of the orb! 😂 with some trimming it should grow in and look fantastic though. I haven’t had much success with any of my terrariums so far. I’d love to get one of the Biorb Airs someday.

[@bonniegoodwin5653]

Of course the bio system is cool, but that son of your is a hoot! He’s just adorable! Thanks for sharing you planting skill and your son with us. Keep up the good work, cause we certainly enjoy it! ❤

[@suehubbard7224]

Quinn would like the Rubber Ducky isopods I think , they are very cute . He picked out some great plants 😊

[@Jen-w1i]

Quinn is cute! That is awesome of you to foster his love of biology!!

[@IgorEngelen1974]

Oh, that sucks. Would have thought the water reservoir at the bottom could deal with the faster fanspeed for a couple of days. But anyways, the colored plants look indeed very good in there. It might be a good thing that you are starting to think about a bigger creature in there. For the looks but also to keep your dairy population under control. Didn't think about that until it was too late.

[@FishShopMatt]

Yeah I didn't think it would bother it, you live and you learn.

[@carolebraswell982]

It looks amazing! And I can't believe how big that baby is... and talking up a storm!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! Yeah he's a scary little dude.

[@carolebraswell982]

@@FishShopMatt 🤣

[@It.Wuz.Uh.Gud.Day.]

I've never did live plants in my fish tanks. But you and Md are making me want to try it...

[@FranNoesse]

Love your plant list.

[@krawlspace]

It’s awesome he seems to dig your hobby. My daughter thinks I have mental issues for keeping boxes of water in the house.

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahaha he does at the moment, I am waiting for the day he realises how nuts we fishkeepers are.

[@cherylharless281]

Sschefflera (Chef-ah-lair-ah) is a great houseplant. Even when they are 7 Feet (213.4 cm) tall. Yes I had one that big that I started from a 6 inch (15.24 cm) plant.

[@gibbnasta]

The Buggalos are so very neat!

[@FishShopMatt]

Aren't they!

[@MyyllLing]

Looking very nice with the colours. Excited to see how big they get😅

[@simulacraet2155]

Apparently Quinn and I have the same taste in plants - looks excellent!

[@Dudukina]

Btw Matt, I’ve been meaning to say, coco coir has no nutrients in it at all, so fertilizing may turn up to be another challenge

[@FishShopMatt]

Yeah I had read up on this so have been thinking of using some plants food diluted.

[@johnlanger7852]

Interesting planting, I think it will look great

[@pamlacey136]

FYI - the tall green leaf plant is pronounced ( chef ah lair a ). Hope that helps. Several of those plants are ones that we plant here in the US. Have fun.

[@giggiwidit5638]

Quinn has a very good eye for colour, texture, and shape, and his choices looked GREAT !!! Also Have you thought about adding a few Orange Isopods, to add another flash of colour for Quinn to look at. I personally have Orange Giants, and Snow Whites living together quite happily in an old aquarium (the Snow White's do breed like crazy though)

[@sampetty4649]

Looks great, and if the “sparkly one” goes nuts take a bit and stick it in the top of a tank I’ve got it going nuts out the top of mine

[@sosonic12000]

Aqua Matt - Lord of the aquarium world educates us mere mortals. Love your honesty big man …🙏❤️

[@suewestby824]

Love the colours! Very nice of you to indulge your son and respond to his choices. Good Dad... 😊

[@amysticpraise]

I have them I love them. I was searching for a video on a bio enclosure for them. It's one of my next projects and you have helped heaps thank you! Looking forward to an update especially on the plants did they eat them?

[@frankcapel4557]

Matt and Quinn awesome video guys ❤so cute he even knows his plant names they say like father like son keep up the great work guys love the channel,Matt just wondering have you seen any Hummingbirds in the backyard yet?

[@CaritasAngola]

The 2 year old has great taste in plants. Don't argue, he's a genius.

[@rebeccaampuero2347]

All the plants are sort of stripey. That's coordinated, isn't it? 😄❤️

[@janetaylor8635]

Anything that encourages Quinn ( or any youngster) to enjoy nature is a good thing and i think that turned out really well with his colour choice !

[@Jeannie.B]

Quinn chose the best plants! 🥰 Very enjoyable video 😊

[@Aftek]

To live with the dairy cow isopods ? not bigger, smaller.... springtails ! some have nice colors.. orange ones would probably attract Quinn's attention :)

[@johnnydubbsaquascaping]

Nice work Matt 😀I think Quinn steals the show though 😉 I do like the look of the bio-orb but not sure if they are available in Australia, I will have to do some research.

[@DustyRose65]

Purple thing is called purple passion here in the states.

[@IndoorEcosystem]

The young lad knows how to pick his plants! Good choices!

[@lpoolck17]

Hats off for all the content you're getting out at the minute 👏 really enjoying the regular drops 👍

[@faedoyle4147]

You and the Mrs. sure make a pretty baby. ❤❤❤ love this orb so much.

[@doxiediane6274]

I love the terrarium bowl, but cannot wrap my head around the bugs!😳

[@miniscenesgb]

The 'orb is looking great! And little Quin i s brilliant

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you!

[@mshayden091]

Looks lovely Matt that purple sparkly one is a creeper and goes wild I have one and within a couple of weeks it was going huge but beautiful 😊

[@sarahrosekhalil]

I actually love the plants that Quinn picked out 🪴

[@megmills4798]

O and setting up new pond hole dug now have to start weather permitting;)

[@FaithAnyone]

Looks great. Your little one is adorable.

[@jennaowen5463]

awwww... your child is adorable, great vid, thank you x

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you!! 😊

[@Uathankicks]

Everything aside, the time spent and curiosity sparked with your boy is super

[@megmills4798]

Tank looks great😊

[@bob21345]

Great job both of you!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you!

[@michelleagius7352]

The changes are gorgeous! Quinn has good taste. I'm wondering if you know the full name of your sparkly tradescantia? It is now on my plant wish list.

[@Foogle..]

I've been learning more and more about Isopods and you'll see more of them as the population gradually increases 🙂 Love to see the update, how long would you say the orb has been going now? Are you giving them any food like your fruit/veg offcuts or any cuttlefish/prawns? The latter is needed to help with their exeskeleton and shedding.

[@Lenny.9]

Great vid as always, keep up the positivity 😊❤

[@terifrazier3768]

He did sooooooo good picking those out, I’m like you and would have done mostly green plants but I absolutely LOVE these ❤️ great job big guy

[@megmills4798]

That is a purple passion plant if memory serves me right😊

[@cherellzandell]

Oh my, you have quite the little cutie on your hands! Oh, and the terrarium looks good too 😂

[@megmills4798]

Love your out look on things😊

[@lewispickett3306]

Good choices Quinn! Well done little man 👍🏻

[@ls1100]

The light will attach the dust it's a nightmare haha it look great matt 😊😊 Quinn is super cute bless him

[@elaur73]

Quinn has really great taste in plants!

[@Lilyflowergirl98]

Good job little man, nice choice of plants. Actually be thankful he didnt want a plastic dinosaur in there...lol

[@clementbellande8720]

Very nice dad and son cooperative project ! Cheers from France ❤❤❤

[@derekwheelerdealer]

well now I know what my new project is. thank you for sharing

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you!

[@bradstanks4500]

Great thing to teach your kids, well done Matt and Quinn

[@dforgash]

Congrats on 70k !!

[@ImperialKneazle]

Loved the upgrade/new plats - but Quinn was the star 🙂

[@darrylmoore5847]

You guys did a great job.

[@judyfalkosky-qf8tt]

I think your son did a great job. Why not have color. Good for him.

[@FishShopMatt]

Couldn't agree more!

[@andreacasoli3371]

That's a cool looking terrarium, now since Quinn loves colours so much you have a perfect excuse to set up a saltwater tank 😂😂😂

[@LordChumbley]

Awesome video.

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you!

[@kbye5323]

Well done Sir!

[@thefullstop23]

Awesome! On a side note, whats the houseplant right in front of (outside) the Biorb in a pot, Matt? The one that looks like a Rotala sp. Bonsai?

[@judyallinson1281]

❤

[@Andrew-ky8oc8cq4n]

You could bring in a baby frog or toad from outside then release him once he gets too big.

[@amayanut]

I love this :) you’re a softy and it’s adorable.

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahaha thank you!

[@Matthew.Henley]

Hot in England?! Not up here, it’s been wet and cold 🥶

[@malliber]

Do you watch the Ants Canada channel on YT? Incredible. He has loads of bugs living alongside his woodlice.

[@FishShopMatt]

Yeah I've watched it ages ago. Very rarely get time to watch stuff at the moment.

[@lpoolck17]

I know you have a relationship with NT labs, but those glass cleaners are just melamine foam. Just buy 100% melamine foam sponges - they are pennies to buy 👍

[@mordredthehero]

Just so you're aware, these isopods would likely not survive being in your house. They dry out very quickly. So you don't have to be concerned with them escaping from plants and infesting somewhere in your house.

[@alanthecat59]

😻