theadmira1
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My 7 adult H. Orientalis laid around 20 eggs back in Feb. and as of today I count 16 left 
Most are beginning to morph. I have 4 so far that have come out of the water completely.
This is my first time with the little guys so I wanted to post my current setup for morphing, and ask if you guys think itll be sufficient.
I used sealed styrofoam and stones to fill the left side of my 40gallon long tank. I then filled it with a sand, flourite, small river stone mix, and finally covered it in some moss and riccia. Finally I filled a small 1.5-2 gallon area with water and a sand bed. I brought in a colony of live blackworms on a moss ball for food, and covered the top in Frogbit.
My biggest question is what should I be feeding these guys once they go on land? They love the backworms, and I give the Daphnia on the weekends, but I cant get the terrestrial guys to go under for food.
What kind of terrestrial plants should I add? Or should I add terrestrial plants at all? There is currently an aloe vera plant in there, but thats simply a holding place until the morning when I am moving it to a proper planter.
Any and all advice is greatly appreciated! TIA!
Most are beginning to morph. I have 4 so far that have come out of the water completely. This is my first time with the little guys so I wanted to post my current setup for morphing, and ask if you guys think itll be sufficient.
I used sealed styrofoam and stones to fill the left side of my 40gallon long tank. I then filled it with a sand, flourite, small river stone mix, and finally covered it in some moss and riccia. Finally I filled a small 1.5-2 gallon area with water and a sand bed. I brought in a colony of live blackworms on a moss ball for food, and covered the top in Frogbit.
My biggest question is what should I be feeding these guys once they go on land? They love the backworms, and I give the Daphnia on the weekends, but I cant get the terrestrial guys to go under for food.
What kind of terrestrial plants should I add? Or should I add terrestrial plants at all? There is currently an aloe vera plant in there, but thats simply a holding place until the morning when I am moving it to a proper planter.
Any and all advice is greatly appreciated! TIA!
