Herpetologydude
Arachnosquire
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- Feb 16, 2010
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Hey everyone,
I've been doing some turtle research in some local lakes and have come across a fair share of cool aquatic/semi aquatic spiders. Dolomedes sp. is the most common (mostly triton, but some okefenokensis as well) and I've also come across some interesting little things that look like some sort of Tetragnathids but I'm not positive.
Anways I think I'm going to collect a few of these critters and set up a semi-aquatic tank at around 20 gallons in length. I'm planning on planting it up and maybe throwing some small Gambusia in there as well (seeing how I came across several Dolomedes chowing down on them!).
Any ideas on how to set this up? I've got some myself but would love some suggestions for substrate for the water and land sesctions?. I' think I'm going to divy it up as 3/4 water, 1/4 terrestria.
I've been doing some turtle research in some local lakes and have come across a fair share of cool aquatic/semi aquatic spiders. Dolomedes sp. is the most common (mostly triton, but some okefenokensis as well) and I've also come across some interesting little things that look like some sort of Tetragnathids but I'm not positive.
Anways I think I'm going to collect a few of these critters and set up a semi-aquatic tank at around 20 gallons in length. I'm planning on planting it up and maybe throwing some small Gambusia in there as well (seeing how I came across several Dolomedes chowing down on them!).
Any ideas on how to set this up? I've got some myself but would love some suggestions for substrate for the water and land sesctions?. I' think I'm going to divy it up as 3/4 water, 1/4 terrestria.