Starting ant keeping

[sunzone]

Hello

I have watched a great deal of the youtube video, and just fell in love with the paludariums with ants and fish (had fish for the most of my life), but im wondering if I can use an old aquarium for the setup ? or if i need a freshly made one ?

also about thee silicone, im worried at the ants will eat their way of though it, or am i just being paranoid ?

im thinking about getting either Fireants, yellow crazy ants or bullet ants of asia (not sure if they can adapt to the large bodie of water), but i'll read up on them before i choose one

[idahoantgirl]

Are you thinking a natural dirt set up?
The issue with aquariums is that they can often climb the corners where there is sillicone.
If you can use an aquarium, then just make sure it is clean.
Fire ants are pretty difficult to keep. I have heard that they can chew through silicon. Bullet ants? Yeah.... that's not going to happen very easily... Also what do you mean by adapt to the large body of water?

[Thorond0r]

im thinking about getting either Fireants, yellow crazy ants or bullet ants of asia (not sure if they can adapt to the large bodie of water), but i'll read up on them before i choose one

I see you are from Denmark, so why are you only thinking about non-native species if i may ask? Is it not possible to make a paludarium using native ants?

[sunzone]

Are you thinking a natural dirt set up?
The issue with aquariums is that they can often climb the corners where there is sillicone.
If you can use an aquarium, then just make sure it is clean.
Fire ants are pretty difficult to keep. I have heard that they can chew through silicon. Bullet ants? Yeah.... that's not going to happen very easily... Also what do you mean by adapt to the large body of water?

The idea was part water and part dirt like a amazon biome

im thinking about getting either Fireants, yellow crazy ants or bullet ants of asia (not sure if they can adapt to the large bodie of water), but i'll read up on them before i choose one

I see you are from Denmark, so why are you only thinking about non-native species if i may ask? Is it not possible to make a paludarium using native ants?

The idea is making a amazon biome, with only native plants and species (both ants and fish)

[Thorond0r]

The idea is making a amazon biome, with only native plants and species (both ants and fish)


Ah oke sounds cool! Would love to see some pics when you are finished
I have some tropical terrariums myself... also wanted to turn them into paludariums with lots of water, sadly my gecko's are very poor swimmers xD