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I am wanting to put the plant call the bird of paradise in my RETF set up and was wondering if anyone had done thins or if any knew if this was a good or bad idea. Im trying to find some exotic looking plants for this tank being that it the tank is so huge and is going to take up half a wall in my critter room. Also i have heard some people say you can use some types of carnivourous plants and some people have said no you cant. Has any body had any experiences good or bad that they can share so i can figure out what im doing. Thank you in advance AGAIN

Bird of paradise plants get huge. Way too big for anything except the largest enclosures (plants get 6 feet and larger in height).

Most cps require a high intensity light source for the best growth and most of the north american species (such as sarracenias) require a dormant period that is not available in a tropical enclosure.
I use terrestrial bladderworts in my dart frog enclosures, and have U. gibba growing in the same cage as Amphiumas.

Ed

It is a homemade enclosure. and i imagine if it gets took big i can take it out. But do you think one would grow in there? or is there other plants that you would reccomend that would be better. But thank you again for your help

Bird of paradise really needs light equivalent to direct sunlight (heat issues).
You may be better off using a large ficus as these can take the lower light levels.

Or you can use a tree trunk or pole and train a pothos or philodendron to grow up the trunk.
Large antheriums can also be used in large enclosures (I've used trunks with branches and hollowed out holes in the trunk to use a potting sites). The plants can either be watered by hand or via a dripper/misting method.

Ed

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can anyone help