What you see here are: Photo 1. Bromeliads-Neoregelias. These particular plants are not showing their usual variegations and bright colors due to insufficient light for the purpose. The other plant is a fern that just grew on its own on the cork bark.



Photo 2. Java moss, Selaginella (fern like stuff on the left) Ficus pumila (climbing wood), Ficus pumila quercifolia (ground covering vine with tiny oak like leaves) Pellionia (watermelon vine with maroon leaf variegation's) and Fittonia--with white veins. Photo 3. Rhipsalis--the stemmy, leafless plant, which is a epiphytic cactus) Bromeliad is a Vresia, I think, and unknown fern--Some of the moss is sphagnum moss that has "come alive" from the dried state.



There are so many plants that will do well, it's hard to name even a good portion of them. Pilea, Peperomia, small ferns of various sorts, (although many may become invasive.) some Calathea will stay relatively small. Ricca moss is nice for waterways and wet places. I personally think small and avoid larger species commonly sold as house plants in Walmart, etc., but some people make these work for them.



One of the difficulties of growing the more colorful bromes and blooming tropicals is providing sufficient light for them while preventing overheating of the tank at the same time. So I always like to recommend starting with low-light plants for a first experience.
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Patty

Pahsimeroi, Idaho



Dendrobates: auratus blue, auratus Ancon Hill, tinctorius azureus, leucomelas. Phyllobates: vittatus, terribilis, lugubris. Epipedobates: anthonyi tricolor pasaje. Ranitomeya fantastica, imitator, reticulata. Adelphobates castaneoticus, galactonotus. Oophagia pumilio Bastimentos. (updated systematic nomenclature)

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