Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Time to set up a new tank for my hida salamanders. Basically, this type of setup is suitable for many salamanders and also other terrestrial (and mainly ground-dwelling) amphibians.
Information on the setup:
Tank size: 80 cm x 35 cm x 40 cm.
Base layer: styrofoam, to prevent waterlogging.
Soil: mixture of coco ground and forest soil (/top soil),
"Clean-up-Crew": earthworms, isopods, springtails and more invertebrates (not specifically shown in the video).
Plants: mainly different ferns and mosses.
Other hidings: (cork) bark pieces, halved clay pots.
Lighting: Aquarium LED Light.
I'll keep my five Hida salamanders (Hynobius kimurae) in this tank. Adiitionally, an adult male Japanese black salamander (H. nigrescens) will live in this tank for some time.
If you have any questions to this setup, feel free to ask! :)
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General Information on Hynobius kimurae:
"The Hida salamander (Hynobius kimurae) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, the Asiatic salamanders. It is endemic to Japan. It lives in deciduous, coniferous, and mixed forests, where it breeds in streams."
Site "Hida salamander". (2017, October 23). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09:13, November 25, 2017, from en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hida_salamander&oldid=806660744
Filmed with an Olympus TG-2 Tough Edition
Song:
Time to set up a new tank for my hida salamanders. Basically, this type of setup is suitable for many salamanders and also other terrestrial (and mainly ground-dwelling) amphibians.
Information on the setup:
Tank size: 80 cm x 35 cm x 40 cm.
Base layer: styrofoam, to prevent waterlogging.
Soil: mixture of coco ground and forest soil (/top soil),
"Clean-up-Crew": earthworms, isopods, springtails and more invertebrates (not specifically shown in the video).
Plants: mainly different ferns and mosses.
Other hidings: (cork) bark pieces, halved clay pots.
Lighting: Aquarium LED Light.
I'll keep my five Hida salamanders (Hynobius kimurae) in this tank. Adiitionally, an adult male Japanese black salamander (H. nigrescens) will live in this tank for some time.
If you have any questions to this setup, feel free to ask! :)
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General Information on Hynobius kimurae:
"The Hida salamander (Hynobius kimurae) is a species of salamander in the family Hynobiidae, the Asiatic salamanders. It is endemic to Japan. It lives in deciduous, coniferous, and mixed forests, where it breeds in streams."
Site "Hida salamander". (2017, October 23). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09:13, November 25, 2017, from en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hida_salamander&oldid=806660744
Filmed with an Olympus TG-2 Tough Edition
Song:
