Why? Because if you choose not to read through this whole blog, if anything else, I want you to leave with an appreciation for the beauty of dart frog vivariums, and maybe even a little flame of inspiration to express your own creativity by breathing life into one for yourself. Since there is so much ground to cover with comparing these two incredible hobbies, I am going to go ahead and start with some parallels that are visually stunning. Reefer/Reefers – An individual(s) who is in the reef aquarium hobbyĭarting/Dart Keeping – the act of setting up and caring for a dart frog vivariumĭarter/Darters – An individual(s) who is in the dart frog vivarium hobby Reefing/Reef Keeping – the act of setting up and caring for a reef aquarium Anything and everything from the equipment involved, the beauty of the inhabitants, to the complexity of the ecosystems themselves.īefore we continue, I use various terms/titles that all mean essentially the same thing, so I will cover those for you now for ease of reading throughout the blog There are some striking similarities between the two hobbies, and that is really what I wanted to showcase in this blog. In fact, when it comes to North American hobbyists, many of those who started in reef keeping, but wanted to try something new, have taken to trying dart frogs on for size. Europe for example has an impressive following for both reef and dart keeping, and it isn’t hard for me to see why. I have often sat back and wondered how reef keeping was able to take a solid foothold in North America, while dart frog vivariums lurked in the shadows without ever really finding their way into the limelight. Planted dart frog vivariums have the same unmistakable appeal that reefkeeping holds. Reefkeeping was unparalleled until I came to discover what I consider to be reefkeeping’s terrestrial counterpart. So many elements such as flow, lighting, filtration, aquascaping, and dosing have to come together in just the right way for a reef aquarium to flourish, and for every critter from the smallest amphipod, to the largest colony of coral, to thrive. Reef aquariums held an unparalleled appeal due to all of their intricate and interesting levels as an ecosystem. Once introduced, I fell completely in love with reef aquariums and all of their incredible biodiversity.
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