Keep A Reptile Aquarium and Water Filter for Caiman Lizards

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5 жыл бұрын

What filter should you use for a semi aquatic reptile? Here we go over what filter to use and how to setup and keep healthy water for a caiman lizard.
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@ClintsReptiles 5 жыл бұрын

This is a really great video. Excellent job teaching the basics of cycling a tank and the work involved in keeping these amazing lizards!

@TheReptileProject 5 жыл бұрын

Clint's Reptiles thank you!

@Jontae4288 5 жыл бұрын

Thanx for sharing this cool channel with us Clint 😆

@zareptiles 5 жыл бұрын

I love your filming set up!

@TheReptileProject 5 жыл бұрын

ZA Reptiles thank you!

@Vbeck56 5 жыл бұрын

Woot woot !!! FX6 all the way

@sdqsdq6274 4 жыл бұрын

canister sucks for high maintenance , best is sump filter

@fantasticmicrobes 5 жыл бұрын

Dude I finally got around to watching all your videos! Your channel is SICK!!!

@williamcooper8106 4 жыл бұрын

In terms of establishing the nitrogen cycle, there are also a lot of products in the market to help start the cycle and doesn't commit you to buying fish you may not want to keep just to establish a cycle. Also watch prime time aquatics if you want to know how to establish an aquarium as well, even if it is focused on fish tanks!

@darkbowranger96 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Thinking about water filtration for my male green anaconda once he’s grown a bit.

@dragonboiiihd2076 3 жыл бұрын

What is the divider from? I really need one

@great.scott_ 4 жыл бұрын

Where can I find your separator? All I find is mesh or screened. Thx

@mims9928 5 жыл бұрын

What species of snail would you recommend to feed this guys? Would Helix aspersa work? They are commonly bred for human consumption

@darrlydaniels2772 2 жыл бұрын

How do I place fx6 filter tube through reptile screen ?

@stephenstaedtler6902 3 жыл бұрын

How big was this tank and how did you get a divider to divide the land from the water? Where could I find out about the cost of the tank and the filtration system? I really, really want a Caiman Lizard but not sure if I could come up with something like this.

@codygregg6683 3 жыл бұрын

Well, I'm not sure if the hose you were using was hooked up to temp controlled water. But if you just sprayed cold water on your filter media. You killed much if not all your beneficial bacteria. The bacteria doesn't handle rapid water temp changes in either direction. Normally roughly 5° F + or - will begin killing bacteria.

@heathercox3720 5 жыл бұрын

How old is your caiman ? What is his weight and length

@TheReptileProject 5 жыл бұрын

Heather Cox I have two Caiman Lizards that are 2 years old and one that is one year old. The two year olds are a little over 3 feet and the younger one is a foot and a half.

@corrupted3957 4 жыл бұрын

I know this video is old, but I thought I’d help with the cycling process. There is a no fish cycling. You can use a small mesh bag and either put shrimp or sprinkle fish food in the tank with no animals in it, this will do the same thing as with fish. But it won’t harm or stress your cycling fish. And no worries of introducing any foreign pathogens in your water. Since you should quarantine your fish before using them.

@keyyonb11 4 жыл бұрын

What about if you get a live aquarium substrate that already has the beneficial bacteria in it, how long should I wait then?

@TheReptileProject 4 жыл бұрын

keyyon bush It’s hard to say. There are many factors in play and I can’t give you any exact information. Get a water test kit and test the water until all your parameters are within a safe zone.

@rockosmg 2 жыл бұрын

I follow a guy on ig who has two & I've seen them eat shrimp & octopus.

@ToeKnee05 5 жыл бұрын

Hey just got a caiman lizard yearling and had him for about 2 weeks now and he's very active in his enclosure but his apatite isn't as I thought or should be therefore wanted to know if we can have a private conversation to go over a few things that I'm concerned about? You can find my email address on my channel as a starting point...would really appreciate it if possible! And by the way thanks for sharing your experience with these guy's as there's not very much info. to go by!

@TheReptileProject 5 жыл бұрын

Toe Knee message me on my Facebook or Instagram. It’s the same name and logo. “The Reptile Project”

@lanternno8491 5 жыл бұрын

I have some questions. Can their tank be blackwater? And which PH should I have? And also, I heard that they won't touch fish, so can I have let's say bettas.

@TheReptileProject 5 жыл бұрын

LaTenno black water doesn’t allow for much uv light and since Caiman Lizard need plenty of uv light and spend much of their time in water I don’t think a black water tank would be beneficial. The ph in my water is usually 7.2 or 6.8. They can handle a lower pH but it’s best to keep it close to seven

@lanternno8491 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheReptileProject oh, thanks, and also, can caiman lisards take some beating from cichlids let's say?

@TheReptileProject 5 жыл бұрын

LaTenno Caiman Lizards have thick skin and wouldn’t have problems with a cichlid as long as the cichlid isn’t huge compared to the lizard

@lanternno8491 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheReptileProject thanks for the answer, great content btw.

@passissmokes1034 5 жыл бұрын

@@lanternno8491 becareful with some cichlids that are known eye nippers

@jcknmns 4 жыл бұрын

Where should I look online to get a caiman lizard?

@TheReptileProject 4 жыл бұрын

Jack Nemens snakes at sunset

@jcknmns 4 жыл бұрын

Do you know when they come in stock?

@captainobvious9230 5 жыл бұрын

I really want a lizard that swims but I can't fit a caiman lizard what could I keep

@TheReptileProject 5 жыл бұрын

Captain Obvious try researching sailfin dragons or Chinese water dragons

@captainobvious9230 5 жыл бұрын

The Reptile Project can they go in a 75 gallon and are they ok for a intermediate keeper?

@THEE.apples 4 жыл бұрын

Chinese crocodile lizard

@sevensenseification 3 жыл бұрын

Does caiman lizards drop there tail?????

@dragonboiiihd2076 3 жыл бұрын

Nope

@truthfactreality6814 3 жыл бұрын

Also you filled the filter up with tap water and clean filter with it too. This will kill the beneficial bacteria off

@TheReptileProject 3 жыл бұрын

As long as I don’t use water that is too cold and I don’t scrub too much there is still plenty of beneficial bacteria to keep the tank going

@truthfactreality6814 3 жыл бұрын

The tank you have setup is too small for the fish you have though. I’m an experienced aquarist. You need a much bigger tank

@TheReptileProject 3 жыл бұрын

I showed two different set ups. The smaller one was a temporary set up for a previous video.

@imnotagamer22 4 жыл бұрын

So basically you gotta be a biological genius to correctly own these gorgeous animals😥

@imnotagamer22 4 жыл бұрын

Preston Stiebel “experience with a aquarium” wdym? Like hooking up a filtration system and checking up on it every other day? And drop pellets for the fishes. This seems way pass that level. Let me comment stand so kids and other inexperienced people won’t get these animals

@imnotagamer22 4 жыл бұрын

Damn dude.... owning a gator is easier then this lol.