Terrarium Styles
Style↕ | Environment↕ | Typical Inhabitants↕ | Maintenance↕ | Container↕ | Difficulty↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Closed Terrarium | High humidity self-sustaining | Ferns, moss, fittonia, baby tears | Very low (months between waterings) | Sealed glass jar, cloche, bottle | Beginner |
Open Terrarium | Dry, well ventilated | Succulents, cacti, air plants | Medium (weekly watering) | Open-top glass bowl or geometric | Beginner |
Mossarium | Humid, low light | Cushion moss, sheet moss, pincushion moss | Very low | Sealed glass jar | Beginner |
Paludarium | Half water, half land | Small fish, shrimp, semi-aquatic plants, frogs | Medium-High | Tall aquarium with land section | Advanced |
Vivarium (Tropical) | Warm, humid, living animals | Poison dart frogs, geckos, isopods | High (daily misting) | Glass enclosure with ventilation | Advanced |
Desert Terrarium | Hot, dry, sunny | Cacti, echeveria, haworthia, sand | Low | Open glass bowl | Beginner |
Woodland Terrarium | Cool, damp forest floor | Ferns, moss, mushrooms, pebbles | Low | Glass cloche or jar | Beginner-Intermediate |
Bottle Garden | Fully sealed, self-watering ecosystem | Ferns, ivy, tradescantia | Near zero (Latimer's 1960 bottle still alive) | Demijohn or carboy with small neck | Intermediate |
Fairy Garden Terrarium | Varies by plant choice | Mini plants, figurines, moss, pebbles | Low-Medium | Any decorative glass | Beginner |
Riparium | Shallow water with emergent plants | Marginal aquatic plants, small fish | Medium | Low-water aquarium | Intermediate |
Orchidarium | Humid, epiphyte focused | Miniature orchids, bromeliads, moss | Medium (daily misting) | Glass enclosure with air flow | Advanced |
Carnivorous Plant Terrarium | High humidity, bog conditions | Venus flytraps, sundews, pitcher plants | Medium (distilled water only) | Sealed or partially open glass | Intermediate |
Wabi-Kusa | Aquatic plants grown emersed on moss ball | Aquatic stems in a shallow dish | Medium (daily misting) | Shallow glass bowl | Intermediate |
Terraquarium | Majority aquatic with land hill | Fish, shrimp, riparian plants | High (water changes) | Aquarium with sloped substrate | Advanced |
Jarrarium | Mini sealed ecosystem | Snails, shrimp, micro plants | Very low after cycling | Mason jar or small jar | Intermediate |
Kokedama | No container, moss ball planter | Ferns, ivy, small tropicals | Medium (soak watering) | Moss-wrapped soil ball, no glass | Beginner-Intermediate |
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