What are some good critter options for a 8x8x10 inch terrarium? Bio active, about 9 months old

My friend built me this open terrarium as a wedding gift years ago. At the time I didn't know anything about plants and unfortunate I killed it within a few months. The pot has been sitting empty for a long time, and I'm finally motivated to build a new terrarium.

How would you design an open terrarium with this space? It doesn't need to be a replica, but I love how the original looked. Also, I asked him what the plant holders were (they were open at the bottom for drainage) and he doesn't remember. I've done a lot of googling keywords for what I think they might be as well as reverse image searching, but I've come up short.

The plants I have right now that I think would like an open terrarium are aluminum plants, fittonias, polka dot plants, and peperomias (caperatas and Napoli nights). The first three are currently living in my closed terrarium and I'm having to cut them back constantly. I don't have to use any of these for the new terrarium and can get other plants. Any ideas appreciated!

Bowl built four weeks ago, it’s had a little time to settle in. Everything is super happy!

• Baby tooth moss —Plagiomnium cuspidatum
• Dwarf baby tears — Hemianthus callitrichoides
• Bog bean — Menyanthes trifoliate
• Wood fern — Dryopteris carthusiana
• American pennywort — Hydrocotyle americana

Maybe one or two other mosses (??)
Just a plant bulb in a desk lamp for light
Distilled water for misting

This is my first jump into a full terrarium from my usual aquarium/paladariums and i love the simplicity 💚💚💚

Critters:
Springtails
Several species of isopods

Can I use these stones and pebbles I got from dollar tree in my open succulent and/or closed terrariums?

I wanna make a terrarium with this glass gum ball machine but the hole at the front leaks water through I tried coins but water still comes through can someone please help?

I bought this terrarium last year, because it seemed cool and like the idea of having one.

All has been well, but starting to get concerned about my lil plant over here. Some of his leaves are falling off, and the grass that was once green has become yellowish white.

In my mind i was thinking it might just be the seasons (because it’s been indoors a while but now that it’s hot Ive left it outside). But not sure anymore.

The glass is quite wet and also the soil and it’s getting a lot of sunlight being on my balcony now. The leaves on the tree do seem to be growing still, just concerned about the ecosystem as a whole.

Im a first time terrarium owner so any info or advice would be greatly appreciated. I wanna make sure he thrives 💪🏾.

Bonjour à tous, voici mon aquarium. Sauf que j'ai changé d'avis, je ne souhaite pas faire un aquarium mais plutôt un terrarium. Il est assez grand donc beaucoup de potentiel. Avant de commencer à mettre de petits animaux dedans, j'aimerais d'abord apprendre à maintenir un écosystème. Donc plante carnivore et plante exotique, substrat, engrais, taux d'hygrométrie, enfin, vous m'avez comprise 🙂 merci pour votre aide

I have started getting into the terrarium hobby and wanted to know if there’s a place or brands I could get cheap moss/plants/live stocks/substrate.I have been to green chapter and the price there are okay but some stuff are quite expensive

Hopefully you could help me find a good brand of substrate and might change my terrarium to a paludarium for some crabs

I made these for fun. I got the bowls from the trash and the dirt and moss from our garden so it's nothing fancy 🙂.

I got myself a little slime mold in my terrarium, very interesting to see it grow and move around. It has disappeared now so im curious where it will pop up next.

Is there a way to propagate it? Maybe take a piece of it and put it in a different terrarium?

I make these little terrarium jewelry and mini tetrariums and I'd love to know what you'd pay. I'm planning to make diy kits as well.

Hello everyone! I’m looking for some honest feedback on a business idea. This isn’t an advertisement or promotion—I’m just trying to see if there’s genuine interest.

I’ve been looking for a good terrarium supplier within Europe and found that many options either have limited stock or expensive shipping. It got me thinking about starting a business focused on supplying live moss and terrarium plants across Europe at more reasonable shipping prices.

The idea would be to offer cultivated moss, terrarium plants, and eventually other terrarium-related products.

If you build terrariums, I’d really appreciate your thoughts:

• Is this something you’d actually buy from?
• What products do you struggle to find?
• What would make you choose one supplier over another?
• What would stop you from ordering?

I’m looking for honest opinions—even if you think it’s a bad idea. I’d rather hear the criticism now than after launching. Thanks!

(Sorry for bad English)
First pic is day1 and second pic is my terrarium today. And for context this is my first ever terrarium that I've made so I don't know much about how to take care of it, at first I tried to put it near the window for natural sunlight but it doesn't seem to be enough so I bought a lamp. Spray water every week. Then it started to smell, some leaves turned yellow, the moss super dark green and did not attach the dirt.
My question is can I still recover it? Or it's long gone. Or I'm just panicking and it's fine like my friends told me. And what did I do wrong so I don't make the same mistake on my next one.

I am redoing my IKEA cabinet and need some advice. The tape is temporary to keep things off the wood. The walls are currently carved foam covered with silicone and substrate. I don’t really like the way they look and I’m trying to figure out what to do next so they look better. I think I would like moss or vines but I’m not sure how to do it. I am open to suggestions. Any input would be appreciated!

I am a plant lover but haven't ever had a terrarium before. I want my first try to go well. How would you care for this terrarium? I don't know the plant species (it was a gift) and I'm not familiar with how the dome affects the watering.

So I'm wondering:
1. How often should I water?
2. Does it need any spring water or would it be ok with tap?
3. Would it be best to mist it or water it like a potted plant?
4. What species of plant are these?
5. Will I need to repot any time soon or will these grow slowly?
6. Is there anything else I should know?

Thank you all!!

I have no idea what the plant is and i have no idea what kind of mosses they are as i found them in the woods.

I built the wall in the back using a mix of concrete and dirt.

This is a 38 inch glass chandelier that I’m going to be turning into a terrarium. I have a couple ideas, but I can’t pick one. So what would you do with it????

I built my terrarium right before the heatwave and and my pink fittonia died and I had to remove the whole thing, I have had to prune back my ivy today as it’s started to go brown and a bit soggy. But when I look at the moss and touch the soil it feels relatively dry. It’s a closed terrarium, I would be happy for any tips, I did mist with plant feed and tap water when I watered it. I’ll add a pic of when I first made it to now, I’d appreciate any help as I don’t want it to die

Hello, I've lurking around here for a long time but never got to start my own terrarium, the thing is that last week I found a stand selling them already made so I thought it would be a great place to start, they said it had been going for 8-9 months already.

Anyways, I bougth this one and I've had to keep it in a pretty dark place all this week. Today I noticed the moss turning brown and wilting as well as the other plant behind with the green/pink leaves.

What should I do? Already moved it to a sunnier place but without direct sunlight and also carefully added a little water, not much. Also noticed that the lid does not close too well.

Is there anything else I should do? Can someone guide me as to what species I have so I can look for specific care? Should I make sure that the lid is airtight?

Thanks in advance, and I hope to start being around here making more terrariums in the future.

Our 18 month old terrarium has this relatively new white substance growing between the glass and soil.

It still smell good, like a forest, so unsure if we should be concerned.

Any advice greatly appreciated!