Hello from Down Under :)

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Hi All ,
I'm an orchid lover but also a newbie to growing them.

I live in South Australia (SA) - temperate in climate where we have some lovely native orchids & every year I enjoy them whilst walking the dog during their flowering season.

I'm also a keeper of aquariums - planted with tropical fish, planted with Green Tree frogs & the most recent a paludarium with Green Tree Frogs, tropical fish & shrimp.

I've recently decided to try combining my interests & adding some tropical orchids to my paludarium. As with many I am trying a phalaenopsis orchid as my first - this is the only type easily available to me at this time of year. Once I track down a supplier, I hope to try a minature planted in the substrate & a micro minature epiphyte mounted on a branch. I'm in the process of learning about the suitable species & which ones are available to me in Oz.