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* Ytong nest, which is a stone that also acts kind of like a sponge [http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/261679449362-0-1/s-l1000.jpg] (Advantage: Cheap, holds water on it's own) | * Ytong nest, which is a stone that also acts kind of like a sponge [http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/261679449362-0-1/s-l1000.jpg] (Advantage: Cheap, holds water on it's own) | ||
* Plaster Nest, pretty much the same as Ytong, but you can form it in any shape you want.[https://static.webshopapp.com/shops/086196/files/087929351/ant-farm-premium-plaster.jpg] | * Plaster Nest, pretty much the same as Ytong, but you can form it in any shape you want.[https://static.webshopapp.com/shops/086196/files/087929351/ant-farm-premium-plaster.jpg] | ||
'''Food''' | '''Food''' | ||
In Nature Lasius Niger milk Aphids (plant lice) for there sugary excrements. The ants actually put them on the most promising plants and defend them from predators. You can actually keep Aphids in the arena with some plants, but instead you can just feed the ants some '''sugarwater or honeywater'''. | In Nature Lasius Niger milk Aphids (plant lice) for there sugary excrements. The ants actually put them on the most promising plants and defend them from predators. You can actually keep Aphids in the arena with some plants, but instead you can just feed the ants some '''sugarwater or honeywater'''. | ||
Every now and then Ants need some proteins in form of other insects or meat. They happily accept Drosophila (fruit flies). | Every now and then Ants need some proteins in form of other insects or meat. They happily accept Drosophila (fruit flies). | ||