A vivaria assembly for separating aquatic animals and plants from terrestrial animals and plants includes a container and a set of panels. The panels are engaged to the container and positioned in an interior space defined by the container. Each panel extends from a bottom to proximate to a top of the container so that the container and the panels define a plurality of compartments within the interior space. The panels and at least a portion of a wall of the container are substantially transparent. A plurality of cutouts is positioned in the container so that each compartment has at least one cutout permitting access to the compartment. A respective habitat element and at least one of an animal and a plant can be inserted into each compartment to create a respective vivarium within the compartment.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to vivaria assemblies and more particularly pertains to a new vivaria assembly for separating aquatic animals and plants from terrestrial animals and plants. The present invention discloses a vivaria assembly comprising a container having a set of panels positioned in the container defining a plurality of compartments, wherein each compartment is configured for insertion of a respective habitat element and at least one of an animal and a plant, for creating a variety of vivaria within the plurality of compartments.

The prior art relates to vivaria assemblies. Prior art vivaria assemblies may comprise containers having divider walls for terracing or for separating aquatic and terrestrial elements for display purposes. What is lacking in the prior art is a vivaria assembly comprising a container having a set of panels positioned in the container defining a plurality of compartments, wherein each compartment is configured for insertion of a respective habitat element and at least one of an animal and a plant, for creating a variety of vivaria within the plurality of compartments.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a container and a set of panels. The panels are engaged to the container and positioned in an interior space defined by the container. Each panel extends from a bottom to proximate to a top of the container so that the container and the panels define a plurality of compartments within the interior space. The panels and at least a portion of a wall of the container are substantially transparent. A plurality of cutouts is positioned in the container so that each compartment has at least one cutout permitting access to the compartment. Each compartment thus is configured for insertion of a respective habitat element and at least one of an animal and a plant to create a respective vivarium within the compartment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As best illustrated inFIGS. 1 through 7, the vivaria assembly10generally comprises a container12and a set of panels14. The container12may be cubical, as shown inFIG. 1, cuboidal, spherical, and the like. At least a portion16of a wall18of the container12is substantially transparent. As shown inFIG. 1, the entire wall18is transparent.

The panels14are engaged to the container12and positioned in an interior space20defined by the container12. Each panel14extends from a bottom22to proximate to a top24of the container12so that the container12and the panels14define a plurality of compartments26within the interior space20. The panels14are substantially transparent.

A plurality of cutouts28is positioned in the container12so that each compartment26has at least one cutout28permitting access to the compartment26. Each compartment26thus is configured for insertion of a respective habitat element30and at least one of an animal32and a plant34to create a respective vivarium36within the compartment26.

The panels14and the container12comprise glass, plastic, or the like. The set of panels14may comprise one panel14, as shown inFIG. 4. The panel14is engaged to and extends between opposed sides38of the container12defining a first chamber40and a second chamber42. As shown inFIG. 4, the plurality of cutouts28encompasses the top24of the container12.

A pump44is engaged to the container12and is configured to pump air into the first chamber40. The pump44is configured to aerate water positioned in the first chamber40so that the respective vivarium36is configured to function as an aquarium46. The present invention anticipates positioning of a variety of habitat elements30into the aquarium46, such as, but not limited to, water, salt, sand, rocks, corral, and the like, along with a variety of plants34and animals32, such as kelp, freshwater fishes, saltwater fishes, and the like.

A lamp48is engaged to the container12and is configured to illuminate and to heat the second chamber42, so that the respective vivarium36is configured to function as a terrarium50. The present invention anticipates positioning of a variety of habitat elements30into the terrarium50, such as, but not limited to, water, sand, rocks, and the like, along with a variety of plants34and animals32, such as grasses, trees, reeds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, arachnids, birds, and the like.

In use, the compartments26are populated with respective habitat elements30, animals32, and plants34to create a variety of vivaria36. The vivaria36, being visible through the wall18of the container12and the panels14, fulfill entertainment and educational functions.