Glad you like the photos, folks. Too bad GW doesn't do "stickies" for posts. Imagine there might be others down the line who would be interested in this. "Stickying" post like this would save a lot of headache -- not to mention hand cramps. .
I do get tired, after a time, battling the "urban legend" that AV's can't be grown in a terr.
(I think I've given adequate proof how wrong that idea is.) Much of that misconception's "supporting evidence" is the result of a lack of knowledge on what a terrarium can be and the fact that how one sets it up will depend upon the plants one wishes to use.
Linda, the best starting point is to peruse the Terrarium forum. Start with the FAQ and then start looking through the posts. (Using the Search function may help find those areas most meaningful to you.) The Terr forum tends to move in fits and starts. Typically once folks get the info they need, they drop out of sight, unfortunately.
Leafhead, no, not a Haworthia. A Haw. would never be able to survive the moist conditions I maintain in both of my terrs. They would require a MUCH drier set-up.
Linda & Leafhead, not a 100% sure of that plant's ID. I know it is a bromeliad, and I am quite certain it is a type of Tillandsia (a subFamily within the Family Bromeliaceae). But beyond that I have no idea.
And in case the aforeposted pictures weren't enough, here is a final one -- from 4 or 5 years ago. This was a standard AV I got off the "death row" section at Lowes. Got it because it was dirt cheap. I planted it in my 55 gal and it did well for a couple of years. Far TOO WELL, truth be told. I finally had to rip it out (and that is no exaggeration -- its roots had completely infiltrated the media of almost the entire tank). It had gotten so large -- 12" in diameter -- that it was muscling out all the other plants in the tank. I shipped it down to a friend in Florida where, last I heard, it is still happily residing on her lanai.
