Tropical Fish Species

[chad07]

Hi Guys,

Am very new to the keeping of fish and have just this minute finished setting up my first tank! :

Im just researching what tropical species that i can have in my aquarium and have spoken to a number of people. One conversation i had really interested me and this was that you can actually have species of miniture frogs and turtles in your tank.

Is this true??? and does anybody know the names of any species that i can research???

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards

Steve

 

[tropicalgirl2007]

Hi.

I have two African Dwarf Frogs in my community tank. They all get along fine.

 

[The-Wolf]

you can mix turtles with fish but you will end up with a fat turtle.

there are two types of frogs commonly sold in the trade
African Dwarf Frogs (ADF) and African Clawed frogs (ACF)
avoid ACFs as they eat anything they can get into their huge mouths
ADFs are better but must have bloodworms every day(forzen or live, not freeze dried),
they can not survive on comercially prepared fish food.

 

[chad07]

Thanks for the replies.

What common species of turtles are there???

And do you know if the frogs and turtles will get along??

Thanks again

Chad

 

[The-Wolf]

there are many, many turtle species available but they will eat the frogs.
you can have
fish+ADFs
ADFs
or turtles

map turtles seem quit popular these days
as are the expensive snake head turtles.

 

[OohFeeshy]

Turtle care is verry different to fish care- even the smallest turtle species grow to about a foot shell diamter, requiring huge tanks when adult.

 

[FISHBREEDER]

I have two red eared sliders, when babies had in a 20g, too small, than upgraded to 40... within a month too small... now live in a 100g tanks. Very interresting pets, I have to say this, because I hate to see it: "Turtles are not good pets for kids!" lol.... As anyone will tell you, if you want a turtle, you'd better know what you're getting in too. I have to do water changes on that tank more than all 27 fish tanks i have combined. As for what to keep with them, nothing.. lol. They turn into fighter jets whenever i feed them live food.

As for frogs: dwarf frogs are good for aqu. but if you want a Toad, didfferent story. I used to have firebelly toads, and having to keep crickets live, in another holding tank, was 1: annoying, up all night, and 2: challenging to capture when they escaped. Reptiles are fun, if thats what you're into. (my 2cents)

 

[chad07]

So from what everyones said, i gather the best thing to do would be to just get the dwarf frogs??

Sounds like the turtles are a no go!