Adding fish to the water section of Pixie tank?

[ejh805]

Stumpy,

I only do a partial water change once a week. I have a Fluval u2 mounted on the side, and it does most of the cleaning for me.
The water area in my tank is somewhere between 5-7 gallons, and has lots of hiding spots for fish. My frog doesn't eat in the water. Usually just soaks while sitting on top of the filter. The red is circling the filter in the back. My frog sits on it and the rest of the water area basically goes completely unused.

[Wicked frogs]

I wouldn't see why not as long as they are not expensive fish. I wouldn't be surprised though if you came home and one or all fish gone one day cause it noticed something moving in it's area. Just curious how big if your tank?

[ikissedafrog]

I just did this very thing when I upsized my pixies enclosure. I have a 2.5 gal in there for his swimming and soaking pool, and added a male and 3 female guppies in along with some cabomba. I also have a small heater, which keeps the water temp steady and a filter. Filter changes and siphoning, in theory, should keep things fine for both fish and frog.

I wouldn't think mollies would be a great choice though, as they prefer brackish water and are a bit more sensitive to water conditions...not to mention they get rather large...4-5" usually. The neons, while pretty, can become pricey if your frog decides to snack on them. Guppies however, take to pretty much any water conditions and are incredibly forgiving in that aspect as well, are super pretty, super cheap and breed like rabbits! I think they are the best choice!

[DeeDub]

The frog will most likely end up eating them. Typical feeder fish are Terrible for your frog (parasites, antibiotics, and a chemical produced by fish...thiamanese?) Live bearing fish would be preferred Ive been told.

[ejh805]

Thanks everyone

I ended up getting fancy guppies- 7 females and 3 males. (2 for one sale! wohoo!) Plus a tiny little fry that the pet store worker threw in for good measure.
I added a long air stone to the water to get some more movement. The guppies seem to love the new home. There's a lot of places for them to hide, and hopefully they'll reproduce lots so the frog can have something to snack on if s/he wants. They look very pretty and I'm very excited to see how they do.

Tim- My tank overall is a 40 gallon breeder.

[GrifTheGreat]

Just for everyones benefit here. If you place the fish within the water feature of your Pyxi's enclosure and the frog enters the water it does not have to eat the fish to be infected by any parasite the fish are carrying just by sharing the water source they will be passed to the frog.

[Locascio]

Grif is rit on the money