Fire Belly Toad Setup Suggestions/Help

[jocie1976]

In the last picture above, the Google search idea... This is exactly how I have done my waterfall for my FBT's. They seem to love it and climb it to sit on top. But as my lid doesn't have a small gap like the one shown, it actually has a larger opening. The first time I couldn't find a frog I panicked. I quickly learned that in addition to the filter insert, I need to fill up the dead space with river rocks. That way they can't get inside, the sneaky little buggars.

I have mine in a 30g long with a screen lid. Their tank is divided 50/50 land and water, with the waterfall. Their water section has aquarium gravel (natural colours), larger rocks for sitting on, a few live plants (which they seem to love sitting in) and a half submerged hollow log (which is constantly in use). The land section is potting soil covered by natural moss from the woods, very many live plants, and larger hollow log. One of the frogs has burrowed out a cave under this rock and can be found there all the time. The soil is kept constantly moist by a very fortuitous very small leak in the siliconed bulkhead. I add water as needed and gravel wash every two weeks. I find it takes me no time at all to maintain.