Fish Friends

[amphib]

My frogs also behave in such manner but what i meant was were there any fish are the same size that can coexist or would it be better to get another frog once the tank is set up.

[mpmistr]

Go species only, there are really no fish that can coexist with clawed frogs, even if you matched size and temperament you still have to consider temperatures and water chemistry such as pH. Xenopus enjoy cool water 68F-72F and water on the alkaline side, most fish in the hobby are tropical and won't thrive at such low temps.

Goldfish are basically pond fish.. You'd need a large tank.. Xenopus will attack fins of fancies..
White cloud minnows, danios, and rosie reds are subtropical but are too small, will be eaten..
All plecos and corydora are a HUGE no... ACF will choke on them, plecos are territorial as they age too..
Cichlids, super aggressive.. The frogs will suffer..
Oscars will attack frogs, would require 125 gallons for one Oscar and 3 xenopus..
Silver dollars... Tropical, huge, only thrives in schools, needs large tank..
Betta.. Tropical.. Future Xenopus chow..
Mollies, guppies, platys.. Tropical.. Xenoups food..
Tetras, barbs, ect.. Some barbs will nip at clawed frogs, clawed frogs in return will eat them..

You could name more fish but most other fish in the hobby are large, semi-aggressive, or predatory towards frogs. Frogs may live for a while with them and one day an eyeball or an arm is missing.. Species only is the way to go, mixing frogs and fish is just risky. You also have to consider how small aquariums are compared to an actual pond, the presence of fish that are not prey will stress clawed frogs, they may not show outwardly signs but it does shorten their lives in the long run.

[Mentat]

...but what i meant was were there any fish are the same size that can coexist or would it be better to get another frog once the tank is set up.

No, get some nice plants in there and enjoy your frogs .

[spotfin]

I keep some rosy barbs with my frogs. They do better at similar temps with the frogs. Two barbs went missing after being added, but the remaining ones coexist with the frogs.

[Ron Magpie]

My smaller clawed frogs (Silurana tropicalis) co-exist fairly well with swordtails- those young fish that outgrow being eaten by both the adult fish and the frogs act as scavengers (the frogs are messy eaters!) as well as a bit of visual interest- and the frogs know that if the fish are swarming at the surface, there is food in the offing! ... Enough make it to keep the population stable. In the larger Xenopus, though, my experience over the years has been pretty much the same as the posters above; sooner or later, all of the fish will be eaten.

[FrogWithABlog]

I have two AFC's and one of my girls is very large and eats everything that enters her path. with that being said I have been through a lot of different fish and the only fish I have been successful with are gourami's and that is only because they are to big for her to fit in her mouth. My other frog is not as aggressive but they both will still try to grab the gourami's if they swim in front of them. I think the gourami's "feelers" help them stay out of danger as well because they are able to swim away before the frog can get to their fins.