Fire-Bellied Toads, Am I doing it right?

[ericbrookey]

Tap water that you can drink should be fine if treated but you also have to let it sit out for 24 hours so the gas bubbles go away

If you treat with Prime there is no need to let it sit out. I do water changes direct from the tap and just put the Prime directly into the tank as it fills. For smaller volume changes you can just have some pretreated water in a bucket or 5 gal water bottle ready to go so that the Prime has a chance to work in.

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[jasonm96]

Aquarium conditioner products treat chlorine, but what about the gases though? Don't know if fire-bellies are at risk of gas bubble disease, though, I do think it's still a good idea to let it set for a few hours so the water goes to the same temperature of the water that' in the tank

[Marinecrab]

Aquarium conditioner products treat chlorine, but what about the gases though? Don't know if fire-bellies are at risk of gas bubble disease, though, I do think it's still a good idea to let it set for a few hours so the water goes to the same temperature of the water that' in the tank

Hey guys, thanks for responding, I will be using bottled water and conditioner just to be safe,

Should I rinse out ever item I've gotten @ mail? Including the gravel and substrate?

[ericbrookey]

Hey guys, thanks for responding, I will be using bottled water and conditioner just to be safe,

Should I rinse out ever item I've gotten @ mail? Including the gravel and substrate?

No real need to use conditioner with bottles water but it can't hurt. What kind of conditioner did you get? Some treat chlorine and some just provide a slime coat, mostly beneficial for fish.

You should always rinse gravel before use to get rid of dust and particulates and rinse any decor and wood. No need to boil or bake store bought wood. Only if you got it from the outside.

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[Marinecrab]

No real need to use conditioner with bottles water but it can't hurt. What kind of conditioner did you get? Some treat chlorine and some just provide a slime coat, mostly beneficial for fish.

You should always rinse gravel before use to get rid of dust and particulates and rinse any decor and wood. No need to boil or bake store bought wood. Only if you got it from the outside.

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Sorry! I've been working super hard this week, my supplies come in on thursday and the current tank i'm using is getting replaced tommorow by a 55 gallon that was used. It'll be great sinces its only 50$ with the stand,cover and tank.

I'm ordered a medium bottle of Tetra AquaSafe Plus with BioExtract,

I will post a picture of the setup tommorow once I get it cleaned.

[Marinecrab]

Hello everyone, I have finished building my setup!

The full View, I'm going to order another reptisun since my older bulb broke this morning...




Here is the water side of the aquarium, not entirely 50/50 but I bought a few floating items they can rest on, I plan on using the floating island as a feeder island for the crickets.




Heres the land side, I reused a few items from my older setup after washing them off, I'm really enjoying my waterfall filter



Here is a better shot!







Roughly spent about 450 on the setup all together, with a few free items here and there, got the aquarium for 50 bucks. With stand and screentop, was dirty but in the end I cleaned it and it looked brand new..

Questions..

What fish should I put with them?

What live plants, both aquatic and nonaquatic plants are the best for these toads?


I guess there is a happy ending to this mess-up!


Future notes to everyone, never base your setup on big petchain caresheets!

[jasonm96]

This isn't perfect, good stuff!!

I wouldn't put fish in, the volume of water isn't enough, the toxins from the toads will probably be concentrated.

Some great plants for land and in water are pothos or cyperus plant. Elodea, duckweed and Amazon frogbit in the water. I think you'd probably have to increase the light, though. I would just keep it artificial just now to save the hassle.

Pet shops usually have **** advice and barely keep their animals long term enough to their care.

[ericbrookey]

Aquarium conditioner products treat chlorine, but what about the gases though? Don't know if fire-bellies are at risk of gas bubble disease, though, I do think it's still a good idea to let it set for a few hours so the water goes to the same temperature of the water that' in the tank

It definitely doesn't hurt to let tap sit out but I've never heard of any problems with not, if using Prime. They aren't as susceptible as fish and I do the same thing with all of my fish tanks, without issue. Getting it close to temp is always a good idea but as long as it's within a few degrees they will be fine.

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