Quote Originally Posted by Judy S View Post
After having read these posts, I want to run my idea past you all about setting up a tank for just firebellies...Set up to have glass partitions siliconed to bottom and sides for fresh water area about 5" deep with filter sectioned off in one back corner...and pump for small waterfall area in opposite back corner..glass to be slightly lower for better water movement...and a return from one corner to the other as a small siliconed, rock stream on rubber pond liner material...the water area for guppies which firebellies can eat, and water for them to do their thing..with tinted glass against the planted area...36 G L tank..live plants, screen top. Any suggestions, comments, etc.? I want to plan carefully to have it work the FIRST time...One of my other tanks is set up as a paladarium and has Endlers in the water portion...no filter so I just do small water changes every week...the female had babies last week..
Well first off firebellies arent going to eat the guppies as they prey on land(from what i noticed). As for mixing guppies with fbt's as long as your tank is big enough. YOu know female guppies produce alot of hormones that apparently can kill other fish if they are overloaded like (20guppies in a 10g or even a 15g with good filtration). Personally I wouldnt waste my time setting up a part for guppies as guppies are somewhat sensitive they also need higher salinity than a frog does. If you wanna set up a tank with small fish with your fbt's try neons or even minnows. Just make sure you quarantine them for atleast a couple of weeks(3) to make sure they dont contain anything(you treat them for parasites and illness so it doesnt pass on to the toads). You will need a good filter and you will need to cycle the water area before you put in fish in there. As well as you need to get aquaintanced with the laws of fishkeeping(like obvious rules). If you plan keeping the fbts in a 20g and you only have half land and its filled with water half way(so its half filled from the top of the tank and its also half of the tank because the other half is land) you would have like 3-4gallons of water which isnt enough room to keep fish in appropriately. For guppies to be happy they need room, these are fish that are extremely active and breed like roaches(I used to breed them in the past). I mean it doesnt matter how big the tank you have, you gotta take accordance to the water area. Its dimmensions like how much ACTUAL water is in the water area? Sometimes itll look like 10gs and its actually 3-5gs. So just so you know should you want to put fish in be ready to use good filters and get a nice large tank. Sure sure fire bellies dont need a HUGE tank, but if you're adding fish to the tank and you're only filling it half way and half the tank is a land area that only gives 2-4gallons of use in a 10-20gs. So like even say a 30g isnt enough to keep the fish in happy unless you plan on keeping a few(2-3) and thats not going to make them happy since smaller fish almost always are schooling fish. Theres also the rule of 1 INCH of SCALE OF FISH Per 2 gallons. So you would be over doing it. People have done it before and have put in fish in there, but just because they are alive does it really mean they are happy in there? Take that fact into consideration. Not only that but they need hide outs. If you use ornaments and plants which are needed for fish you are taking more space in the water area. Thus reducing the gallons of water being used. Not only that but you need a heater for the fish, how are you going to make sure the fish dont end up boiled?

You should join a fish forum for more details on fish keeping. But again, it CAN be done but only if you actually have the room.
Just my opinion and out of information I have researched over the years