Redesigned my Aquarium for my FBTs

[ARMS87]

A home for 4 Fire Bellied Toads, 4 Dwarf Aquatic Frogs and a dozen endlers guppies, with plenty of snails.

As you can see from the pics I have a rock structure which has an underwater cave for the fish and dafs to hide in, the main filter arcs water out into the circular dish bit on the top of the rock it circles before trickling down the rock. There is a second smaller filter which runs at night as the main one is loud for night time. There is a floating polystyrene platform for the toads to rest on. There is exo terra fake plants under water for the fish and dafs to hide in and above water for the fbts to climb out onto the bark land platform.

Am pretty proud of knocking this together in an hour

Comments?

[porkchop48]

You do realize that there is a good chance your FBT are going to eat the dwarf frogs correct? And the endlers?

Endlers breed well so they should be able to reproduce before they all get eaten. Keep the water changed often or the build up of toxins will kill the dwarf frogs, snails, and fish.

You really should not be mixing all them together.

[ARMS87]

You do realize that there is a good chance your FBT are going to eat the dwarf frogs correct? And the endlers?

Endlers breed well so they should be able to reproduce before they all get eaten. Keep the water changed often or the build up of toxins will kill the dwarf frogs, snails, and fish.

You really should not be mixing all them together.

I've never observed a FBT eating anything underwater..

The filter will break down toxin to an extent but yes I will be changing the water on a regular basis.

[Beardo]

Filters do not break down toxins.....many of the same principles that are used in fish aquaria apply towards aquatic frogs....a filter merely removes some of the larger particles of waste from the water and allows for another partial source of biological filtration to build. The only way to remove toxins from the water is to actually replace the water with new water. Otherwise the toxins will build up over time and cause problems for the inhabitants.

[ARMS87]

All the info I read about Fire Bellys said that moving water facilitates the natural breakdown of toxin but is not to be depended on, and is no substitute for frequent water changes so yeah, I also use aquatize for these changes.

[Molch]

All the info I read about Fire Bellys said that moving water facilitates the natural breakdown of toxin but is not to be depended on, and is no substitute for frequent water changes so yeah, I also use aquatize for these changes.

having live plants would really help with this - they can take up ammonia and nitrates and therefore act as biological filtration.

Bacteria that colonize surfaces in the filter and tank also break down ammonia. Moving water helps a bit because it supplies them with more oxygen, so they can work faster.

[ARMS87]

having live plants would really help with this - they can take up ammonia and nitrates and therefore act as biological filtration.

Bacteria that colonize surfaces in the filter and tank also break down ammonia. Moving water helps a bit because it supplies them with more oxygen, so they can work faster.

There is two moss balls (I intend to get more) and a valis that has been snail battered

I've not read one comment about the actual layout and if it's as great as I think it is for my FBTs... I was being creative with what I had at hand. I have spare tanks and faunariums should I need to separate but I like this set up and will keep it like this if possible..
Today I took my brown anole away from the tree frogs, even though resources say they can live together, they haven't fought, I did it because the humidity the frogs are enjoying seemed bad for his skin, I'm not oblivious to the state of my animals, and am keeping a close eye on this new arrangement.

[porkchop48]

I've never observed a FBT eating anything underwater..

The filter will break down toxin to an extent but yes I will be changing the water on a regular basis.

Fire bellies can and will catch fish and eat them.

Both of my fire bellies tanks are placked with plants. The plants help with the waste but do nothing for the toxins.

[ARMS87]

Not one nice comment on the layout

There's another topic here were plenty of people are happy with mixing

[porkchop48]

Not one nice comment on the layout

There's another topic here were plenty of people are happy with mixing

I did not coment on the layout as I did not personally like it. I think the styromfoam needs to go and they need some more places to get out of the water. They need some more plants to float on, climb on, hide under, etc. But for working with "what you had" I think it turned out ok.

Normally people on frog boards are not happy about mixing. You asked for opinions I am sorry if you were not real happy with them. All of them were just trying to help and offering good, sound advice.

[jackdogga]

i have no clue on fbt or toads for that matter but i like it.

[ARMS87]

i have no clue on fbt or toads for that matter but i like it.

Thankyou

Plus the polystyrene (let's not advertise brands) float is their favourite perch