10 Gallons

[MisssMarie]

I have a 10 gallon tank, and once we move, I want to put something different in it. I have crawfish and shrimp, so, none of those. What would you recommend?

 

[Dieses Madchen]

I have a 10 gallon tank, and once we move, I want to put something different in it. I have crawfish and shrimp, so, none of those. What would you recommend?

Some dwarf frogs?

 

[ShinySideUp]

I have a 10 gallon tank, and once we move, I want to put something different in it. I have crawfish and shrimp, so, none of those. What would you recommend?

Phantom tetras, my wife calls them 'ping' fish because of the way they dart to the surface for food; I have a shoal of eighteen. Or perhaps Diamond tetras which tend to school a lot (my wife calls them 'sparkly fish'). And since we are on this wife-calling vein: I have kuhli loaches which my wife calls 'sockfish', if you've seen them you will know why. Sorry, I've drifted off the subject now.

 

[MisssMarie]

I have a 10 gallon tank, and once we move, I want to put something different in it. I have crawfish and shrimp, so, none of those. What would you recommend?

Some dwarf frogs?

Those are kinda nice, how do you care for them, how many should I get if I do choose to get those?

I have a 10 gallon tank, and once we move, I want to put something different in it. I have crawfish and shrimp, so, none of those. What would you recommend?

Phantom tetras, my wife calls them 'ping' fish because of the way they dart to the surface for food; I have a shoal of eighteen. Or perhaps Diamond tetras which tend to school a lot (my wife calls them 'sparkly fish'). And since we are on this wife-calling vein: I have kuhli loaches which my wife calls 'sockfish', if you've seen them you will know why. Sorry, I've drifted off the subject now.

I'm looking for something not a fish this time XD

 

[TheShrimpGirl]

I quite love my Shrimp. Red cherry shrimp, Ghost Shrimp, and Blue Pearls. They are quite easy to keep and fun to watch.

If you get dwarf frogs you could comfortably fit between 3 and 5 in a ten gallon tank. They are fun as well.

 

[Dieses Madchen]

I have a 10 gallon tank, and once we move, I want to put something different in it. I have crawfish and shrimp, so, none of those. What would you recommend?

Some dwarf frogs?

Those are kinda nice, how do you care for them, how many should I get if I do choose to get those?

I am not sure, but I am sure someone on the forum keeps them, and there are plenty of online resources to look to.

 

[MisssMarie]

So far, I'm thinking frogs, unless I can keep a corn snake in there, it would be easily changed to one, it all just depends

 

[Jenste]

10 gallons is not anywhere close for a corn snake -


The basics....as for African Dwarf frogs....10 gallons is perfect for a small colony. You can have up to 6 frogs in this tank as long as it is properly, but gently, filtered.


Sand substrate or bare bottomed.

A tank lid is a must.

Water should be kept 75-78*F with the use of a heater year round.

Lots of hiding places / plants/drift wood.

For food....if in the USA = HBH frog and tadpole bites and/or broken up Reptomin sticks. Found in most petstores including Petco and Petsmart in the Reptile area. If in the UK = Zoomed Frog and Tadpole bites. TREAT and only treat with frozen bloodworms. Never feed fish food or anything freeze dried.

Keep in a species only tank.

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Newts!

 

[MisssMarie]

10 gallons is not anywhere close for a corn snake -


The basics....as for African Dwarf frogs....10 gallons is perfect for a small colony. You can have up to 6 frogs in this tank as long as it is properly, but gently, filtered.


Sand substrate or bare bottomed.

A tank lid is a must.

Water should be kept 75-78*F with the use of a heater year round.

Lots of hiding places / plants/drift wood.

For food....if in the USA = HBH frog and tadpole bites and/or broken up Reptomin sticks. Found in most petstores including Petco and Petsmart in the Reptile area. If in the UK = Zoomed Frog and Tadpole bites. TREAT and only treat with frozen bloodworms. Never feed fish food or anything freeze dried.

Keep in a species only tank.

Thanks for all the info! What kind of plants do they like! How much do they typically cost? Also, I read that they can be kept with a single betta? I'm not planning to, I'm just curious

 

[Jenste]

10 gallons is not anywhere close for a corn snake -


The basics....as for African Dwarf frogs....10 gallons is perfect for a small colony. You can have up to 6 frogs in this tank as long as it is properly, but gently, filtered.


Sand substrate or bare bottomed.

A tank lid is a must.

Water should be kept 75-78*F with the use of a heater year round.

Lots of hiding places / plants/drift wood.

For food....if in the USA = HBH frog and tadpole bites and/or broken up Reptomin sticks. Found in most petstores including Petco and Petsmart in the Reptile area. If in the UK = Zoomed Frog and Tadpole bites. TREAT and only treat with frozen bloodworms. Never feed fish food or anything freeze dried.

Keep in a species only tank.

Thanks for all the info! What kind of plants do they like! How much do they typically cost? Also, I read that they can be kept with a single betta? I'm not planning to, I'm just curious

Silk plants are best - none of the hassel of live plants and plastic plants can tear the webbing between the toes.
Easy live plants include water wisteria (I leave it floating in all of my frog tanks and they love it - they can float in it and it helps disperse the light from the bottom of the tank so they are less skittish, moss balls, and banana plants.

 

[MisssMarie]

Alright! Any clue on the betta thing?? Thanks!

 

[Jenste]

Alright! Any clue on the betta thing?? Thanks!

best not done - - A lot of frog owners have tried bettas with ADF and it doesn't work for a couple main reasons
1) bettas typically do not like being startled, which when the frog that hasn't moved in an hour suddenly wants a breath of oxygen shoots to the surface then back down can alarm the betta - people have had bettas attack the frogs with in the first day, or a couple years later. But it always ends the same - picked out eye, picked off toes, bullied to the point that the frog dies.

2) ADF are nearly blind, and they find their food by scent. This means it can take a while to find their food on the tank bottom - bettas are like sharks - they can find the food very fast and have a gluttonous appetite....frogs with bettas often being underweight and malnourished due to not getting their share of proper food

 

[MisssMarie]

Alright! Any clue on the betta thing?? Thanks!

best not done - - A lot of frog owners have tried bettas with ADF and it doesn't work for a couple main reasons
1) bettas typically do not like being startled, which when the frog that hasn't moved in an hour suddenly wants a breath of oxygen shoots to the surface then back down can alarm the betta - people have had bettas attack the frogs with in the first day, or a couple years later. But it always ends the same - picked out eye, picked off toes, bullied to the point that the frog dies.

2) ADF are nearly blind, and they find their food by scent. This means it can take a while to find their food on the tank bottom - bettas are like sharks - they can find the food very fast and have a gluttonous appetite....frogs with bettas often being underweight and malnourished due to not getting their share of proper food

Just curious! I wasn't planning to, I was just wondering if that was right

 

[Essjay]

You will see adfs commonly quoted as betta tank mates. I had 2 in with my betta but I had to separate them. The main problem was at feeding time. The frogs knew there was food in the tank and which direction it came from. The betta also knew. So I had the betta milling round on the surface looking for food, the frogs on the bottom looking for food, and then they saw the shadow of the betta and lunged. The betta ended up with a damaged tail and finrot, probably largely to do with the stress of being chased by 2 frogs.
I also had to go to great lengths to make a betta-proof construction to put the frog's food in.

I can also second the advice to have a tank with a lid for frogs. After I moved mine to another tank, I found one under the recycling box about 15 feet away from the tank. Thanks to jenste's advice, he's still thriving several months later. I've stuffed filter wool into the hole in the lid where the wires go through to make it frog proof.