Something Odd To Put In A 10 Gallon

[catyrpelius]

Me and my roommate at collage want a pet in our dorm, only thing is, is that we can only have a 10 (US) gallon tank and it must have mostly water in it. We could go with fish however I would prefer something much more odd. So lets get those Ideas flowing.

 

[catyrpelius]

I like the shoe idea, it'd be interesting to see a shoe in its native habitat. However I was trying to lean more towards the non fishy variaty. What I really want is a some sort of lizard but our rooming contract is very specific about the tank being filled with water

Not to mention i dont think im ready skill wise to make the leap from fresh water to water with anymore then a pinch of salt with it, especially at school, if you get my meaning

 

[Torrean]

newts...

EDIT: I made myself sad...I miss those little guys.

 

[catyrpelius]

I like the newt idea but i also like wasp fish, they are evil little fishes, I think Ill keep those two at the top of my list, more in depth what do newts eat

 

[starrynightxxi]

you could also keep shrimp or african dwarf frogs.

 

[Torrean]

http/www.jurassipet.com/Products/JurassiDiet_NF.html

that's the first thing that popped up from a search. Live foods are best though

 

[Iron Man]

One word;

Triops

http/mytriops.com/articles/faq1.stm

 

[ocean_baby]

a crab or 2

 

[Vicky99]

So, can you put triops in an existing tropical setup with the fishies that already live there?

 

[Phantom Thief]

Yeah vicky, so long as the triop is big enough to not get eaten, and the fish are not big enough to eat them.

P.T.

 

[Vicky99]

Hmm - I may have to give this a go. I guess I should have a triop container for the laying and collecting of eggs/growing of babies (to ensure a steady supply of the little blighters) and put them in my tank when they are big enough?!

 

[Seidge]

Crabs! or those little blue lobster things :stupid:

 

[moray]

Crabs! or those little blue lobster things :stupid:

those little blue lobster things, get bigger, 10g is not big enough.

you could get some shrimps, african dwarf frogs.

I've never had triops, certainly look interesting.

Not sure if a 10 gallon is big enough, but a frogmouthed catfish might just fit

snails

 

[catyrpelius]

The frog mouthed catfish is an interesting little guy, but he wont fit in a 10 gallon.

I may go with triops though, seeing as how I already have some that just hatched yesterday, should be interesting to see them grow, but we'll see.

I am still going to keep waspfish and newts in mind though because from the little research I have done they are both awsome animals.

Does anyone have any articles on keeping crabs, so that I could see what is involved in takeing care of them?

 

[Torrean]

don't know much about crabs but another option would be a water garden. Set up a high-tech heavily planted ten without fish. Just get some shrimp and snails.