3-4G big enough?

[Red Tailed Wonder]

Hello

Is 3-4G big enough for 2-3 Tropical Frogs? The tank will only be a 3rd full and it will be half land halve water this ok?

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[momar]

What do you mean by 'tropical frogs'?

A 3-4g is fine for 4-5 ADFs, a single firebelly toad, 4-5floating frogs or maybe a single poison arrow frog. This assumes standard tank proportions. For ADFs and floating frogs, land is not necessary - just have some plants at the surface. For poison frogs, water should only be in a small dish.

 

[Red Tailed Wonder]

Not sure what type they are it just said 'tropical frogs' Wish lfs would clearly mark stuff.

 

[momar]

What do they look like, and what sort of 'environment' were they kept in?

 

[Red Tailed Wonder]

They where a blacky brown colour.
Are ther any frogs that do come out of the water?

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[momar]

They could be anything. If theyw ere in the water, they were probably ADFs, or African clawed frogs (which get to about 5inches and really need a 15gal tank). But then they may be bronze firebellies, some sort of treefrog, floating frogs...can you give any more info? Or post a picture of one? do some research and see if you can find out what it is - check out pollywog.co.uk for a list of various common frog species and care sheets. Let me know what they are...

 

[Red Tailed Wonder]

yeas i think they are adf. Are there any frogsicould have that go in and out of the water?

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[mtiller]

firebellies! i used to have one back in the day *reminisces* they go in and out of the water all the time. like momar said you could prob. house one in there. if you get a 10g you could get about 4-5 of them. i believe 4 though...

 

[Red Tailed Wonder]

firebellied newts what about them or any newt, do they come out of the water?




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[momar]

A 3-4g is fine for a Chinese firebelly newt (cynops orientalis). They are commonly available. Make sure it's not a japanese firebelly (C. phyrrogaster), as this would get too big. They are mainly aquatic, but do need a small land area - I have 2 in an 8gal with some white clouds, and they spend most of the time in the water but will come out to bask.

You could go for a firebelly toad... but ideally I'd get a 10gal as they like company (a standard 10gal is good for 5 or 6, and you can scale this down depending how many you want. I have 4 in an 8gal, but I'd still only go for one in a 3-4gal as such small tanks tend to be disproportionately high) remember, with frogs and newts surface area is much more important than volume.