Hi. I have probably quite a far- fetched question here. I have many aquariums, each with its own ecosystem and I know alot about the types of habitats that I have. But I also have a couple of amphibious tanks, and am having compatibility trouble with one of them. Have a large tank with Chinese Fire Belly Toads. They are doing great, seeing as I have not yet disturbed their ecosystem with guesswork. But am close to experimenting if nobody can help me. I am looking for some type of fish of Chinese descent to accompany them in their tank. Not only is their water always cloudy, but something is just missing...Water with no fish???. Anyway closest thing I could come up with was chinese Sucker Fish, but they are NOT from China. What kinds of fish are from china that would suit my needs does anybody have any idea where i can find out?
chinese sucker fish
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The sucker fish gets quite large and nasty tempered, so I'd stay well away from it.
Can you give us a fairly acurate estimate of the amount of water in the tank?
Your toads may also descend from swampy areas where there are no fish, so I would research that as well.
Can you give us a fairly acurate estimate of the amount of water in the tank?
Your toads may also descend from swampy areas where there are no fish, so I would research that as well.
pumaward thanks for answering
Was not talking about a plecostomus, I know all about their sizes and temperament. Was refering to the tiny little fish-like ones you see at walmart. anyway, there is about six inches of water, but there HAS to be something nature put here to clean up after these nasty little toads. I appreciate any suggestions.
Was not talking about a plecostomus, I know all about their sizes and temperament. Was refering to the tiny little fish-like ones you see at walmart. anyway, there is about six inches of water, but there HAS to be something nature put here to clean up after these nasty little toads. I appreciate any suggestions.
My frogs / toads tend to deficate in the water part of their terrarium. This makes the bioload on the small water volume off the charts. Combined with dead crickets etc. I wouldn't attempt to keep fish there. Test your water, I'll guess the ammonia and or nitrate levels are far from acceptable. From your comment that it's always cloudy, I'm assuming you haven't invested in much filtration for the water. Get the water correct first then consider adding fish. Adding any fish will only increase the load on this "environment" not improve the water quality.
The fish commonly available from China, white clouds and some loaches, come from clear streams and require excellent water quality. Certainly not candidates for a frog pond. Also Puma was correct "Chinese Algae eaters" or "the tiny little fish-like ones you see at walmart" grow to be over 6" long.
The fish commonly available from China, white clouds and some loaches, come from clear streams and require excellent water quality. Certainly not candidates for a frog pond. Also Puma was correct "Chinese Algae eaters" or "the tiny little fish-like ones you see at walmart" grow to be over 6" long.
nature gives them good water flow and a constant turnover, plus rain to dilute the bad stuff and plants to get rid of the chemicals like ammonia and nitrates. in order to replicate nature, you need good filtration and regular water changes in the tank.