Reptiles with FISH????

I wouldn't put any multis in with a betta........

For fish I would go with endlers livebearers.......a couple of ADFs......and you could add a betta to that setup..I have a betta in with endlers and ADFs and they all tolerate each other fairly well...an occasional short chase from time to time, but no harm done anyone.


For the land you could go with redbellied newts, which are supposed to be aquatic, but mine always stay on the land portion. There is a larger fully aquatic newt that looks similar to the redbellies...but it is more aggressive and would eat all your fish and frogs...lol....so none of those if you have your heart set on adding fish.

There are the fire bellied frogs. I see them in Lfs alot.

Anyway, have fun deciding and putting this all together. I have a river tank setup and I really enjoy it !
 
Primetime said:
Alright anphibian it is. Thing is, I dont know much about them and don't know what to type on google in order to find out more..
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Please research this carefully. Join caudata.org and read the posts there. They have alot of valuable information if you are going to get an amphibian. Be careful with any kind of newts with fish, they are little eating machines and will try to put anything they can in their mouths. Often leading to an unpleasant outcome for both newt and fish. Also, Oregon and Fire Belly Newts have high levels of toxins in their systems, these toxins are released into the water and not many fish, if any, are prepared in their biology to deal with these toxins, often leading to illness and/or death. Both of these critters would also be extremely toxic to any other household pet that might try to get ahold of them so you have to cat or dog proof your tanks.

I tried housing a betta with my Oregon Newt before I knew any better, and the newt had the betta by the tail within three days. Needless, to say, the betta is in his own digs now. And McGloop, has another Oregon Newt, McGlop for company instead. As it should be... :)
Take care,
Mary.
 
I've read that fire-bellied toads should not be kept with other animals because they contain natural toxins which could harm other species.

Today at a local petstore I saw a Chinese water dragon frolicking (?) in a mostly shallow-water tank. Although this species would be too large for your set up (full grown = 40" according to sign) it goes to show that there are reptiles who go in water as well as land. They might eat the fish though.
 
i have a set up like that. i have a lot of animals in my tank because mine is much bigger. i have a few guppies, a turtle, a few salamanders, and a chinese water dragon. a chinese water dragon would be a good reptile for that setup. they like to swim and climb.
 
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