Starting a half and half build tonight, Questions about inhabitiants and other stuff

[vartz04]

I am starting my build tonight. I am picking up a 37 gallon tank (30.25x12.5x22.75 are the dimensions if it is a standard sized tank, not sure haven't seen it yet)

My plans are as follows

Split the tank in 2, ~15" for each side. I have the plexiglass and the sealant for this. I plan to make the water side 8" deep. This should give me about 8 gallons of water. i have a filter/waterfall combo I will be putting in the water part.

no fancy backdrops for now don't have the $$

On the water side I am going to put some guppies and or neon tetras and a algae eater of some sort.

I currently have 2 anoles and 2 firebellies (in a 15 gal tank, no problems with the mix in over a year). I was thinking about moving them to this setup BUT I saw a tokay gecko at the store yesterady and man are they cool.

My main question is would you rather have a setup with fish and one big lizard, or a set up with fish, 2 frogs and 2 lizards? pros and cons of each, other animal suggestions are welcome as well.

any other tips before attempting this build are appreciated.

 

[Vicious_Fish]

Well I'm not really one for mixing herps so I'd say go with the Tokay. They can make really nice display specimens as long as you are fine with not holding them. I think you can probably get away with one in a tank that size. You could make a nice waterfall and add various live tropical plants to the cage. I'm doing something similar with a 39 gallon Oceanic Chameleon Lounge I bought for my Crested Gecko. As soon as I finish the new leopard gecko tank I'm going to start working on that.

 

[Notophthalmus]

I agree, and will add that you should probably stick with snails as your algae eaters; otos need an older tank, and anything else is too big for an eight gallon habitat or is incompatible with your other stock.