[mex2tx]

What are some good alternatives to fish...
I'm going to keep a no-fish tank( strange, but yes)
So what can i put in it , but still be aesthetically pleasing? and not pricey either..

I already thought of African dwarf frogs, and maybe ghost shrimp, but i wanted a bit more color
added to my tank...

thanks for your help, and remember no fish..8)

 

[mex2tx]

nice website, i am liking the idea of keeping the blue pearl shrimps.

Thanks for your link to your website...

 

[mex2tx]

There are also some very interesting snails that are plant safe. Some of the nerites have nice patterning and brigs are interesting to watch.

Found this link:
http://www.applesnail.net/content/snails_various.php

But i am wondering what are the most active types of snails. ones that wont stay in a corner all week long..

 

[mex2tx]

Thanks, so I'm very interested in shrimp,aquatic frogs, and snails?

Can anyone give me or link or post the information about what they eat, and what 2 species of any of the 2(and if u can all 3)
are less aggressive towards each other and wont eat each other?

 

[mex2tx]

Newts sound like itll be fun to keep, but wouldn't they eat the shrimp?

 

[mex2tx]

I would assume they would

Which puts me back at square 2- only shrimp,frogs ( but need info on what types wont eat shrimp or what shrimp can survive being with frogs) and snails

 

[mex2tx]

If they can catch them they will eat them, just not sure which kinds can actually catch them. The african dwarf frogs may beable to get some of them but i know people who keep them with their shrimp and the population stays steady. Almost all frogs need some way to get out of the water anyways and probably won't spend much time in it. Are you doing a terrarium?

Thanks for bringing that up, i was aware that all frogs need land, but the frogs at walmart, its right outside my house so thats why ill purchase them there, they come in a plastic "cup"(if you will) and its just a frog inside water, so i assumed it was a full aquatic frog?

AM i wrong?

 

[mex2tx]

Thanks rich one, and everybody else,
Yes the frogs i was talking about was dwarf frogs.
Btw, what do african dwarf frogs eat?

 

[mex2tx]

maybe this was covered, i didn't read all 3 pages of the thread...but make sure you get the correct frog....
http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/species/clawedordwarf.html

Thanks, i think its the african dwarf frog, but it might be the clawes

Ok so the clawed will eat brine shrimp and fish food?
and the dwarfs will eat frozen brineshrimp(or dried) and frozen bloodworms?

im just curious could any one of them eat krill?

 

[mex2tx]

I had to laugh at myself, did I actually say get the "correct frog"? LOL

I think the problem with the clawed frog is that they eat EVERYTHING. Other frogs, fish, your cat, you....

and PS- I keep fish forever, they hardly ever die. I got 2 dwarf frogs once and they keeled over pretty quickly.

lol ..its ok
Thanks for sharing that link