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Which kinds of creatures (fish and reptiles) can go into a 29 gallon vivarium?
I am making a vivarium with about 5 or so gallons of water space and the rest for reptiles or amphibians. I dont really care about the type of the fish, but I want to know which fish I can put into the under 5 gallon environment along with any sort of reptile (frog, crab, NO SNAKES). The reptiles and fish have to get along (no fights, etc.) I want to create something healthy and attractive in a 30 gallon scenario. I'll be using a 29 gallon TetraFauna deluxe sliding door habitat and a TetraFauna Viquarium kit.
Thanks!
P.S.: If you are an expert or something in this sort of thing, can I please contact you for periodic questions (I'm a newcomer.)
4 Answers
- AlexPalmerLv 710 years agoFavorite Answer
5 gallons really isn't enough space for any type of fish except maybe one small feeder mosquito fish which would probably get eaten by some animal in the tank anyway. If you want to create mixed-species terrarium, then you're essentially ruling out any sort of frog, as it will attempt to sit in the water, and some frog species do not swim well, and all frog species will leak their chemicals into the water, destroying pH levels for the fish and contaminating the water for any animal trying to drink it. In essence, you'd probably be looking at a type of arboreal lizard, most likely something such as a Green Anole, Long-Tailed Lizard, or House Gecko, which can do well in minimized space due to having a more complex set-up for a water section.
- ?Lv 45 years ago
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- Enemy of OneLv 610 years ago
There is no fish that would be able to survive in less then 5 gallons of water, and even if there were they'd be eaten or dragged out of the water.
If you plan to increase the amount of water I can give you some suggestions.
I am well educated on freshwater fish, most brackish water fish, fully aquatic frogs, most semi aquatic frogs, crabs, and newts. If you'd like to email me regarding them that would be fine.
- ?Lv 710 years ago
Just so you know, frogs and crabs are not reptiles. they are amphibians and arthropods respectively. As long as you're using fresh water, you could have some tree frogs and green or brown anoles. They have very similar requirements as far as temperature, environment, and feeding go. The anoles are completely land land-dwelling and the frogs will use the water on occasion but mostly stay on land. Neither will eat your fish.