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i need advice for my fish tank?

okay, so, i have to be careful. i always say the smallest thing, and just because people don't know what i really mean, even though i worded it the absolute best i could, i get all these insults and crap. and i explode because i know for a fact i am a very capable owner, and after several attempts of trying to get them to listen to me and understand that they did not understand, they ignore me and more people come and join something they shouldn't, and basically i get insulted a lot. and i don't handle insults very well. not ones directed at me, anyway. insult my friends or family or pets, and you can expect i will kick your ***. well figuratively, i am not a violent person, so i use my words. insult ME, and it just all falls apart, for me.

so, i have a ten gallon that i am setting up soon. i have had many fish before, and i am not a beginner. well, i am not advanced or an expert by any means, but i am not a beginner. i don't want a betta, because i have two. and yes, they are in bowls, but they are happy, healthy, and both are older than a year. one is a little over a year, and the other is two years old, almost three. neither have ever lived in a tank. and i don't want to change that now, especially because i don't want one in a tank and the other in a bowl. its not very fair.

this is where i started getting hate. please ignore the betta-bowl thing, because they are totally happy.

i don't want tetras, because i have had many of them, and i don't feel that they are what i want. yes, very beautiful, but no, not what i am looking for. i also do not want goldfish. and though i will mention i want something a little more challenging, i do not want neon tetras, or at least i do not want to consider them, for the time being. when i had them, i was still a bit of a beginner. they lived a long time, they were healthy, happy, but they are not what i am looking for.

i do know that i loved my African dwarf frog, and i remember it was either 5 gallons per frog, or 2. i am pretty sure it was 2. so, i could get five frogs. but what i really want to know is, what fish can i put with them? i want colourful fish, something that wont disappear in my tank, because i want black rocks and stuff that is kind of darker, in my tank. one, because i love darker stuff, and two, because it will make the bright colours of my fish really POP!

i always do lots of research, but i cant find anywhere that says what fish i can put in with them.

i really don't want to sound rude or anything. i just really need some peoples opinions and suggestions. but no one is willing to help me, because i have such a short temper when it comes to people insulting me. and that's all people do. i really appreciate the help. and NO rude or mean comments! i don't need any "advice" or help with my bettas! i JUST need fish that will go well in my ten gallon, with a couple African dwarf frogs! thanks!

Update:

thanks for understanding, you guys! i will get on my research right away!

oh, and i had a betta in with several different tetras and an African dwarf frog, and they adored each other! they just kind of ignored the tetras. my betta had this shell from when he was still in his mini betta tank thing, and he loved it! he slept in it, and he never let any of the fish in. but he let the frog in! he loved the frog! when he passed away, the tetras still avoided it, and the frog never did anything but sit in the entrance of the shell. i guess he thought that he was sleeping in there. it broke my heart, you could tell he was sad and confused. where was his blue buddy? <3

Update 2:

i have just read that i can keep guppies in with a couple frogs. and it said they are prolific breeders, which i know is true (we left on Friday, and wen we came back to school on Monday, my homeroom/science room fish tank was filled with baby guppies!). but it said they catch and eat the babies! i don't know how comfortable i am with that. . .

any personal experience with that? i want at least one of the babies to live!

Update 3:

okay, so what if. . . I get several guppies, and then wait for a frog? because I kind of want them to breed. . .and I want them to live! so if they do breed, will the adults eat the babies? or just the parents? or just the frog? gosh, why is this so hard?! sheesh, maybe I should stick with the guinea pigs! grr. I love fish too much.

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  • ?
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    8 years ago
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    Okay, I too love ADF, and even though you say you want color, why not just make it a ADF tank? From what I've heard, it was a gallon per frog, so you could have 9-10 frogs depending on how much you fill the tank. You could also do a mix of bottom dwellers, such as 3 ADFs and 2 dwarf corydoras catfish (my favorite fish breed of all time). Other than tetras, danios, cherry barbs, corydoras (many variation of a cory cat, my favorite being the peppered) or bettas (witch dont go well with ADFs and you dont want in that tank anyways), there isn't much you could do with the 10 gallon. Hope this helped, good luck!!!

    -also, mollies should not be in a 10 gallon, and glow fish are tetras that have been panted and/or genetically altered.

    Source(s): Fish nerd
  • 8 years ago

    OK, I get what you're saying. I once had 3 goldfish in a big bowl (I got many insults too..) but now I've moved the to a tank with guppies (more insults for me..). I'd say you should get some Glofish, Guppies, Mollies, or Platies. I've heard that they live well with African Dwarf Frogs. Not sure about Glofish though.. The only reason I mentioned Glofish is because they are the brightest, most colourful, eye catching fish I've ever seen! Glofish have genes from a jelly fish so they will really GLOW in your tank!

    Hope I helped! Have fun with your tank! :)

  • 8 years ago

    Platies tend to get along with most everything, I even had some platies in with a beta and had zero problems.

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