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I have 2 retf's in a tank that has a water section, that is continuously filtered, by an outside pwer filter. I was thinking about adding a few tropical fish. Maybe some guppies. Has anyone ever tried this? Would a retf try to eat fish?

It could try to but it may also just leave them alone.

Id be worried about the red eyes drowning. Theyre very poor swimmers, and dont sound like a great paulidarium subejct to me. The fish might try and nibble on them too.

M>N

I've seen one of the retf's jump into the water a few times over the years. They can swim. They are definitly not graceful swimmers but I seriously doubt drowning or related injury is an issue. I'm also not talking about a huge water area.
6-7 inches by 9-10 inches by 3 inches deep.

fish secret amonia, nitrites and nitrates from their faeces. these can be quite harmful to terrestrial animals, especially frogs.

i was also interested in keeping fish quite a while ago, but that is what i was told, and it makes sense.

luke z
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fish do secrete some toxic substances into the water, but the little bit of research I have done would indicate that with a proper filtration system there shouldn't be a problem. Filtration can either be an organic filter consisting of aquatic plants and porus rock for bacterial 'biological' filtration or the mechanical set up you can get commercially.

I personally like Zebra Danios in mine - they are small so the shoulder-high-on-the-frog water level doesn't bother them and, are hardy enough for the typical paludarium.
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Russ

actually, frogs will give off more ammonia and nitrates then fish.
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1.2.1 Leopard Geks
1.0.1 High Yellow, 0.1 Blizzard, 0.1 Normal
2 White's Treefrogs
2.1 Fire Bellied Toads
0.0.2 Red Eared Sliders
Fish:
0.2 Parrot Cichlids
1 Upside Down Catfish
0.0.2 Bullhead Catfish
1 Geophagus jurupari
1 Fire Barb
0.0.4 Blue Gouramis
Goldfish

Herpin since 93'

Hey! Something I can put imput on!! I actually am a "fish/reptile specialist" at a Petco, so I know about BOTH!! WOO HOO!! Ok, fish produce waste, which breaks down into nitrites (bad).. after a certain amount of time of fish deficating and what not, the nitrites turn into nitrates (not so bad) and then turn into good bacteria. This is called the nitrious cycle. So it all balances out in the end. I am NO expert, by ANY means, but like someone else said, frogs produce far greater amounts of ammonia than fish do. The only fish I would NOT recomend getting would be a gold fish, because they a) produce more ammonia than any other fish, b) all goldfish CAN get up to 12 inches long, and c) like COLD water (65 degrees), and I would hope the tank would warm up the water above 65 degrees. I had guppies in with my grey treefrogs for quite awhile when I was younger, and you recomend those. But don't get a female and a male, because you don't want to end up with 500.. they are worse than rabbits. Stick with males, they are prettier!
~Angela
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2.2.0 Leopard Geckos (2)shct, (1) normal,(1) rainwater albino
1.0.0 Betta
2.1.0 Whites Treefrogs
0.0.1 Green Treefrog
1.0.0 Red eyed Treefrog
1.0.0 Huge Black Cat
0.1.0 Cocker Spaniel
0.1.0 Brittany