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Fdragonboss
Could I keep 2 african dwarf frogs, goldfish, and bettas all in one tank?? Just curious since my betta is in a 1 gallon tank by itself, so lonely... will it eat the other gf???
Ponderosa Power
No. Bettas don't get lonely and they are very aggressive to their own kind and sometimes other species. They could tear up the goldfish, or the goldfish could eat them. Goldfish need cool water while bettas and ADF's need heated warm water. The goldfish could eat the frogs as well. Also, each of those fish need their own specific kinds of food. Frogs have a hard enough time finding food on their own, you wouldn't want them to starve cuz goldie and betta ate all the food smile.gif

Sorry, it is better to keep the 3 species separate.
Fdragonboss
o Okay, thanks my pleco with white spots that was black just died, how would I replace him... a snail??? what would go good with ADF and GF AND eat algae as well??? yeah.gif
Ponderosa Power
What did the pleco die of? How big is your adf tank and how big is your goldfish tank? How many goldfish? Snails don't really eat algae.
Fdragonboss
My 2 frogs and 3 gf all in one 10 gallon tank... I don't know what my pleco died of.... please help me replace him with an algae eater!!! Maybe... a... chinese algae eater??? Please help!!! I can't afford another tank..well I can but i don't have the room to put it ahh help GRRRR!!!! blink.gif blink.gif wink.gif
Harpazo
I had frogs in with my goldfish but they died. I wasn't sure why but now I realize they must have starved. My goldfish are like sharks at feeding time, like they have never had food before! rofl3.gif They must have eaten everything and the frogs didn't get anything. By the way, I have ghost shrimp in with my goldfish now and they have been working out great. Sometimes the shrimp like to sneak up on the goldfish and steal their food. It is really funny. biggrin.gif
silver8328
Well since your tank is very overstocked you shouldn't add any more fish to it. Goldfish need 10 gallons each, so if you cant get a bigger tank I would think about either returning 2 fish or finding new homes for them.
Ponderosa Power
Dragon, your pleco probably died of water quality issues from having all those goldfish in there with him. I'm sorry he died, but if he was a common, he'd end up needing a really huge tank to himself or with a few fast small fish. Commons grow HUGE and eventually end up attatching themselves to the sides of goldfish.

Is it possible to sell your ten gallon for room for a bigger tank? If you have 3 fancy goldfish you need a minimum of 30 gallons. If you can't get a bigger tank, I suggest that you find a good home for 2 where they can have that much space. If they are commons or comets, you will need a total of a 50 gallong BARE MINIMUM. You really need to separate the adfs and goldfish. They have totally different needs and the frogs will most likely starve and/or suffer from the high params of a goldfish tank (especially with so many). If your betta is especially docile, you can buy a 5 gallon or so with heater and cycled filter and try the betta with the two frogs. If it doesn't work out, keep the frogs in the 5 gallon anyway because they need that enviroment, and put the betta back in the 1 gal (but do water changes a few times a week).

Chinese algea eaters get big and aggressive. You don't need anymore fish anyway, so your best bet would be to scrape the algea off yourself.

Side note: Harpazo, careful with the ghosties. When your goldfish get big enough, they will become fish food.
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