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[color:"blue"]I have a 20g tank and I am wondering what kind of fish I can put in with African Dwarf Frogs. I was told to put community fish in..but are there certain ones that I should not put in? Help Me Please...[/color] brynn9232@sbcglobal.net

Generally you'll find two schools of thought on this: some say they don't do well with fish, others say go for it. My opinion is that you should do what you think is best.

A general rule of thumb would be to only introduce fish that are #1- compatible with your water temps and ph, #2- are social fish, and #3- larger than your frogs.

Anything smaller than your frog is going to be seen as a food item and aggressive fish may fight with your frog or visa versa; ie: don't put a betta fish or an oscar in the tank.

Some ideas for fish would be algae eaters and fish that feed off the bottom of the tank. Loaches, 'wall-sucker' fish, tetras, bala sharks, even a gold fish or two(but they can be quite messy)may work for you. Just be sure to watch for overcrowding, you need to regulate the ph for the frogs and too many fish or sick fish can quickly alter that and cause harmful problems.

I'm sure if you ask the clerk at your local pet store or pet supply chain they will be able to recommend some other 'social fish'.

I hope this helps! Good luck with your frogs!

I had an african dwarf a couple years ago and I had him in my community tank,with tetras and things...he was fine in there and the fish ignored him and he ignored the fish.

I now have the larger african clawed frog and they are not reccomended to be in a tank with fish as they are gluttons and will eat anything they can get into their mouths.My guy is a fatty...:o)Also they cannot be in the same tank with the african dwarf frogs,as they will eat them.But I think it is ok to have the small dwarfs in a community tank,as long as the fish are not big enough to eat the frogs...or you don't have aggressive fish.

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You can put guppies or a special kind of betta fish,try to find out what kind I dont want to tell you the wrong one. Hope this helps you.

I have a dwarf frog and I dont know what kind of fish to put in the tank with him.

put in neon fish

can u put a albino frog with a
betta

In my tank I have Buenos Aries tetras, white diamond tetras, a purple emporer tetra and a pleco. The tanks is 55 gallon. I was think of adding 2 dwarf guaormies(sp?) and 2 angels along with 2 african dwarf frogs. Will this be ok?? and how good are they at getting out of the tank? I have hard mixed reviews about them getting out? Thanks

The albino frogs are NOT African Dwarf Frogs. They are African Clawed Frogs---completely different. They will get big and you should definitely not put them in with a betta. The pet stores have a habit of not telling you this. They will also try to eat anything they can put in their mouths. I have one, but he's not an albino. His name is Peepers and he's a great frog---I've had him for about a year now and I don't have any fish in his tank. I've heard that the ACFs can live with goldfish (as long as the goldfish are too big for the ACF to get into its mouth) but not sure if this is good advice or not. Anyone have any experience with ACFs and goldfish together?