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From: dalka@ihlpg.ATT.COM (Ken Dalka)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria,rec.pets
Subject: Re: Need suggestions for "non-fish"
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Date: 20 Jan 88 14:44:45 GMT
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> I have a 10-gallon fresh-water community tank with two medium angelfish, two
> albino corydoras, a smallish chinese algae-eater, two platies and six neons
> tetras.  That's pretty much the limit, I know; to complete my quota, I would
> like to add one or two small "non-fish", i.e., crabs, frogs, eels, loaches,
> ...anything that isn't your prototypical fish.

I would stay away from the frogs. Ive had them and they are neat at first
but they can get quite large. (5 inches from head to toes) Once they are
big enough they will also eat you fish swallowing them whole. You won't
see it. You'll just notice your population dwindle slowly. Maybe a fish
a week or so.

Crabs can be fun. The problem with crabs though is that they can climb
much better than you might expect. They will crawl up heater cords or
wedge themselves between the heater and the glass to climb up. This is
OK if you have the top completely sealed but if you dont youll find
them in your outside filter, or on the floor dead. I would say try it
though, theyre fun to watch.
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					Ken Dalka (Bell Labs)
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