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malawi4me2 · 04-21-2005, 05:44 AM

Well, it definately sounds like a beautiful set-up!

Your fish list looks a little too much, IMO. I don't really know of any cichlids that would thrive in that type of set-up... You'd probably be better just sticking with a few small fish, like white clouds, or maybe just guppies. Your amphibian/reptile stocking levels sound a little high, also... I'm not sure if you can keep all of those species together. I do know for a fact that your anole will need both a UV (full-spectrum) light (for vitamin D which is needed to properly use the calcium in his diet), and a basking lamp and a spot that stays 85-90F in during the day. That type of lamp may be enough to severly burn your tree-frogs, newts, and mudskippers. Also, the fiddler crabs may eat any small fish that you keep, and (I'm not sure how aggressive they are) they may harm your anole or tree frogs.

I hope this helped a little...

04-21-2005, 05:44 AM	#2
malawi4me2 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 22 Posts: 354 User Feedback: (0)	Re: My "All-Star" Tank... Will it Work? Well, it definately sounds like a beautiful set-up! Your fish list looks a little too much, IMO. I don't really know of any cichlids that would thrive in that type of set-up... You'd probably be better just sticking with a few small fish, like white clouds, or maybe just guppies. Your amphibian/reptile stocking levels sound a little high, also... I'm not sure if you can keep all of those species together. I do know for a fact that your anole will need both a UV (full-spectrum) light (for vitamin D which is needed to properly use the calcium in his diet), and a basking lamp and a spot that stays 85-90F in during the day. That type of lamp may be enough to severly burn your tree-frogs, newts, and mudskippers. Also, the fiddler crabs may eat any small fish that you keep, and (I'm not sure how aggressive they are) they may harm your anole or tree frogs. I hope this helped a little...