need paludarium advice

[cutronamalta]

Hi im setting up a paludarium and had in mind of putting 2 fire belly toads, 2 fire newts and a pair of archers and maybe some shrimps and algea eaters.I would like some advice if these species are compatible. thanks

[W1NT3R]

I'm not entirely sure myself. I'm interested in this topic though. I imagine the archers are meant to eat the crickets too. Sounds cool. The temperature is all in the same range, the archer fish might eat the occasional shrimp if they can but many species reproduce easily in captivity so you probably wouldn't notice. The toads might stress the fish a little bit. I really don't know though, I'm just speculating.

[EricBel]

You really cannot keep those species together and fulfill their requirements. One main concern is archer fish are brackish water fish and no frog can tolerate salt in the water. Even if you kept them in fresh water, archer fish get quite large and would eat your shrimp, smaller fish and possibly newts. Mixing species, although interesting, can be quite a challenge. When I was younger I kept fire bellied toads with newts and the toads stressed them out a bit too much. The other problem is FBT's release toxins in the water which build up over time and can harm aquatic life, ie. shrimp and fish.