Are my new fish ok together in a 10 gallon tank?

I have a new 10 gallon set up. I have 1 male betta, 1 dragon fish (violet golby or dragon eel). 2 blue gaurami, and a afrcan frog. Are they ok together they seem to be doing great. I put a little tank salt in there for the dragon. Are the other fish ok with a lil salt? Please help Im new to this but I am really excited and love my fish.

Are my new fish ok together in a 10 gallon tank?
I'd have to say no...dragon gobies prefer a brackish water set up. If he's been in fresh water, he'll need to slowly be acclimatized to a brackish set up. And, your tank is too small for him. And, the frog-especially if it's an African dwarf frog will most likely become dinner for the goby. If it's an African clawed frog, he'll probably be the menace in the tank.



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Reply:The salt can harm your frog. And if the frog is a African clawed frog it will get quite large and will end up eating your fish. If it is a african dwarf frog it should get along fine with the fish, but again the salt is NOT good for the frog. Could end up killing him. Also If it is a good idea to keep frogs in a tank with only frogs. As I said befor clawed frogs get big and will eat your fish. Dwarf frogs are hard to feed if there is much compatition for food. Hope this helps. E-mail me if you need more help.
Reply:The size tank you have is not large enough for your Goby. He can get very large. These fish also do live in Brackish water, in the wild they live in estuaries which fluctuate in salinity. It is possible to acclimate it to a more fresh water with only a little salt in the water. These are very hardy fish. They are sand sifting scavengers who love to eat algae. The only time you should have to worry about your Goby eating smaller fish is if the goby is Very hungry, and the fish is sick and/or dying. While their mouths are large, their throats are tiny. If you don't already, I would recommend having sand in the bottom of your tank as they like to bury themselves and find food sources in it. You can find all sorts of foods (live, frozen, freeze-dried) that will sink to the bottom so that they can sift through it as hey would in the wild. Also make sure you have hiding places for your goby.



One word on the gouramis, they are usually friendly, but can be territorial, and might become aggressive towards each other and the other fish if they are too cramped.
Reply:I'm not sure about the male betta and your gouramis. Both are aggressive fish and you might have trouble with that. You also want to make sure your frog is an African Dwarf Frog, not an African Clawed Frog. The latter can get quite big, and will easily consume your betta. The salt is also not good for your frog.
Reply:First of all I would get rid of the betta as well as the dragon fish. They are not a good fit for this tank. A betta normally doesn't get along with other fish they are loners. The dragon fish will become to big for the tank and may eat his tank mates. Also, what kind of african frog do you have. If his front feet are not webbed then it is an african clawed frog. I would suggest you find out since when he gets so big he too can start eating you fish.



I would keep the gaurami's and add some other fish such as community fish such as the mollie, guppies, swordtails, and so on. Make sure that you don't put more fish in than you have tank for. Rule of thumb is no more than one inch of fish for every one gallon. This will help you maintain a better bio balance and not stress out your tank causing it to crash.
Reply:For a little bit, dragonfish can grow up to 22'' and need a minimum of 29 gal. The blue gaurami need 20 gal minimum. The fish should be fine if you are using aquarium salt but 10 gal can be tricky because the slightest change can drastically effect the tank. The frog may not like the salt so keep that in mind. You are supposed to use 2 table spoons of aquarium salt for every 10 gal. The Betta should be fine as long as there is not another male. If you bought an African clawed frog they get huge! Pet stores will not tell you this because they look so cool when they are young but reach the size of bullfrogs. I would suggest setting up and cycling another tank as big as you can afford.
Reply:If you really loved your fish you would have thought about all of this before you went and shoved all of them into a tank that was too small and then went and added salt to the water not knowing it would harm the other fish in the tank. Research you fish some and you will learn more about them. You will feel better knowing that you know about you fish and your fish will benefit because you have this new knowledge of them.

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