What are some fun non-fish to put in an aquarium?

Question

i already have ghost shrimp and a snail

freshwater

Answer 1

I like our large african dwarf frogs, and when I say large, they are still pretty small, maybe the size of a quarter. The med size ones are really cheap, but they are pretty tiny, just slightly larger than your ghost shrimp.

Answer 2

There are an amazing variety of freshwater shrimp besides the ghost shrimp. Some are even colorful! Most are peaceful, but there are a few varieties that can be aggressive to fish and other inverts.

You might try a freshwater clam (mussel) as well. These are filter feeders, and I've kept them in finely crumbled fish flakes & pellets (almost a dust). Depending on size, there are also crayfish, but these can be aggressive and eat fish or other inverts.

The African dwarf frogs were already mentioned - just don't get an African clawed frog by mistake- these get the size of a baseball and will eat everything else in the tank!

Answer 3

well i have a pet betta fish with a small and medican sizes real red crabs and a snails that can choose to make them self with the emplty sea shells that i found from the beach sand and i clean them first then i just dropped them in the tank . i also put a plastic green plant with the colors rocks stones too. oh yeah my fish like to look hisself so i use a small mirror and sticked it the left side of the fish tank so he can stare hisself . i dont use cold water cause i dont have a aquarium just a medum size tank that i got from the pet shop .

Answer 4

Different types of shrimp/snails
Aquatic plants
Freshwater crabs
Frogs
Crayfish

I assume you're asking for freshwater.

Answer 5

Only left I can think of is the african dwarf frogs. Anything else may try to eat your other tank inhabitants. Maybe some small newts if you provide something they can crawl out of the water on

I had fire belly newts in a tank full of tetras, I added a chunk of wood full of holes into the tank and arranged so it was partially out of the water.

Answer 6

well it depends.. do you have children around? if you have children around then i wouldn't put something in there that could harm them in some way. If they are not children around then i recommend asking your local pet shop what they recommend.

Edit: To what Mr.5oh said.. i agree with your frog comment.. but i haven't had frogs for several years.. i was going to say some kind of frog but im not sure what frogs can survive in a full tank of water and what can't... good answer though :-)

Answer 7

those small frogs. dont get anything carnivorous. i put a crab in our fish tank once when i was little and it grabbed and cut in half or mangled all my fish that were'nt smart or fast enough...which was all of them.

Answer 8

get some sea anenomes (anemone?). they r beautiful in a salt water tank. my brother had em in his. only problem was theyd eat his shrimp sometimes, but most of em knew to stay away. he also had clown fish which would hide in the anemones.

Answer 9

One of those little treasure chests that open and closes. I also like the scuba dudes and the skulls and crossbones thingies.

Answer 10

salamander. turtle