I now know that I have a lot of changes to make so can someone please give me some pointers on what the best setup for a 15 gallon tank with 3 firebellies would be? pictures would also be great. thanks

You could go with a semi-aquatic or total aquatic providing there are floating platforms or plants for them to get completely out of the water.

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I cant answer the questions, but here is a link to a set up that might help you some.

http://www.herpcenter.com/toads/11665-new-fbt-tank.html

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:D I'm smiling because I have no idea whats going on!

Here are a couple of pics of my set up from the top and front...






This is a 20l that houses 4 fire-bellied toad.

I started by gluing in a piece of plexiglass, using aquarium sealer to separate land from water. On the land side, I put in a layer of gravel topped by a piece of plastic mesh. On top of the plastic mesh, I used eco-earth. The plants are all live. The water is about 3-1/2" deep and filtered with a Tetra Whisper 10i filter. I have a low-watt basking lamp to keep the temps in the mid 70's (when needed) and use a grow light for the plants.

Hope this helps.

nice setup. Once my hubby gets a new job, This is going to be my next project. I have a 20 gallon tank that would make a lovely habitat.

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Here is a pic of my setup but it is a 20 long They are pretty easy to setup just make some land and water I used a black trashbag to make my riverbed then covered it w/ more substrate then made the riverbed w/ gravel and also gave them a log to hide under My little guys love to hide in logs and caves Hope this helps

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o...6/HPIM0428.jpg