My mom has a firebelly toad in a tank that is half water and half land. She has a filter for the water but it has a hard time with the algae so she got a pleco to go in there. She has done this twice and she goes to bed at night with a live pleco and by morning she has only a head and a tail left. She tried putting some guppies in there to see if the toad wanted to eat those but she didn't. Anyone know what is going on???

How large is this firebelly? How small are these plecostomus?

Even as babies, plecos are typically much larger than a firebelly or at least out of their dietary range.

Please provide some pictures of this toad. I would love to see it!

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you can't house anything with firebellies. They are poisonous. Anything you house with it will die. I have heard of people housing pacman toads and firebellies and in 2 days the pacman is dead.

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It really isn't smart to house any creature with firebellies unless it is food. When I was little, I always wondered why the newts were dead in the petstore. lol

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[quote]She has done this twice and she goes to bed at night with a live pleco and by morning she has only a head and a tail left.[quote]

I realize that fb's are poisonous, but could they actually eat a pleco after it dies to the point that all that remains is a head and tail?

For those that don't know what a pleco is, this is a pic of one:

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Their poisons can get really strong in the tank. Its possible. Stick your hand in a fire belly tank that hasn't been properly cleaned and you will feel burning. Almost like a chemical burn. I suppose human skin is much thicker than that of a pleco and those chemicals could do much more damage. I could see it breaking down the skin of a fish, enough for them to eat it.

I will also add, fire belly toads are social animals. She should have more than one. a 30 gallon can hold up to 6. Rule of thumb with them is 5 gallons a toad.

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