Super Weird Tank Question

[wolffish]

So I have a lizard cage and well one of my lizards just died the other one is alright and such but my real question is this : If i give my remaining lizard to my neigbor but keep the tank will i be able to buy a filter and such and turn it into a freshwater fish tank? The lizard tank looks like a 20 gallon and since i was never good at keeping reptiles i really dont want to kill this one, so i was thinking it would benifit me more if i tuned it into a fish tank. You know just thinking out side my multicolored box of fun.

 

[Aquarium1]

It depends. Some tanks made for reptiles aren't strong enought to hold water. Does it have a type of sealent in the corner (it should look kinda like milky-clear hot glue)?

 

[mfdrookie516]

i wont use a tank thats had any sort of reptile or small animal in it for fish... why not run down to walmart and buy a 10g tank for $12 and keep your lizard

 

[wolffish]

Okay but will the tank at walmart be okay? and then i get every thing else at a LPS? and yes the tank has the milky white stuff on the corners. but depending on the 2 questions above i wont need to worry about that.

 

[Aquarium1]

i wont use a tank thats had any sort of reptile or small animal in it for fish

why not?

 

[mfdrookie516]

ive heard alot of stories online about reptile and small animal urine and feces... idk, it may pose no threat, but i would rather be safe than sorry

 

[wolffish]

Very true i will try to get another tank and i will try to take better care of my lizards.

 

[Jgeezer1986]

Sometimes anything with any kind of claws will work at the silicone sealant in the corners of the tank, therefore compromising the strength of the tank itself. I would not put water in any tank that was not used for water to begin with. I have put hampsters , gerbils, and mice in them, and they always deteriorate the corners.