Dwarf frogs

[cashay]

Anyone know much about the little dwarf frogs? what they eat, are they compatible with certain kind of fish? Are they hard to take care of? When they die do they float or sink? flip upside down? I seen one laying on its back and thought it was dead but it was still moving... anyone have any experience with them?

[Carl]

Yes I have kept them (I think Suzie Q has kept them too).

I have found them dead floating or under rocks, etc.

I think they are generally easy to keep, generally I fed them live black worms, folowed br frozen blood worms.
HBH also makes a ADF diet that most will accept and do well on as well.


Carl

[cashay]

How are frogs with salt?

[Carl]

Dec 10, 2008 10:30:00 GMT -5 cashay said:

How are frogs with salt?

I have never had a problem with salt up to 1 teaspoon per gallon.

Frogs absorb water through their skin as they do not need to drink, with this in mind, frogs osmoregulate like FW fish, so I would not add frogs to a high salt aquarium.

Here is cute site about frogs in general:
jefferson.unl.edu/water/Frogs.htm

Carl

[Suzie Q (Lori)]

No I have not kept them...

It was either Steph or Sam...I forget.

[cashay]

I may get one, I like the way they swim like crazy to the top of the tank then just like they are letting go, then just relax and sink back to the bottom. If they will be ok with Mollies and Tetra's

[Carl]

I have had ADF with tetras & livebearers, the only hard part with the livebearers is that the ADF like worms, which are easily overfed to livebearers that should not have too many, but otherwise they are compatible IMO.

Carl

[ajspet]

Dec 10, 2008 15:31:34 GMT -5 cashay said:

I may get one, I like the way they swim like crazy to the top of the tank then just like they are letting go, then just relax and sink back to the bottom. If they will be ok with Mollies and Tetra's

I have 5 dwarf frogs in my tank with several mollys and plattys. They have been living together for about 7 months now and had no problems. (Although my fish try to eat all their bloodworms. LOL) The only thing I worried about was the frogs getting sucked to the filters.

[sammiesam]

I have 2 of em....and they are in a 10gal with a Betta. I think frogs are basically good with anything, they mind their own business and do their own thing, so the only problem would be the personalities of the other fish you put with them

they DO like to play dead, well they sleep but when they sleep they float around sometimes. I've had several scares where id have to nudge them up to 10 times to get them to wake up and swim away lol.

I feed mine frozen foods once every second day, bloodworms and brine shrimp.

If they are happy at night time they 'chirp' like the typical frog sound you hear outside at night time, it's actually quite soothing.

Errrmmm....I love my frogs They're so cute they act like dogs when you come to the tank, waiting for food they crawl out of hiding and prop themselves up so they look up like they are begging, waiting for the food to come to them And sometimes they get really excited and swim up to you, but they are also very shy and like to hide alot.

[sammiesam]

Oh the other thing, besides playing dead is sometimes when they sleep, they just let currents pick them up and flip them over, and they'll just stretch out and if they get pushed onto their back they'll lay there like that lol, sometimes they float around and their foot hooks onto a plant and they hang upside down off the plant etc.
Part of the playing dead

[woodworm]

ADF's are interesting little additions to a aquarium. There are a few things to remember when getting them though. They are air breathers so watch how deep the tank is so they don't get tired swimming to the surface and drown. A small air gap at the minimum between the water and lid must be maintained for the same reason. Escape artist they can be so it is vital that your tank be well secured or the water level down preferably both. Feeding is easy as they will try to eat anything that will fit in their mouths. Blood worms frozen or dried along with tubifex worms, black worms, earth worms (chopped), and brine shrimps are great choices. Though they do not like fish flake there are some great commercial foods out there as already been mentioned by others that will do your frogs right, Though they are hardy eaters they can be slow on the draw so a couple of recommendations is feed them after the lights have been off so their sense of smell will give them a edge. The other suggestion is to try getting the food gently down to them by which ever method works for the type of food being given. The substrate is also important for these little guys since they eat by "shoveling" things in their mouth. Which ever substrate that you use needs to be ether small enough to pass through the digestive tract easily or to big to get in their mouth. ADF's are really a nocturnal animal and can be kind of shy so give them enough little hides to make them feel more comfortable. On a side note make sure when you purchase your ADF that they are really ADF not African Clawed Frogs, while the care of these two species is basically identical the size difference of adults is great (ADF:1-1.25", ACF:4-5"). Hope this helps.