ADF question

reignman40

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I have had 2 ADF's in my 20 gall tank along with 1 Betta for about 4-5 days now. I literally NEVER see these guys when the tank lights are on. Is this normal of their behavior?

Also I have a secondary question. Of the 2 I have, 1 is lighter skinned and a little bit bigger. The other is smaller and darker skinned. When I first introduced them to the tank my Betta would flare and actually attacked the larger of the two twice. After a while both frogs found cover in my live plants and were virtually not seen for the next two days. Last night I think was night 3-4 and they both came out after the lights went out for the night. I watched them for about 20 minutes and all was well. The Betta sort of watched them, or stalked them, but didn't bother them. After about 20 minutes he went over to the larger of the two again, they were each in seperate corners of the tank, and flared and nipped at him. Just once and went about his business.

Now after my longwinded description my second question is...
Can anyone think of why it would only attack the larger, lighter skinned frog? The smaller one has actually run into the Betta while swimming and not gotten attacked.
Also do you think this "attacking" will pass? Have I just not given them enough time to get used to one another?

Thanks,
Curtis
 
As long as its just a quick "taste" they'll probably be fine. I was on the verge of separating my betta and ADF b/c they were really going at each other, not constantly, but when they did, it seemed bad, now they ignore each other, except when I try to feed the ADF bloodworms, I have to fight to get some to the ADF b/c the betta thinks its all for him. And I never see my ADF, just another animals I'm giving free room and board to. Just keep an eye on them for a few more days and make sure they're not causing any real harm ;)

Not sure why he choses to go after the bigger one, maybe he sees him as a bigger threat?
 
My adfs do just fine with my betta, but it may take a brief getting used to period. ADF's are mostly nocturnal, so they are hidden much of the day and come out when the lights are off. They bob up to the surface and down for air a lot at night. They are cute little buggers. I have noticed in our store there are often two types, one a light one and the other dark. I've not noticed size difference between color, but the frogs themselves vary a bit depending on age etc. There is also an african clawed frog (which we don't sell) that looks much like an ADF when young, but gets much larger and eats anything it can fit in its mouth (ie most fish) when older. The clawed frogs do not have webbed front feet, the dwarf frogs do. Oh, and I believe there was a great article on these guys in the article section too.

Emily
 
Yeah I read the article. It was definitely very informative. I did look to make sure both my frogs had webbed feet and they did.

They are cool little things though. When the lights went off last night they were all over the place. I've had recommendations to feed the frogs every other day as I do with my Betta. Is this something you guys would recommend?

Curtis
 
That should be fine, mine actually gets fed a little less often, and hes been fine for quite a while now
 
There are few species of African dwarf frog I believe, and two of them are commonly for sale. One of them is the darker, fatter type, and the other is skinnier with lighter skin.
 
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