I have 2 dwarf frogs in with mollies and their frey. Im just nervous that there not getting food. I dont want to overfeed them, but should i not give flakes and give them pellets and let the frog find it before the mollies?
Is there a special method to feeding dwarf frogs?
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Hi
Please read the article about frogs linked in my signature.
In short, feeding frogs is the hardest part about keeping them. They can be difficult to feed, esp. in a tank with other voracious eaters (which is one reason I suggest avoiding that situation).
Feed them specifically using tweezers or a syringe of sorts. Frozen bloodworms work well for this and they are nutritious. When you put in pellets (I would not use them as a staple, they can be messy and can cause problems for piggish frogs that eat them before they've swelled with water) put them in after the lights are out.
Please read the article about frogs linked in my signature.
In short, feeding frogs is the hardest part about keeping them. They can be difficult to feed, esp. in a tank with other voracious eaters (which is one reason I suggest avoiding that situation).
Feed them specifically using tweezers or a syringe of sorts. Frozen bloodworms work well for this and they are nutritious. When you put in pellets (I would not use them as a staple, they can be messy and can cause problems for piggish frogs that eat them before they've swelled with water) put them in after the lights are out.
when I had frogs(they all died. :sad: ) they would just eat the flake food that would fall to the bottem of the tank.
dedemarie_red said:
YES the food has to be in a common spot in tank or an inch in front of their noses & they strike out gulping @ the food inacuratly sometimes nipping another froggy foot.(chopped earthworms work great) try to let frogs eat 1st yes ! if its possible.dont let them eat too much or they will look like puffers with arms & legs lol
I can't remember if Leo's article talks about a baster. I have been using that. You need patience. And you have to dangle it right in front of their face, and feed them a few worms each.
I have also been using freeze dried tubifex worms. one of my 2 frogs hangs near the top and the tubifex float up there just for him.
Your mollie fry will also make good food, as the frogs WILL eat them if they get into the frogs line of view.
I have also been using freeze dried tubifex worms. one of my 2 frogs hangs near the top and the tubifex float up there just for him.
Your mollie fry will also make good food, as the frogs WILL eat them if they get into the frogs line of view.
For a time I was feeding my dwarf frogs by hand to make sure they were getting enough. I used a chopstick to hold the tubifex worms against the glass and slid it down right in front of them. Didn't take them long to figure this system out and very soon they learned to wait in a certain spot for their meal.
I have a dwarf frog who started out with my two commet goldfish and has since moved to my 20 gal with several community fish. I use a turkey baster for blood worms. If I first squirt in some water that the bloodworms thaw'd out in, he comes swimming from where ever in the tank he was. I then squirt him some worms, then a few for my other fish, and a few more for the frog. I feed him every 3-4 days, and otherwise I just let him do his thing (he seems fat and happy thus far, and I've had him for about 8 months).