Sick African Dwarf frog

jmulrich2006

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This morning I look in my tank and everyone is fine. Now I come home from church and I have a dead frog. So now I only have two african dwarf frogs left in the tank. I leave the house again and two hours later come back to see that I have one frog who is barely moving and hardly responding to anything. The frogs are fed flake foods and frog & tadpole pellets. They live in a 10g with a heater and the temperature is set to 78F. There is also a bubbler in the tank. I have three zebra danios, two swordtails and three cory cats in the tank. I just freshly cleaned the tank about three weeks ago. This is not my first time owning frogs, but this time I am at a loss as to what could possibly be going on with these little guys. Is there any way to treat him? He is barely moving and I don't know what to do if there is anything I can do. Thanks for the help...
 
Hi,

How old are your frogs? The average lifespan is about 3-5 years.

What are your Ammonia, Nitrites, and Nitrates?

How often do you do water changes? How often do you suck the guck from the gravel/sand?

Cory Lover
 
Now both my frogs seem like they are doing fine. I don't know what's up with them. Last time I checked the ammonia it showed as being fine.
 
I clean the stones and gunk (ew yucky stuff..haha) every month. I do different size water changes throughout the months. These are brand new frogs that I purchased about two weeks ago.

Currently the one frog is bloated looking and is floating around the top. He is not dead because he tries to move away from the top but he cannot. When I take him out of the water and put him in a cup of fresh new water he becomes normal almost so it seems...
 
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Okay now i only have one frog left that is alive.
 
Hi,

It would be best if you did a 50% water change now. That may help your other frog.

Also ADFs can be really hardy (and live in a bowl with no heat) or can be quite sensitive and die for no reason apparently.

I'm sorry that your two ADFs died :sad:.

Cory Lover
 
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