african dwarf frogs?

Intelekt

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Mar 12, 2008
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I am planning on putting some of these with my tetras in the 20 gallon, how many is reasonable and are you able to take em out of the water or they are gill breathers? havent done alot of reasearch. also trying to find out what they eat and how easy they are to keep, on a side note, i have a 10 gallon i wanted to get a tiny turtle, i think they might be illegal in texas unless you are a teacher. anyway, any additional info you guys have is always appreciated.
 
If the tetras are a peaceful kind, then yes. As for how many should go in the tank, I would need to know what kind of tetras and how many there are in the tank first.

But the most difficult part of keepig ADFs is the feeding. Most beginners just drop a pinch of bloodworms in the tank only to be eaten up by the other tank fishes. But since you have tetras in it, then you should take a pich of blooworms and wave it in front of the ADFs' faces. They should eat it up right away, and feed about 1 pinch per frog.

Oh, and African Dwarf Frogs are just that, frogs. So as long as their skin is wet and they are warm, they can be out of water, but I would only hold them if you suspect that they have a disease or if you are tearing down the whole tank. And make sure that the tank is no more than 17 inches tall, or else they won't survive the trip up for air. (Every 5 minutes or so, they shoot up realy fast and break the surface to breath, then shoot back down.)
 
I would recommend joining the Yahoo! Groups on this (Dwarf African Frogs). I have two. It's recommended that two adults per ten gallon. They are farsighted, so finding food is a problem for them, but you can feed them with a turkey baster. They like raw Tilapia, tuna, and catfish steaks, frozen and live brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, krill, Daphnia and such things. They do not eat flake, whatever you may hear. Blood worms not high enough in nutrients to be their staple diet, and they should only receive them about twice a week. They prefer a PH between 7.5-7.8, but will do fine in 6.0-8.5. Their preferred temperature is between 74-76 degrees, but they will be fine up to about 82(unsure about this part).


Right now a virus called the chytrid fungus is affecting these frogs. Therefore, it is usually recommended to quarantine them for 2 months at around 75 degrees. You can look up the signs of the virus online. There are several theoretical treatments; the yahoo group is testing a heat treatment which can also be done as a preventative. I would not use any of the chemical treatments as preventatives. The chytrid is almost always fatal, and if you see DAFs in with African Clawed Frogs (beware! some pet stores try to sell you these instead. You don't have to worry about it if you're in CA, but if not, these guys grow to 4 inches and will eat your fish), they will probably be infected and die.

There is a good sticky article on this website, also.

Those tiny turtles ARE illegal to sell as they will grow into foot long red-eared sliders, generally. However, some places get around the law by selling them "for educational purposes only"(yeah, right). I don't think there is any turtle available in the pet trade that could live its life in a ten gallon tank. Our red-eared slider outgrew a 30 in 4-6 months, maybe less, can't remember at the moment. Probably less.
 
exactly what i thought, turtles get way too big for apartment living, wish there was a breed that stayed under 6'' but i guess that would be too easy!

As far as feeding them, I know many people who feed them flake and pellets, are these within the proper nutriotion for them and its just that they wont normally eat it? or is it dangerous to feed them flake and/or pellets?

I talked to the folks at texas tropical and marine, my preffered LFS and was actually gonna go pick 2-3 of them up tonight, however the disease strain is an issue for me, I have already lost 2 fish to disease and I really feel responsable because they were my first ones. I dont want to introduce more problems as all my fish are currently thriving.

The tetras are neons and there are 7 of them, in a 20 gallon 3 frogs seems to be a perfectly acceptable number, if anyone thinks differently let me know.

I am gonna hold off till at least the weekend on this purchase as I am concerned about this disease strain, I dont think that i can move the tetras to the 55 gallon to isolate the frogs so I'm second guessing this addition to the tank. I'm pretty sure the tetras will be eaten in the 55 gallon.

thanks again. this site has given me more info than I would have ever imagined existed about certain species.
 
I love my frogs! They are the most fun critters to watch in my tank. I feed one half of a frozen brine shrimp cube, every other day. I add a little tank water to the cube and let it thaw. I literally drop the shrimp from directly above each frog in the tank (they do NOT see well and it will be eaten by the fish otherwise). It kind of settles around them and then it is fun to watch them chomp away.
These guys are hams. Totally enjoyable!
 
ok so monday afternoon I will be getting 2-3 ADFs and they will join the tetras in the 20 gallon. at the same time i think i will be picking up some krylon to paint the back of my 10 gallon black, im working on a small heavily planted tank.

thanks for all the info and i will post pics tomorrow!
 
Make sure you do not Albino African Dwarf frogs that are in most pet shops, there is no such thing, and they get big.
 
Make sure you do not Albino African Dwarf frogs that are in most pet shops, there is no such thing, and they get big.

i think if you read this line of text you will realize what is wrong with that statement.

not trying to be mean just think that if you have the opportunity to check what you read before you post it then you should probably make sense in a post.

if there is no such ting, how would they get big...

after doing plenty of research, most shops, around here at least, have ADF's and are honest about what they are selling you, if you have had a problem with a certain LFS then be specific but dont generalize with a completly non researched statement.

anyway the frogs will be picked up from texas tropical and marine, a reputable LFS here in texas, i will take photos when i get them.

didnt mean to rant about the previous post, just dont like unresearched information, i get so much good infor from most posts here..
 
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