African Dwarf Frogs

[momar]

A 10gal is good for about 8 ADFs. they are best kept in groups so they can interact. I'd get at least 2.

Food-wise, IME these frogs eat a lot (more than you'd think for their size). I feed them frozen food (bloodworm, mysis, black midge larvae, artemia, and occassionally krill). However they will also take bottom-feeder pellets.

In terms of feeding them, unlike fish they will not leap on the food straight away. Fish will learn to recognise you and be ready to feed because they can see you. ADFs hunt by smell so this won't happen. IME if you feed enough frozen food so there's too much for the fish to get all of it (ie some ends up on the tank bottom), the ADFs will quickly find it. Once they have found it, they will often defend it from the fish and get their fair share. However, you must be careful not to overfeed in this way.

Overall, ADFs are hardy and adaptable. They are naturally found in still water but can easily cope with a moderate flow rate. Their temperature range is about 20-28C.

 

[lili]

ADFs, in-house worms and gouramis?

hi,

i have a 10 gallon with live snails and worms. i plan to add 2 dwarf gouramis in about a month or so. the temperature ranges from 74 to 78F.

will ADFs thrive in such an arrangment? if there is a in-house population of worms, will the frogs be able to eat or will they still need special attention? will they be compatible with gouramis? do they eat snails? (i have small ramshorn snails, and maybe apple snails)

thanks!

lily

 

[kellymarie1081]

i have had mine for about 2 months now in my 20gl and he's doing just fine. i don't over feed my fish and he's been living well off the little bit that makes it to the gravel.

 

[kjr928]

I have to use chopsticks to directly feed my ADF's or the betta would eat all the bloodworms before it even reaches the bottom. They really have poor eyesight and hunt for food by smell, not sight.

I'm just curious - I don't understand how a frog can hunt by smell underwater. They breathe air, so how is this possible? Can someone explain?

 

[DaisyTattoo]

The water moves thru their nasal passages just as air would when it does, it carries the scent with it.

 

[kjr928]

The water moves thru their nasal passages just as air would when it does, it carries the scent with it.

Thanks

 

[Da Loach]

I have had ADFs since I started aquariuming about three years ago. Unfortunately, though, my last one, who was doing just fine otherwise, died when I reversed the flow of my AquaClear powerhead and his leg got stuck in the intake. :-/ He drowned. I HATED MYSELF.

Be careful about crevices and siphons and intakes and whatnot. The flow wasn't that strong it's just that he liked to hang out where he could get a grip on something and he just got stuck.

I have loaches, tetras and and algae eaters. The large algae eater seemed pretty competitive with the little frog until I outnumbered him with clown loaches. That seemed to put him in his place.

 

[captaincaveman9]

WOW talk about resurecting the dead LOL i havn't looked at this in a long time

 

[Fishy_Fun]

I would definatly get some. I love my ADFs. What i did is I cut a little slit on the end of a straw and place a freezed-dried bloodworm(or frozen) in the slit and just put it right in front of their face that way I know they're eating enough.
/QUOTE] Great idea i was trying to figure out myself how to feed them.

 

[leighasnana]

They'll also hunt for food at night so lights out is a good time to put in food.

My sister keeps african dwarf and african clawed frogs (not together) and she says they sing. I guess it's mating behaviour. She first noticed it in her bedroom when all was quiet couldn't figure out what this noise was and followed it to the frog's tank.