African Frogs

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amerpatrt

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This weekend I saw for the first time, African Frogs for the aquarium. These frogs are tiny and they don't need a rock or shelf to crawl up on. They are totally underwater. :dive: Or maybe the pet store just didn't give them a platform? Not really sure. Hope that's not the case.
But where can I find out more about these little guys? Does anyone have any? Do they get along with Mollies and Platies?
Do they require special care/special food?
I also saw for the first time, a dragon fish. Looks like an Eel or something with a big mouth. I have no desire to get one of those, although the Pet store guy said that they will not eat your fish. Still not interested, LOL.
One last question- can a larger (5") CAE get along with my Mollies & Platies?
I have 5 Platies, 2 mollies and 2 corydoras in 35 gallon. Thanx for any info,
~Dawn
 
There are two types of frogs usually seen in an lfs....

The African Dwarf Frog and the Clawed Frog......DON"T get a clawed frog ! They get huge and will eat all your fish if you plan on having fish in a tank with them. They're also incredibly ugly....lol..

The African Dwarf Frog, or ADF stays quite small and is no danger to anything else in your tank that I know of. You can tell the difference between them by looking at thier front feet. Clawed frogs do NOT have webbing between thier front feet and their "hands" turn inward towards thier faces...sort of like scoops. The ADFs DO have webbing and they're also much cuter.

Cool critters the ADFs...I have two in a river tank, they are quite comical. Seems they have a very hard time getting out of their own way, especially during feeding. Makes me wonder how on earth they ever survive in the wild...lol..
 
ADFs will get along with mollies and platys, and also most other community fish.

The dragon fish you saw is really a type of goby, and needs brackish water.

Hmmm...keeping the CAE is iffy. When they get older, they can't be kept with community fish (in fact, some require their own tank!). At 5", it is not at its max size yet, but still might b aggressive. If you want to try keeping it with the other fish, I'd monitor it very careful and take it out at the first sign of agggression.

Freddy :dive2:
 
Thank you

Thanx for the link to African Frog info. I think I will get a couple. As for the CAE, he'll have to stay where he is. I don't want to risk him fouling up the community.
So, did anyone here win the 365 million? That's alot of flounders!
 
ADFs are peaceful, get only about 1.5-2 inches long. they do best in pairs or groups. they eat brine shrimp and blood worms (frozen) and do not need a way to climb out of the water. they are totally aquatic other than that they do BREATHE air at the surface. they will dart up to the surface really quick, grab a breath of air, and swim back down real quick. they DO however enjoy a plant or other decoration where they can sit and rest with their nose out of the water.

they sometimes will have an attitude with fish that bug them (i had one in with a betta once and they were always after each other, but no damage to either one) but they are pretty peaceful and shouldn't really harm any other fish.
 
they used to bite at my Mystery Snails feelers, untill they figured out that they were not food, but every noe and then I think they still get confused, maybe they think they are blackworms heh.
 
Google.com is your friend. Do a search and read,read,read!

Tom
 
http://mdc.mo.gov/kids/out-in/2006/02/3.htm

here is a link about the african clawed frog.
might be of interst to some.
Of course I'm sure no one here has ever let anything lose outside. :)

oops forgot. The link is to a recent article in Missouri Conservationist. It explains some characteristics of the frogs, how to identify them, ect.
 
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Mmm, Clawed frogs are very different than ADFs.

I'm not sure I would say they do best in pairs/groups, though. To the viewer, it is more interesting to see more than one and watch them interact while eating, mating, etc, but I think one would be content on its own.
 
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