Dwarf frogs

I have three dwarf frogs in my amphibian tank (two African, one albino), and they spend a fair chunk of the day underneath the piled rocks I put in the tank for the salamanders to bask on. I agree with the above post, add some hiding places.
 
I have a Dwarf frog in a 10 gallon tank with my guppies and cories. I have plastic plants and a terracotta pot cut in half for him to hide in. He seems to like that as well as nesting grass that I had in there for my baby guppies. Hope that helps.
 
QCppg - I'm assuming that by "african" you mean dark colored?? When you said:

"I have three dwarf frogs in my amphibian tank (two African, one albino"

Also, are you positive that you have African dwarf frogs and not African clawed frogs? The reason I ask is that albino dwarf frogs are incredibly rare and are almost never seen. ON the other hand, albine clawed frogs are fairly common.

Are their front feet webbed or unwebbed?

- As for the question, african dwarf frogs do like somewhere dark to hide and can go a little nutty without one. They should only be kept with peaceul tankmates as they cannot defend themselves. making sure that ADF's are properly fed can be the biggest "hassle" that accompanies owning them. They cannot see very well at all and do not compete for food well, by any means. If kept in a tank with other fish, care must be taken to ensure that the frog gets its share of food - or it will be underweight or starved.

Bloodworms fed through a turkey baster, syringe, etc seems to be the best way. Some will eat from your hand (mine will). This way you can see the frogs up close to monitor their health, make sure that they're eating, and get to "play" with them:)

Check out this link on ADF's:
http://www.myfishtank.net/freshwaterprofiles.php?profile=124

(Here's one on African Clawed frogs - which get MUCH larger and are incredibly aggressive, but look similar when young):
http://www.myfishtank.net/freshwaterprofiles.php?profile=138


here's a few others:
http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/mypets/dwarfs.html

http://www.fishpondinfo.com/frog4.htm

If you do a search here at AC you will also find several posts on ADF's.
 
They are clawed frogs. It did not occur to me that they were different last night, though I do know the differences. As for the picture here you go. The screen lid (used to keep the cats out) was removed for this picture. This picture shows only the "land" portion of the tank. And sorry but there are no frogs in this picture.

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