.. pregnant aquatic frog?

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hi, i have 2 aquatic frogs (dwarf african?), and, i've had them about 2/3 weeks.. i noticed a while, one of them got a little fatter than the other, and s/he floats a lot better. i have looked for information on them, but, i cant find anything about it. i think it may be pregnant, but, how do you tell? any information would be helpful, thank you!

~TYPO
 
ADF lay eggs--no pregnancy involved. You can differentiate male/female by looking at their bum--the girls have cleavage, boys don't. Females can get a bit heavy when they have eggs inside, but the most noticable cue will be the croaking--the male will sing to convince her to let him fertilize the eggs.
 
Yah. Sexing can be difficult if they're still small. However, because most LFS's keep them underfed/starved, the butt "bone" on the females can, unfortunately, be fairly easy to see. Males lack this protrusion. Also, males have what look like white "bumps" or pad (kind of like a pimple) behind their front arms.

What you are probably seeing is just a happy, fed frog. You can really see a frog's stomach expand after a meal. This is how I gauge when it's time to feed them. Round stomach = no food. Flat stomach = food time:)
 
HEY! Thank you *so* much!! That was very helpful, so, I do believe I have a male and a female.. Mebbe babies? :p

This is my tank, i wish i had a better camera. The betta is in his cup, recovering from a bad case of ich. Take a look!

~ TYPO

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sorry for the bad pictures, i had to take the, with my webcam of all things ( =[ ) but, their names are as follows:
2 danios: cheeba and sheeva
2 frogs: caboose and o'mally
1 pleco: chris
1 snail: snail
1 male betta: saleen
2 female bettas: chevette and shelby
 
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