the waters fine, i do 25 percent weekly water changes. up until today he was fine, then i noticed him floating on the surface, and his skin seemed to be shedding, a bit later i noticed that his belly was really swollen, as well as noticing at this time he was actually dead. is this something that may affect my others please help
why did my frog die
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i think you are talking about those african clawed frogs the sell at lfs and do you have fish? if its a sand substrate it probably got its belly irritated. and if you have fish, they may be the problem, picking on the frogs. if you dont got fish make sure you declorinate the water, that would be your biggest problem. but im not an expert. 
Is it an ADF?
Is it an adf or a acf? Big claws and eyes on the top of it's head rather than located more periferally are a sign of ACF's.
Do you know your other water parameters...like how much ammonia, nitrite and nitrate were in the tank?
do you have a filter on the tank? (or heater BTW?) If you have no filter and were only changing 25% water once a week, especially if the tank is new, you weren't cycled. The poisons of ammonia (from waste and rotting left over food) are deadly and build up rapidly. Ammonia is metabolized to nitrite in the cycle (nitrogen cycle that is) and that too is a deadly poison that builds up quicky. Nitrite is metabolized to nitrate, and having a little bit of that in the tank is ok and signals the tank is cycled.
Do you use tap water? Does it need dechlorination? Tap water with chlorine is deadly over time...though it sounds like the afformentioned cycling may have been the issue. water conditioner is necessary for giving your frog a long, healthy life.
Also the water changes could have shocked the frog...though I think it would have to be more than 25% to really cause a problem. If the ph and tempreature aren't close if not matching, you'll shock it's system.
if you can provide more information wiht the questions I asked, then you can probalby ell what went wrong for sure. But I think it was the build up of "stuff" in the water that is harmful. If you have no filter, then I think you need more frequent changes- possibly every other day- to keep it clean. I prefer filtering my tanks because it makes life a whole lot easier
PS in the articles section of this site is a great ADF article by Leopardess. Check it out if you haven't!
Is it an adf or a acf? Big claws and eyes on the top of it's head rather than located more periferally are a sign of ACF's.
Do you know your other water parameters...like how much ammonia, nitrite and nitrate were in the tank?
do you have a filter on the tank? (or heater BTW?) If you have no filter and were only changing 25% water once a week, especially if the tank is new, you weren't cycled. The poisons of ammonia (from waste and rotting left over food) are deadly and build up rapidly. Ammonia is metabolized to nitrite in the cycle (nitrogen cycle that is) and that too is a deadly poison that builds up quicky. Nitrite is metabolized to nitrate, and having a little bit of that in the tank is ok and signals the tank is cycled.
Do you use tap water? Does it need dechlorination? Tap water with chlorine is deadly over time...though it sounds like the afformentioned cycling may have been the issue. water conditioner is necessary for giving your frog a long, healthy life.
Also the water changes could have shocked the frog...though I think it would have to be more than 25% to really cause a problem. If the ph and tempreature aren't close if not matching, you'll shock it's system.
if you can provide more information wiht the questions I asked, then you can probalby ell what went wrong for sure. But I think it was the build up of "stuff" in the water that is harmful. If you have no filter, then I think you need more frequent changes- possibly every other day- to keep it clean. I prefer filtering my tanks because it makes life a whole lot easier
PS in the articles section of this site is a great ADF article by Leopardess. Check it out if you haven't!
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