WILL MY DWARF FROG EAT MY BABY BETTA
- Thread starter Mothmorrianne
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NO! Just no. Stop giving "advice"! You don't know what you're talking about!
What does this have to do with dwarf frogs and bettas? NOTHING!
Hello mothmorriane, welcome to AC!
Any betta that you buy from a retailer should be too large for your African dwarf frogs (ADF) to eat. An African clawed frog (ACF) is another matter, however, as the can reach 5" in length. As long as the betta is too big to fit in the ADF's mouth you should be okay. To give you a reference, let's just say at least 1/2". ACFs are predators and will try to eat anything that can fit in their mouths. BTW, baby guppies are less than a 1/4" long and elongated. Just about anything will eat a baby guppy.
You already know you need a larger tank. I would do so as soon as reasonably possible. ADFs do well in groups so something large enough to fit several frogs into would be good.
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I'm still really embarrassed but can you educate me about all that other water quality stuff and cycles or whatever? I really am in over my head but I'm trying to figure out what I'm doing for the sake of the animals. And I also wanted to ask if maybe the frog(s)/betta might be okay in a 20 gallon tank? I found one I could afford but should I still keep them separated?
If I were you I would just take a step back and return them. Make a proper plan of what to do then slowly start to make an aquarium while doing lots of research
Well, me myself wouldnt put the betta with the frogs. im glad you would put the frogs in a bigger tank but they are air breathers and they will come up for air, I have heard several sources say they need a low tank, as in the 10 gallon, so they dont struggle to swim up and up to get a gulp of air. You could get the 20 gallon, and if you really want to get something else besides your little girl, you could get guppies, they are fancy, colourful and crazy. If you want you can get both genders but they are called million fish for a reason, so you better get 2-3 females per male or get only males. I would recommend you getting the guppies first and putting them in first as well and leaving them in the tank for a while and then put in the betta so she doesnt think later on shes the Queen of the whole tank and chase them around.
As for cycling, Im not an expert in explaining it but there are bacteria called Nitrosomas and these convert ammonia (produced by fishes respiration and waste as well as rotting food etc) into nitrite, both NH3 and NO2 are toxic, which then nitrite (NO2) is being converted, by a different kind of bacteria, into nitrate (NO3). Being it, all three are toxic and/or deadly to fish where nitrate being toxic only above 20ppm and IF fish are exposed to it long term, it can be deadly or will have an impact on their reproductive organs. Also, pH of the water the fish are in plays a huge part on how toxic the ammonia is the higher the pH is the more tocic ammonia is. Ammonia can cause poisoning in fish as much as nitrite can, these usually are deadly to fish, and NH3 will cause a decrease in O2 in H2 and will cause the fish to gasp on water surface or cause them to have pink/red ish gills.
There are two types of cycling your tank, fish in and fishless. What to expect, fish less cycle is without fish in the tank, you either add pure ammonia (like Dr Tims one) or fish flakes in and leave them to rot there and release ammonia for bacteria to feast on and you check water for ammonia and nitrite only, daily, until you see both on 0ppm daily without crashing with a sudden rise in nitrates and then after fish less cycle you put the fish in so the cycle doesnt stall or crash. Fish in cycle is when you cycle your tank with fish in the tank, you do water changes of 40-50% daily or every two days with testing for ammonia and nitrite daily, until you see them both on 0ppm daily without crashing with a sudden rise in nitrates.
When there is a lack of oxygen or ammonia source in water, bacteria go dormant which doesnt mean you still have them, individuals will die off.
As for cycling, Im not an expert in explaining it but there are bacteria called Nitrosomas and these convert ammonia (produced by fishes respiration and waste as well as rotting food etc) into nitrite, both NH3 and NO2 are toxic, which then nitrite (NO2) is being converted, by a different kind of bacteria, into nitrate (NO3). Being it, all three are toxic and/or deadly to fish where nitrate being toxic only above 20ppm and IF fish are exposed to it long term, it can be deadly or will have an impact on their reproductive organs. Also, pH of the water the fish are in plays a huge part on how toxic the ammonia is the higher the pH is the more tocic ammonia is. Ammonia can cause poisoning in fish as much as nitrite can, these usually are deadly to fish, and NH3 will cause a decrease in O2 in H2 and will cause the fish to gasp on water surface or cause them to have pink/red ish gills.
There are two types of cycling your tank, fish in and fishless. What to expect, fish less cycle is without fish in the tank, you either add pure ammonia (like Dr Tims one) or fish flakes in and leave them to rot there and release ammonia for bacteria to feast on and you check water for ammonia and nitrite only, daily, until you see both on 0ppm daily without crashing with a sudden rise in nitrates and then after fish less cycle you put the fish in so the cycle doesnt stall or crash. Fish in cycle is when you cycle your tank with fish in the tank, you do water changes of 40-50% daily or every two days with testing for ammonia and nitrite daily, until you see them both on 0ppm daily without crashing with a sudden rise in nitrates.
When there is a lack of oxygen or ammonia source in water, bacteria go dormant which doesnt mean you still have them, individuals will die off.
