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Well, phylogenetically, frogs *are* fish ;) All tetrapods (including us, humans) are evolutionarily nestled within the group "osteichthys" (aka "bony fish"). If you want to say frogs are not fish, you'd also have to say that a tuna is not a fish. Or, at the very least, you'd have to say that...

I would be wary of that listing. The import of FBT from the wild is banned across all the US. Therefore, all specimens sold within the US should be captive bred. Smuggling still happens though, even in “broad daylight”, so to speak. Given that this website does not clearly state that their frogs...

I love dandelion root drinks! I've never made it myself (I should try to do that at some point), but I have a couple herbal "tea" blends that use dandelion root prominently and they're very good. I have used dandelion lookalikes to make syrup though! I actually don't have very many true...

I'm also currently working through a diatom bloom in a (relatively) new sand setup and I'm trying ever so hard to be patient. Badger's right, replacing the sand will only prolong the issue. Diatoms take advantage of the nutrients common in new setups, and blooms happen when the beneficial...

That's a very fair point, and you're right, I did overlook it. Education can be a very powerful thing. It's why modern zoos and aquariums, at least in their current forms, exist at all, really. Captive animals have their place, even if they're used only for display and not for breeding programs...

Couldn't agree more. This is an area of the hobby that frustrates me—when hobbyists act as though they're doing real, important conservation work simply by having a tank with a few endangered or extinct (in the wild) fish that they breed for fun (and whose offspring they may end up selling for a...

Unfortunately, we don't have that one here, so I have no knowledge of or experience with it :( Looks like the company that makes it is Aussie. One thing that tends to be true across the board is that cheaper meds are usually cheaper for a reason, but my best advice would be to talk about the...

Used to work as a vet assistant many years ago and I can confirm the collars are the way to go. But you have to be very careful about which ones you choose. I'm not sure what you have available over in the UK, but since you mention Frontline and Bravecto (brands we have in the US as well)...

I don't know how long that drive would be for you, but I've transported fish, frogs, and plants by car 2.5 hours (I live in a pretty rural area with no LFS) and they were all fine. Small sample size, since I've only done it a handful of times, but I didn't have any issues. Remember, to even get...

Ooh, that looks like it'll turn out fantastically! Yeah, I'll have to keep toying with ideas, but I think I am going to go with glass. It'll just be a lot sturdier long-term since the silicone can actually bond to it properly. I'll just make the design such that the outflow tube comes through a...

That's fair, and I may end up taking your advice and just use more foam. I use sponge filters in my aquariums for this exact reason, so... I guess I'm not sure why I felt the need to include the rings in this design 😅 I like your design too! I really wish it could work for me, since it saves a...

Some of you may know I'm working on constructing a completely custom tree frog vivarium. I want it to have a water feature with a little waterfall type thing, but since frogs are messy creatures, I'd like it to have some semblance of actual filtration instead of the one or two small pieces of...

Thank you, this is definitely interesting. I had considered swinging doors with hinges instead of sliding doors, but wasn't sure about being able to install a proper latching mechanism... Looks like this person used magnets, which is pretty handy. I might have to look into some hinges and...

Good news! I think I won't have to attempt frankensteining after all. I called a glass shop out in the city and got a quote from them. 1/4" glass for the entire build (except the doors) will come out to less than $60 😲 It's obviously more expensive than using the materials I already have, but...

Thank you. While I wasn't necessarily going for recreating the dwarf frogs' natural habitat, I did want to keep in mind their desire to both explore and hide. I tried to create small holes, and pockets in between plants, for them to settle into and tuck themselves away. Also, creating a...

Double posting from my journal because I shamelessly want to show off this scape. I'm proud of it and very happy with how it ended up coming together. The frogs seem really happy with it too :) Previously, I just had the plants floating with not much else in the tank since I didn't have the...

It shouldn't take more than a day or so for even fine dust to settle, especially since you rinsed the sand beforehand. I'm wondering if you're maybe getting some cloudy water from a bacterial bloom as well, which is extremely common in newly set-up tanks. A picture of the tank might help

The problem with understanding intelligence is that "intelligence" as we define it is inherently based on our perception and experience of the world. A clam's retraction response to touch, for example, is only considered "unintelligent", "primitive", or "basal" because for our purposes...

Yeah, that's true. There is new growth, so I'm hopeful. Maybe I just have to wait it out. Unfortunately for me, I do think what I have is monnieri 😅 It was just sold as "Bacopa" in the shop, but comparing photos, it looks most like monnieri. I'll definitely keep trying with it, but I'll probably...

Have fun with your new aquarium plants! They fit right in with their nice vivid green. Do keep an eye out for melting though. Peas are usually grown emersed, so they'll likely melt back and regrow with a slightly different growth pattern. They make great ground cover once established though.

That's what I thought too! In fact, it looks so much like it that I'm wondering... is it possible you got a very lucky sort of hitchhiker with a recent plant purchase? 🤔 If it is an actual alga though, I'd guess a species of Ulva, potentially

Well, it got really grody after the move because of plants floating around (and also melting 🙄) and I think the filter must've gotten a little shocked because I started getting a lot of diatom growth on the glass and plants, BUT... at long last, after a thorough clean, the tank is scaped! I'm...

Thank you! I have no experience with tank construction, so we'll see how this goes 😅 It'll be a learning experience for sure... But I have hope for it! Lots of patience and lots of youtube tutorials

Great, thank you. And yes, I've definitely heard of the challenges with silicone adhering to plastics... I've seen people recommend really roughing up the bottom surface of the tracks with sandpaper to get more surface area for the silicone to hold onto. I could possibly also use super glue...

Yes. I didn't include them because I didn't want to complicate the diagram. I will have small strips of glass on which I'll silicone plastic E-channels for the doors. However, I'm asking about the structural integrity of siliconing the glass pieces together to add height to the tank.

So, I'm in a somewhat interesting position. Hopefully I'll be able to get some feedback on a potential solution I've come up with. I'd like one or two white's tree frogs I have a ~25gal aquarium (30"Lx12"Wx15"H) — this could potentially be suitable for one frog, but bigger is better, and it'd...

The pictures you posted are definitely rhabdocoel flatworms. Completely harmless, but perhaps a bit unsightly if you have a lot of them in the water column or crawling on the glass. Some fish will eat them, I think. I had quite a few in a new-ish tank and they all disappeared once I added some...

Hmm... I honestly don't know enough about this specific information niche to have any concrete thoughts, but I do think it's an interesting idea and I'd definitely like to know more. It's intriguing that a fish would purposefully, perhaps instinctively, eat another fish's poop. I've seen my...

I will submit it eventually! I want to get a bit closer to my final goal first, i.e. get the otos and whatever dwarf cichlid I end up choosing. In other news, the fish are pooping a LOT. It's all normal-looking poop. Nothing stringy, normal colored, but it seems like more than usual...

It's definitely a bit counterintuitive at first, given that frogs are amphibians, but it's surprising just how many amphibians can survive in primarily terrestrial, or even desert habitats. The largest body of water a dart frog will probably ever see in the wild are the pools of water that...

Yes! Springtails and isopods, along with a proper substrate setup, make for a bioactive vivarium. I'd recommend researching substrate types and proper layering if you haven't already. I'm definitely going to go bioactive, personally. It means you don't have to change out the substrate very...

I can attest to this — the frogbit and water lettuce in my tank are actually suffering from nitrogen deficiency currently because my tank's bioload is so low. I actually decided to order a nitrogen supplement to try to help them out... They're extremely greedy plants, which is great for a fully...

Springtails are great. Regarding escapees, I saw a guy on Youtube once who constructed his own dart frog vivarium from scratch. Part of the design was a set of sliding glass doors and to prevent fruit flies from escaping, he ran a small bead of silicone on one of the glass pieces so that the...