ADF

[glolite]

I bought an ADF 3 days ago and put him in my 6g with 1 male betta. He was eating blood worms hungrily and I was just getting fond of him (Freddy ) and the yesterday I found him dried up on the carpet about 3 feet from the tank
So sad for Freddy as he probably thought he was of on an adventure!!
Anyway, any tips for preventing escape? Do I need to keep the water level lower? Perhaps I should buy the next one a collar and lead

 

[gale]

about 10 yrs ago I had an ADF and he would escape too. After he died I never got another because I got tired of searching for him every day and half the time finding him about halfway to freedom. btw I had a cover on my tank but he'd go through the hole where my hanging heater was. At one point I had the tank divided for some guppy fry and kept him in the other side (away from the heater hole) and at least once a day had to net him out of the fry side and put him back into the other side. He was cute, but a big pain in the butt.

 

[Inchworm]

That's another lesson I had to learn the hard way too.

Now I keep mine in a one gallon jar with a lid. With the water level down about 3 inches from the top, the tiny little creatures have plenty of air and it gets refreshed when I open it to feed them.

I like having them alone, away from fish that could bite their little arms too. The jar is like a miniature world all their own. I have a little gravel on the bottom and a small cave for them to go into (it's 2 rocks with a piece of slate for the top).

Frogs actually do better without filtration since the vibrations bother them, so every couple of weeks I net them out and put them into a deep pot with an inch or two of water. I cover this while I am cleaning out their jar.

To do this, I just move the cave in with them to keep it wet, and swirl the water around, stirring the gravel up before I dump it out. Then I add a little tank water in and swirl it again. Then I fill it with new dechlorinated water and replace the cave.

It's very little work to provide them with a safe an secure environment.

I sure love my little froggys!

 

[glolite]

Thanks for the replies. Inchworm, do your froggies need a heater?

 

[fufanu360]

ya those things are escape artists...

mine crawled into the filter, and got stuck in the impeller and died

 

[DannyBoy17]

Oh my, that brings back some good memories...

Once, my mom was cleaning, and she found my albino dwarf frog down one of the vents!

Another time, my sister came home, and found my ADF on the porch outside! He had made it all the way outside! Bloody thing lived for years.

Sorry for the loss though

DB

 

[Bloomjack]

what is an ADF?

 

[Inchworm]

Once, my mom was cleaning, and she found my albino dwarf frog down one of the vents!

Hi DannyBoy17

Errrrr.................Guess what? If he was albino, he wasn't an ADF, but rather a baby African Clawed Frog (ACF). He might have grown up to be as big as your fist!

 

[Inchworm]

what is an ADF?

Hi Bloomjack

An ADF is an African Dwarf Frog. Of the two totally aquatic frogs that are often found in many lfs, this one remains tiny. It gets no bigger than about 1 1/2" long, not counting it's legs.

They make fine pets for anyone who only has a little room to spare.

Here's a link to a thread with lots of information and links about them and their larger African Clawed Frog relatives:

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=18252