Adfs For A 10 Gal

Scott MacAdam

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I'm setting up a ADF tank soon and i've got a few questions....

should I bother with any land area.... I've got a frog tank now that has about 1/4 land and 3/4 water.... is there any use of this land section with ADF or should i not bother...?

with the set up in a 10 gal, how many should I go for? do they commonly stick together in a group?

Thanks again
 
NO, do not make a land area. they are completely aquatic. If you give them an area to get out of the water, they will end up there and dry out (in other words, die.).

As far as how many, I think if it is just an ADF tank you'd be fine with 10. One per gallon of water. I have six in my five gallon. But I am adement about water changes. I also take the food dish out and rinse it as soon as they finish the majority of the food. So if you keep up with your water changes and such, you'd probably be okay with a few more than 10. But i wouldn't do more than 15.

My ADFs hang out in two groups. They switch which group they are in though. One group hangs out in the back of the tank by the filter, and the other group hangs out up front by the food.

Some advice, you should have places for the frogs to hide (such as caves, plants colored the same/similar as the frogs) and places for them to just hang out. They like to hang out up above the ground some time. I catch mine wedging themselves between the thermameter and the tank from time to time. They also like to hang out in the plants.

Also, a food dish is the best idea ever for ADFs. Mine learned that the food was there the first day. It keeps the food from getting lost in the gravel and fouling up your water. And it is alot easier for the frogs to feed. And you also know when they have eaten because the food is gone off the dish instead of you having to search for it in the gravel.


I've also been told that sand is better for them than gravel, as it is easier on their bellies when they are laying on the ground.
 
Great info.... I will look into this soon then..

doesn't it seem odd that they would crawl onto land and dry out.... frog suicide? it makes you wonder how they would survive in the wild.....
 
I was told that they don't realize that they need to be in the water most of the time, which is why they dry out. They are rather lazy, only moving when necessary or when they really feel like it. So if they were comfy on the land, I don't believe they would go down into the water when they needed to.

And from what I understood while doing research, it is possible that they don't exist in the wild anymore. Due to humans tearing up their homes to build buildings.
 
Wow.... what a shame...

what would you suggest for tank mates.... I was thinking of corries to clean up after them, but the dish Idea seems great.... maybe some ottos? this tank always seems to have an alge problem, even though i've been changing around the lighting.... I'm thinking I could do about 5 ADF and maybe a male betta or a small group of scholaing fish... any ideas??
 
Someone else will have to help you with the tank mates. The only thing I've kept with them is a betta and mollies. So outside of that, I don't know.
 
for a frog only tank, no land is needed, sand substrate is prefered, lots of caves, hidy holes, tubes etc are good ive found, as well as plants. 3 main ways to feed them, with sand substrate you can just drop the food right on the sand, it wont sink between the gravel (as they isnt any), or use a shallow dish to place food in, frogs soon learn wher the food is, or use a pipet or turkey baster to suck up the food and drop it near/next to the frogs for them to snap it up. all feeding tactics work fine, but the first 2 wont usally work with other fish as they will eat them first. i would say 10-12 frogs in a 10gallon, its 1 gallon per frog minimum, but as they are little waste producers and no other fish in the tank, you would get away with a couple more.

as for other tank mates, dwarf cories are suitable, but being bottom dwellers, probally not the first choice, i have cories and frogs together no problems, but i do have to make sure the frogs are getting there share of food.
bettas are another possability, 1 male betta would work fine, even with 1 male betta i would say you could still get 6-8 frogs aswell.
or a small shoal of fish, neon tetras, cardinal tetras, other small tetras or small rasboras would work, having a group of 5-6 fish and 4-6 frogs would stock the tank.
or even another fish such as sparkling gourami, dwarf gourami, other small gouramies, or a few endlers would work.
just remember, what ever you have in that tank, keep up with regular water changes, and tank maintance and everything shoudl workl out fine, cycle the tank first too.
 

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