Adfs - Widely Available

[myrtle]

Well I picked up my 'new' 28l tank this morning for my adf and after a brief flirtation with the idea of having a Betta in there too I decided to get him some froggy friends instead. So I checked Tropical fish finder and found a couple of outlets nearish to me who stock them and set off. I'd heard some good things about World of Water in Romsey so I was quite excited (as I get when visiting a new fish shop) but boy, was I disappointed. Fabulous for dry goods and outdoor stuff but the fish were not the healthiest (several deceased and Bettas with a lot of missing tail housed with nippy tetra) but I thought I'd have a look at the adf anyway. A nice looking tank teeming with froggys but no adf. They looked like acf and the sales assisstant said they were American Dwarf frogs whatever they are. So an hour and a half round trip wasted I thought I'd try the second on my list - Maidenhead Aquatics at Windsor which was 50 mins in the other direction from my house. Well, I duly put the postcode into my satnav and set off only to arrive at a small cul-de-sac as I'd written the postcode down wrong

. So, 3 hours into a quick shopping trip I decided to go to Maidenhead Aquatics at StAlbans as I'd seen adfs there before. Another 50 mins later I arrived and lo and behold there were the froggies

at £4.50 each! I had a browse as you do and I have to say it is the best kept fish shop I've seen along with the best and healthiest fish! I now need yet another tank to house all the fish I wanted to buy! However I only left with the most expensive frogs I've ever bought at £4.50 each plus about £50 in petrol!

Moral of the story? Phone first before you travel as they may not still be in stock! Oh and moral number 2? Get yourselves to MA@St Albans!!!

 

[Jenste]

pictures please!!!

and most places will stock ADF, not ACF - so you can imagine what some ppl go through to find a decent ACF - - most are so malnourished or dyed - - finding a quality one in a pet store is near impossible - the staff is never educated about them and try to push them off as ADF as you experienced

 

[myrtle]

I would take some pictures but one of my lurchers has just spotted the frogs moving inside the tank and is very interested (ie sitting in front of the tank and staring hard at it!). It is on the floor at the moment as it was a case of get the frog in and think about where to put it later! I'll keep trying though...

 

[myrtle]

Well, I managed to get some photos finally!

Here's their tank, still a bit murky where the sand hasn't quite settled...

This is the larger of the 2 new ones:

And this is the diddy one, almost the same size as the bloodworm! Excuse the piece of Reptomin in the background...

The original Myrtle taking far too much of an interest in the tank for my liking!

 

[Jenste]

looks like a decent set up! they will love the moss balls!

 

[myrtle]

Thanks, I've hollowed the moss balls out as 'caves' but I'm a little concerned that they may fall forward and trap them inside. Mind you, if they fall forward then the back will open up so they'll be able to get out

. There's still some work to do, there is a small piece of wood floating at the mo and when it finally sinks the Java fern will be attached. I'm hoping to add some more plants to give them more security as it's a bit open at the moment. Any suggestions on what to add to make it more comfortable for them?

 

[myrtle]

All the frogs have settled in nicely and the water has cleared. The new ones are eating voraciously (perhaps too much so) but now that I can see him better I have noticed the older one's right eye has a white film over it and he's not half as active as the other two. I'm hoping that the low flow and shallower water will help him build himself back up a bit and I'm doing a w/c today (prob 50%) even though the filter was filled with media from another one that's been running for several years. I've popped 3 cherry shrimp in, all females so they won't breed and over populate, just to deal with the odd bit of food left over.
Any ideas what the white film over his (it is a he!) eye could be? Would simple clean water and more appropriate conditions than his previous tank help it or do I need to do something else? I think he is about 2 or 3 years old now so not young but not old exactly!
Jo