Aquatic Frogs

[bigfish]

Hey just a quick question can u put aquatic frogs in a mixed communtiy tank? if so wot you feed them on?

 

[Final Dynazty]

Yeah I've put African dwarf frogs in community tanks. Just feed them what they normaly eat. Also make sure the fish can eat them.

 

[denz3366]

Hi,

I keep 3 African Dwarf Frogs in my community tank and i've had no problems... I feed them frozen blood worm, which goes down a treat. I find if I feed them normal flake food they tend not to eat it.

Hope that helps

Dave

 

[Rach]

I haven't got any frogs yet but I do plan too on Saturday. So I have already asked what they eat and I was told frozen blood worm.

 

[CathyG]

Mine also likes cat fish pellets and algae wafers

 

[kev_kb]

Never knew you could keep frogs in aquariums

Anyone have any pics or links to sites with more info on this please???

 

[CathyG]

Here you go, Kev Aquatic Frogs

Be sure not to confuse the African Dwarf Frog with the African Clawed frog. They are very different beasts, and the latter will grow large enough to start eating your fish in time, not because they are necessarily aggressive, but that they feed when prompted by movement (not smell) and anything that fits in it's mouth is fair game. Better to keep the clawed variety in a species tank.

 

[gadazobe]

Also make sure the fish can eat them.

I hope you mean make sure that the fish CAN'T eat them. I keep 2 ADF's in my community tank with no problem. They eat frozen foods, brine shrimp, glass worms, bloodworms etc. You have to feed them specifically, not just drop food in the tank, especially if there are a lot of fish with them. I use a turkey baster and drop the food in front of their noses, otherwise the fish tend to eat everything and there's none left for the frogs. They're very comical and ungainly - they "paddle" up to the top of the tank every now and then to get air and then dive down again.

 

[willywonka099]

okay the last from i had was in a community tank and i was a kid but to my best memories it ate all my FREAKING FISH sides the ones that were his size+

 

[CathyG]

That sounds like the Clawed frog

One of the easiest ways to tell the difference (when they are small), an African Dwarf frog has webbed front feet, and African Clawed frog has no webbing on their front feet, just clawed fingers

 

[Inchworm]

I have both kinds of frogs and enjoy them a lot.

Here's a link to a pinned topic in the Invertebrates + Amphibians forum that has a lot of good information about both of them:

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

 

[Final Dynazty]

I used to feed them pellits made for them.

 

[kev_kb]

Thanks for the links. Could one be kept with 3 Albino Corydoras in a 20gal?

 

[Mamaschild]

ADF's are social creatures and much happier with a few of their own kind. I don't think the cories would bother them any, though.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi kev_kb

Neither corys nor ADFs bother anyone, so I'm sure they will be fine together.

Please be certain that there are no open spaces at the top of the tank where the ADFs could escape from. They are good jumpers.