Hi, I recently received three African Dwarf Frogs -Hymenochirus Curtipes- as a present. All three are in one little plexiglass container, holding not much more than a quart of water.
According to the literature that came with the frogs (from www.wcaquariums.com) the rather large gravel in the bottom of the container is seeded with nutrifying bacteria - WC Aquariums calls it living gravel. The aquarium also contains a plant with a bamboo like stalk and a couple leaves. There's also a small snail.
The kit also includes a small resealable baggie of little pin head sized nuggets that are the frog's food, to be fed every day or every other day or once a week -not very specific- according to the literature. Finally, the tiny aquarium has a close fitting lid with a pencil eraser sized hole in the top.
I'm concerned about the frog's environment but am not sure how to proceed. I know they should be in a larger container, but how much larger? Is there such a thing as too much water? Will a five or a ten gallon tank be too deep for them because there'll be too much pressure on their bodies when they're on the bottom?
And what about filtration? I've Googled but haven't found definitive directions on the kind of filter that would be best, because normal filtration will suck the little critters to the inlet and drown them. I've seen lots of warnings on what _not_ to use, but nothing specific about what _should_ be used.
Feeding is also a mystery. Are bloodworms preferred? I haven't seen any description on the net of the food that came in the kit. Is that stuff ok in the short term, until I get something like bloodworms, or should I treat that as junk food and not give it to them?
Hope you can help. Thanks,
Tom.
