Need some info on CLAWFOOTED FROGS!

BrookeLea

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Today I went to buy some African dwarf frogs, but when I got to the store there weren't any. Instead, there were "clawfooted frogs." They were SO cute! I wanted to get one...or two...but I decided to come home and do some research first since none of the workers knew anything about the frogs. They were pretty big. About 3 inches long in the body, I'd say. And they were white with little black toes. I wanted to put them in m 55 gallon with some mollies, platies, guppies and neon tetras. Would this work? Would he pick on the fish? Would the fish pick on him? Would he eat the fish? Does he need any special care, special food, etc? Any help that anyone could give me would be much appreciated. If they're compatible, I'm going to get one...or two...Monday afternoon. Let me know, please!
 
Sounds like an African CLAWED Frog to me. They can get huge, and they love to eat fish. They are not to be put in tanks of fish at all smaller than them if you'd like to keep the fish.

At that size, they'd probably be able to eat your Tetras and Guppies by now. At full size, they'd be able to eat your Mollies and Platies.

http://clawedfrogs.tripod.com/

Here's just one site on them that I found in a quick google search. There are many, many more to be found if this is indeed the type of frog your pet store has (and I very firmly believe that this is the type, as there aren't very many full aquatic frogs).
 
Wow Kiarra! Thanks for the heads up! Those frogs were African clawed frogs. Goofy people didn't even call them by the right name! I wouldn't want my fishies to get eaten, so no cute frogs for me. They are really cute, though. I've got an empty 29 gallon tank....maybe...hmmmm haha
 
Many people do love them, so if you have a separate tank, they make excellent pets. They just aren't good community critters.
 

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