I wonder if anyone can help me out with albino frogs? I've had my tropical freshwater tank for nearly a year and have 2 clown loaches, 2 mollies, 2 neon tetras, 2 silver sharks and i have recently bought 2 albino frogs. I've had one frog longer than the other, but i've noticed that one frog looks quite bloated and i'm worried that it isn't very well. I don't know which frog it is because they are both identical.
Can anyone tell me if they think the frog is poorly and what i can do to help it?
First off, I'm not an expert, but I do own Albino clawed frogs. My frog will get bloated if he happens to find more food then usual in a feeding. These little guys will eat and eat and eat until they stop finding food. It might simply have gotten more then it's fill. If his belly isn't back to normal in a day then I'd look to see if it's some kind of medical problem. Also, if it's an albino clawed frog it'll most likely get BIG. So kiss your neons goodbye and anything else it can fit into its mouth. Maybe sometimes things that are bigger. Mine tried to eat a loach bigger then he was. I found it in his mouth and had to pull it out...
If any of your fish are missing it will account for the sudden bulge in your African Clawed Frog's tummy. If he seems OK and acts normally, you don't have to worry about this. I suggest getting another tank for these frogs though.
How are your frogs doing? Have they grown any since they started eating more?
I keep mine in a separate tank and have taken to buying them feeder minnows. I get them 50 at a time, and they have a feast when I first add them, but slow down once they are full. It takes the 5 of them several days to finish them off and then they just fed a few shrimp pellets over the remainder of the week.
It seems to work out better than any of the other things I've tried.
Thank you so much for your help, I think my frog was just a greedy little froggy as he seems to have returned to normal. I may have to look in to seperating them soon by the sounds of things otherwise they will try to eat the silver sharks (which are 5 times bigger than the frogs!).
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