Tokis-Phoenix
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A friend of mine is interested in keeping a tropical frog right now, most likely an ACF because a fairly local petshop has stocked some albino ones which she has fallen in love with. She's not connected to the internet so i am doing some research for her, but the info i found so far has often been vague or contradictory- this site seems to know its ACF's though;
http
/www.geocities.com/ptimlin/xenopus.html
On the other hand some of the info it has goes against some of the advice given in this sites profile of ACF's;
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=61229
The things i am mostlyu concerned about right now are;
a. Filtration. The first site says that filtration should be used because;
"African Clawed frogs are specifically adapted for stagnant
water conditions. Although aesthetically pleasing to the keeper
mechanical and/or electrical filtration invariably produces adverse
long-term effects on the frogs. Constant water movement no matter
how slight is sensed through the highly developed lateral-line
system and results in severe stress. The effect is insidious and can
be compared to what would happen to a human if (s)he were
compelled to live where sandblasters and jackhammers were in use
24 hours a day. "
To combat water quality issues it advises instead to;
"99 % of the water should be changed by bailing, siphon, and/or
spigots every 3-4 days, or whenever it becomes extremely cloudy.
When in doubt about changing the water, try to err on the side of
cleanliness, though extreme fastidiousness is unnecessary. At every
water change use a towel to remove any algae and accumulated
exudate which form on the tank walls, but do not use any type of
algae-inhibiting or water-purifying chemicals other than the
minuscule amount of sodium thiosulfate mentioned above."
This forum's index does ot rule out the use of filtration- right now i think the geocities site is probably more spot on in this area, as in no filtration at all. Another thing i'd like to point out is that this forum's ACF profile does not really give much options/info for variety of feeding ACF's while geocities does. I would like to know more on giving these frogs good varied diets, and what sorts of foods should be fed in what sort of quantities etc
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My friend really wants an albino frog, and as far as i am aware ADF's do not come in an albino variety form- so ACF's it is. I have some old tanks lying around i do noy use or will be out of use by the time my pond is finished, so finding out the ideal sorts of environment/habitats these frogs like would be handy to know- one thing i am confused on, is sand as a substrate ok for ACF's?
http
/www.geocities.com/ptimlin/xenopus.htmlOn the other hand some of the info it has goes against some of the advice given in this sites profile of ACF's;
http
/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=61229The things i am mostlyu concerned about right now are;
a. Filtration. The first site says that filtration should be used because;
"African Clawed frogs are specifically adapted for stagnant
water conditions. Although aesthetically pleasing to the keeper
mechanical and/or electrical filtration invariably produces adverse
long-term effects on the frogs. Constant water movement no matter
how slight is sensed through the highly developed lateral-line
system and results in severe stress. The effect is insidious and can
be compared to what would happen to a human if (s)he were
compelled to live where sandblasters and jackhammers were in use
24 hours a day. "
To combat water quality issues it advises instead to;
"99 % of the water should be changed by bailing, siphon, and/or
spigots every 3-4 days, or whenever it becomes extremely cloudy.
When in doubt about changing the water, try to err on the side of
cleanliness, though extreme fastidiousness is unnecessary. At every
water change use a towel to remove any algae and accumulated
exudate which form on the tank walls, but do not use any type of
algae-inhibiting or water-purifying chemicals other than the
minuscule amount of sodium thiosulfate mentioned above."
This forum's index does ot rule out the use of filtration- right now i think the geocities site is probably more spot on in this area, as in no filtration at all. Another thing i'd like to point out is that this forum's ACF profile does not really give much options/info for variety of feeding ACF's while geocities does. I would like to know more on giving these frogs good varied diets, and what sorts of foods should be fed in what sort of quantities etc
.My friend really wants an albino frog, and as far as i am aware ADF's do not come in an albino variety form- so ACF's it is. I have some old tanks lying around i do noy use or will be out of use by the time my pond is finished, so finding out the ideal sorts of environment/habitats these frogs like would be handy to know- one thing i am confused on, is sand as a substrate ok for ACF's?
