Recent content by Trina

Thanks for your reply. The frog is fully grown. He is an African dwarf frog, not an African clawed frog. ADF's are gentle little creature with no teeth and no claws.

Hi, I have 2 fancy tail male guppies in a 5 gallon hex with one small African dwarf frog. They all get along quite well--no fighting, nipping, etc. They (the fish and the frog) eat together (different foods) and sometimes even sleep together. What is the ideal food for guppies? I've read...

Thanks all for the kind words and advice. I know I can't rescue them all. I just couldn't stop thinking about her. She is swimming and inquisitive about her environment. Believe it or not, she actually looks better this morning than she did last night. She won't eat though. I gave her some...

Well I bought her. She was right there with the rest of the girl bettas. Doesn't look she has been treated at all. Thanfully she still swims and acts OK. I was mad at the pet store and didn't want to give them more of my money than it took to buy her, , so I didn't buy any meds. I have...

Do you think she has flex? What kind of meds should I get for her? I'm in the U.S. so we might not have the same brand names, so if you could reply with brand names and the actual name of the medication that would be good. I have a clean one gallon glass tank that I could put her in. I would...

While browsing at a national U.S. pet store this past Saturday, I saw a beautiful very small female betta with a white body and lavender fins. Upon looking at her more closely, I noticed that she had a red sore right next to her pectoral fin and some small fuzzy white stuff next to the sore...

Ditto. I'm new and I love this book. I have checked it out and renewed it twice from my library--guess I'll have to go buy a copy soon!

Until what is 6 ppm? Ammonia? Isn't that dangerous, or I'm confused?

How much should I change and how often? Thanks

I've written before about how my 5 week old 5 gallon hex tank just will not cycle. It has 2 ADF in it. I get ammonia readings, but never nitrite or nitrate. I change 30-50% water daily, but always have at least 0.5 ppm (usually 1.0 ppm) ammonia. I test daily. I don't overfeed. I have used...

Thanks to all for the info/advice. She seems calmer this morning. Still has some stress stripes, but not nearly as prominent as yesterday. I fed her yesterday, but she spit out the betta bites that my boy betta (in a different tank) loves. She fooled me b/c she seemed to eat one bite, then...

Thanks! Makes sense. Poor girl was in a cup and now is in a new 5 gallon home with 2 ADF. I turned the light off and hope this will help her. About how long do you think it will take the stripes to go away? Also, I posted about BettaFix in a the frog forum, but will do the abbreviated version...

My new female betta is a veil tail multi color (blue, reddish, purple). She came from a chain pet store. She has horizonatal stripes on her body. I read confusing things on the internet that she could be: 1. Young and not fully pigmented yet. 2. Stressed and fearful 3. Ready to breed. I...

Can I safely add a betta med with the active ingredient of 0.2% Melaleuca (a variety of tea tree) to a 5 gallon tank with a new female betta and 2 ADF? The dosage would be 2.5 teaspoons (12.5 ml). She doesn't appear to be sick, I just want to add it as a preventative messure as she came from a...

Well, it seems that I have to take the heater back. My frogs, especially one of them, won't leave it alone. He wants to play on the heater, sit on it, sit under it, swim all over it, etc. I looked on line for a heater cover, but this heater is already covered with what the manufacturers calls...