Adf's And Fish Meds

[hollyp0p]

I got some ADF's yesterday, I just wondered can infections from fish cross over to ADF's ??

And are ADF's ok with bacterial meds like esha 2000, myxazin, that kind of thing? I'm getting some female bettas soon and wanted to add a preventative dose when they went in....


so if anyone knows???

 

[WILDER]

http/allaboutfrogs.org/info/mypets/dwarfs.html

 

[Colin_T]

frogs absorb things through their skin and this makes them more sensative to chemicals than corydoras catfish and loaches. If you are concerned about the new fighters bringing in disease I would suggest you quarantine the new fish for a couple of weeks before adding them to the tank with the frogs.

Most fish medications will cause problems to the frogs but fortunately most fish diseases don't affect the frogs.

 

[hollyp0p]

frogs absorb things through their skin and this makes them more sensative to chemicals than corydoras catfish and loaches. If you are concerned about the new fighters bringing in disease I would suggest you quarantine the new fish for a couple of weeks before adding them to the tank with the frogs.

Most fish medications will cause problems to the frogs but fortunately most fish diseases don't affect the frogs.

ahhh ok
well the shop are quaratining the bettas anyway, they're not for sale yet, and if i see anything suspicious i wouldn't buy them,
any idea if frogs tolerate aquarium salt? I didn't add any just incase!

 

[WILDER]

According to this site they can tolerate a small amount of salt.
[URL="http/www.fishpondinfo.com/frog4.htm"]http/www.fishpondinfo.com/frog4.htm[/URL]

Taken from the link.
Salt and Frogs
One person asked about salt and ADF's. Some people say to avoid salt entirely but I use about a tablespoon of aquarium salt per 5 gallons, and my ADF's are fine. Frogs are more sensitive to salt than some fish, perhaps as sensitive as some of the scaleless fish. That means, you do not want a lot of salt but some is okay. I would not put in more than a tablespoon per 4 gallons or so. If you do not have fish with the ADF's, do not use any salt. It is not needed for the frogs. I use it to help the fish in with them as my water is super soft and low in anions, cations, and minerals. The salt helps with the osmotic regulation of cations for the fish (sorry, I am a chemist!) and reduces the stress on the fish. This information on salt probably holds true for all other amphibians as well! A little is fine; a lot is bad. Too much salt will make water try to leave the frog and can leave him without enough water inside the body despite being surrounded by water. I also use low levels of salt in my ponds which have green frogs, bullfrogs, and other frogs in them. No problems have arisen.

 

[hollyp0p]

ahhh yeah, i thought it wouldn't be too much, though i think they're dosage is the standard, mine says a tbsp for every 19 litres, when i add the fish to be safe as it's only 13 litres i'll just add a tsp not a tbsp

 

[WILDER]

it also says in the link that fish meds can be more toxic to frogs than the desease.

 

[hollyp0p]

it also says in the link that fish meds can be more toxic to frogs than the desease.

eeep.......lets hope these frogs never get ill then, unless you can find frog meds....lol....they're settling in nicely

 

[WILDER]

Good luck hollypop even though i'm scared to death of frogs, crabs, snails and shrimps.

 

[hollyp0p]

Good luck hollypop even though i'm scared to death of frogs, crabs, snails and shrimps.

lol thanks, of them, or what could happen to them??

p.s: the main tank is looking ok, bit of a frenzy when i put i a cory food tab, every fish wanted a piece of it....lol

 

[WILDER]

of them, or what could happen to them??
Not sure what you mean having a thicker day than normal.

 

[hollyp0p]

of them, or what could happen to them??
Not sure what you mean having a thicker day than normal.

are you scared of them as creatures?
or are you scared of all the things that could happen to them?

 

[WILDER]

Scared of them they make me cringe, lol.
Wouldn't harm them just don't want to look at them.

 

[hollyp0p]

Scared of them they make me cringe, lol.
Wouldn't harm them just don't want to look at them.

lol that's fair enough

i'm like that only with spiders, nothing else

 

[Colin_T]

Good luck hollypop even though i'm scared to death of frogs, crabs, snails and shrimps.

you will take on that bad ol putty tat but you're afraid of frogs? LOL
peck em with your beak tweetie