African Clawed Frogs

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

I haven't looked into this properly yet, but do they require the same sort of care as ADF?

Would a 20gallon long tank be a suitable size? How many would you recommend? (I'm thinking 2, possibly 3?)

(We have 2 ADF, but I quite fancy some ACFs.

The tank would be a species only tank.

 

[Questions?]

you could put three in a 20 gallon long tank (i think)
i don't know about the care being the same as ADFs. i think you could feed the ACF pinkie mice or smaller fish?

 

[Asp]

If we're talking Hymenochirus vs. Xenopus then the main difference is size. Dwarf frogs (H.) might get to 5cm, Xenopus laevis are significantly larger (12cm or so). I'd stick with a pair probably, though 3 would probably be ok.

They're pretty hardy, I guess a standard fishtank setup, temp. about 22-24, no substrate. They will take reptomin, but like all these things a varied diet is best.

That's about all I know, other than that they used to be use for pregnancy testing before modern tests were developed. (http/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1591324/)

 

[freshwaterfishlover]

Many years ago I had a 20 gallon with 2 Albino Clawed and 2 African Clawed. It was a lightly planted tank with 5 or 6 plants. They like to hide a lot. It also had gravel and I feed them Frozen Bloodworms. They were there from like 4 years till the African clawed Frogs ate the Albino Clawed Frogs. They got BIG.