Anyone With A Acf?

[fishwatcher]

Just wondering what kind of set-up you have, that is successful. I've read care sheets on them, so I'm not so much looking for that info.... just what anyone here has.

 

[Callum]

what does ACF stand for algae cleaning fish?

 

[fishwatcher]

LOL, no, it stands for African Clawed Frog. That sounds pretty good, too, though!

 

[demonmagus]

african clawed frog

edit: posted just after. uuum, have you got a pic of your set up?

 

[jayjay]

I kept one in a 30g, with plastic plants, logs and a gravel substrate, though now i'd keep one, with lot's of logs, live plants and a sand substrate.

 

[fishwatcher]

I don't have one. I was thinking of getting a 10-gal with a few plants, a couple lengths of pvc pipe, fine gravel or sand substrate. Just didn't know how many plants they like, if it matters what kind of plants (both the type - plastic or silk- and the size leaf), that kind of thing. And what the best food if for them, too.
Thanks!

 

[jayjay]

Plant's don't matter, though floating plants would be good along with other live ones IMO.

Food - mine ate mainly bloodworms and shrimp.

 

[fishwatcher]

I've heard some say 1 in a 10-gal, some say as long as there is 2-gal per frog... what do you think?

 

[jayjay]

Hmmm 1 in 10g is minimum I suppose, though depends on the dimensions.

I'd probably say 15g minimum.

 

[SLC Flyfishing]

Is ACF the same as African Dwarf Frog? If so use a sand substrate and some rocks & logs. 10 gallon would be just fine and don't plant too heavily because the one I had would get confused when he went up for air because of the heavy plant cover and then return to the bottom without breathing. I suppose that this was rather stressful for him.

SLC

 

[fishwatcher]

They are most definitely not the same... the ACF grows to about 5", and will eat the ADF and anything else smaller than themselves. The ACFs are the ones that can be albino or brown, the ADfs only come as the standard brown/green/frog color. LOL
That's so sad about him not breathing... I'm assuming he died from it?

 

[SLC Flyfishing]

They are most definitely not the same... the ACF grows to about 5", and will eat the ADF and anything else smaller than themselves. The ACFs are the ones that can be albino or brown, the ADfs only come as the standard brown/green/frog color. LOL
That's so sad about him not breathing... I'm assuming he died from it?

Nope he didn't die from that he died along with all the fish in his tank when the filter malfunctioned and melted plastic from around the magnet case started pouring down into the water poisoning him and his mates. I found them all dead when I returned from work that evening.

Anyway sorry about the useless post, I just wanted to make sure that you weren't going to waste a large tank on an ADF (not that there's anything wrong with them) When they could have so many tankmates.

SLC

 

[fishwatcher]

Oh, how horrible! Poor fishies and froggies! That is such an odd thing to happen... I've never heard of that before. Another thing to add to my list of paranoia now! LMAO
No problem, thanks for being helpful!

 

[SLC Flyfishing]

Yeah just don't buy a marineland hex tank and you'll be fine (the ones with the filter integrated into the hood)

SLC