Dafs With Bublebee Gobys...

[eschaton]

Hey all, not sure if I should post this in which forum given it's a compatability issue.

My Dwarf African Frogs do quite well in the 20 gallon community tank they are in...except for the fact they are such timid eaters. Whenever I drop in bloodworms, the Guppies, Neons, even the Corys scoop up the bloodworms so fast that I don't know what to do. If I put in half a cube they eat almost all before the frogs can even find one, and if I put in a whole cube the fish eventually get filled to the bursting point, and the frogs get some, but that doesn't seem ideal.

So I've been thinking about moving my DAFs to a nano-tank of some sort. It seems like bublebee gobys would be a good match. They're timid eaters compared to most fish, and like DAFs they need meaty foods. So in theory I could just drop in a cube of bloodworms and everything would go fine. Even better, both do good in smaller tanks.

And before anyone makes a comment, of course I know not to but an amphibian in brackish water.

Thanks for your help

 

[Jeewhizz]

From what I recall, most bumblebee's require live food, and don't always take to frozen.

 

[CFC]

Bumble bee gobies are mainly thought of as a brackish species which need some salt added to their water when kept in captivity so as you already know they wont mix well with frogs. When kept in freshwater bumble bee gobies tend to be prone to bacterial infections and live relatively short lives.

 

[dwarfgourami]

The idea of moving the frogs to a nano tank seems very good though. Frogs don't have brilliant eyesight and I can imagine how those greedy fish would swoop on the food before they've had a chance to spot it.