Meet The New Member Of The Tank!

[comocrayfish5]

i am posting this here b/c he is in my tropical tank!

so yesterday i finally decided to get an african dwarf frog! i did my research and i got one!
here are the pics (he needs a name):

 

[FishBlast]

He's cute X) But seems shy.

 

[comocrayfish5]

he is usually not under the rock, but i did just turn the light on and took the pic

here are some more:

 

[FishBlast]

Nice little fellow. I like frogs, especially watching their different stages, from tadpole to frog, too bad my mom can't see their beauty. She thinks frogs are used by witches to carry curses. -.- I once used a frog to scare her LOL. Old folks around here might be so wacky... No wonder my country's so late in development...

 

[comocrayfish5]

well i am NOT NOT NOT an amphibian person- except african dwarf frogs and chinese fire belly newts, and that is it! and the bonus of ADF is that they are all aquatic unlike the FBN. i say that you go to the store and sneak one on your house

 

[Ruskull]

i am posting this here b/c he is in my tropical tank!

so yesterday i finally decided to get an african dwarf frog! i did my research and i got one!
here are the pics (he needs a name):

Kinda looks like Golum from the Lord of the Rings in this picture..........

 

[FishBlast]

well i am NOT NOT NOT an amphibian person- except african dwarf frogs and chinese fire belly newts, and that is it! and the bonus of ADF is that they are all aquatic unlike the FBN. i say that you go to the store and sneak one on your house

I'd rather keep the frog alive... my mom would probably kill it (with a long, 4 feet long stick, as she doesn't even go near the frogs).

I have a newt, but sometimes I wish I didn't have it... Not that I don't like her, she's been with me for many years, but I cannot have proper care for her (no filter so I have to keep changing water almost daily) and her tank is kind of small.
Also an emys orbicularis turtle that I feed fried / boiled / grilled chicken and fish to, but I just have a tiny pond for her, so she goes in / out when she wants, but I change water every time she finishes eating. I cannot keep her in a big tank as it would need daily water changes too and in larger proportions. So she's got basically my whole house to roam, but only a pond to sit in, can't swim (and last time I put her in a tank full of water, she was so scared she wanted to get out).

Sometimes I wish my dad didn't get me these pets when I was a kid. Now the more I research on the internet, the more I find out that they are supposed to be kept in a totally different way. And no idea how I'd explain to my mom (who seems to like my newt and my turtle a lot) that I'd have to give them up as they aren't kept like they should be.

Same happened with the hoplo I have now. I found out after 9 years (15 if you count the other hoplos I've had before) that these fish need a HUGE tank (even huger than my 20 gallon I have) and that I'd need to be testing the water and cycle the tank and all that stuff... after so many years. It's like sleeping comfy in a bed and then you get a wakeup call with a megaphone at your ear saying "YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!" -.-

 

[Dieses Madchen]

i am posting this here b/c he is in my tropical tank!

Kinda looks like Golum from the Lord of the Rings in this picture..........

Is that food? Come here, my precious...

 

[comocrayfish5]

well i am NOT NOT NOT an amphibian person- except african dwarf frogs and chinese fire belly newts, and that is it! and the bonus of ADF is that they are all aquatic unlike the FBN. i say that you go to the store and sneak one on your house

I'd rather keep the frog alive... my mom would probably kill it (with a long, 4 feet long stick, as she doesn't even go near the frogs).

I have a newt, but sometimes I wish I didn't have it... Not that I don't like her, she's been with me for many years, but I cannot have proper care for her (no filter so I have to keep changing water almost daily) and her tank is kind of small.
Also an emys orbicularis turtle that I feed fried / boiled / grilled chicken and fish to, but I just have a tiny pond for her, so she goes in / out when she wants, but I change water every time she finishes eating. I cannot keep her in a big tank as it would need daily water changes too and in larger proportions. So she's got basically my whole house to roam, but only a pond to sit in, can't swim (and last time I put her in a tank full of water, she was so scared she wanted to get out).

Sometimes I wish my dad didn't get me these pets when I was a kid. Now the more I research on the internet, the more I find out that they are supposed to be kept in a totally different way. And no idea how I'd explain to my mom (who seems to like my newt and my turtle a lot) that I'd have to give them up as they aren't kept like they should be.

Same happened with the hoplo I have now. I found out after 9 years (15 if you count the other hoplos I've had before) that these fish need a HUGE tank (even huger than my 20 gallon I have) and that I'd need to be testing the water and cycle the tank and all that stuff... after so many years. It's like sleeping comfy in a bed and then you get a wakeup call with a megaphone at your ear saying "YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!" -.-

i know what you mean. ugh then people hate on you for it when you are doing the best you can- like me and keeping my bettas in 1-1.5 gal tanks. they are happy and healthy. if i were you i would save up money for a filter. i do have money problems sometimes and its the filter cartridges that really waste it.
i think if your hoplos are doing fine then just leave them. the pet store people make it sound like would fish will grow overnight, and they dont- goldfish will grow to fit the size of the aquarium which i believe all fish do

 

[Ruskull]

i am posting this here b/c he is in my tropical tank!

Kinda looks like Golum from the Lord of the Rings in this picture..........

Is that food? Come here, my precious...

That's what I'd name him/her.....Golum.

 

[FishBlast]

i know what you mean. ugh then people hate on you for it when you are doing the best you can- like me and keeping my bettas in 1-1.5 gal tanks. they are happy and healthy. if i were you i would save up money for a filter. i do have money problems sometimes and its the filter cartridges that really waste it.
i think if your hoplos are doing fine then just leave them. the pet store people make it sound like would fish will grow overnight, and they dont- goldfish will grow to fit the size of the aquarium which i believe all fish do

Well, I would give up on the newt and (with much regret) the turtle, although mom wants them to stay. And who would accept a turtle that you can find in your local lake, and a turtle that loves KFC at that and doesn't know how to swim?

I have an internal filter, no changes required, I keep my cylindrical sponge, clean it once a month in a bowl of tank water, careful not to let it dry, and then put it back in function. Fish food is very cheap. Now that my tank's somewhat stable (I'm not 100% sure, but the fish seem active, eating, don't show signs of respiratory distress and ammonia is 0 constantly), I do 1.5L water change every 3 days and 20-30L changes every 5-7 days, but clean poop almost daily with a net.

Barely my last hoplo is actually having more space, as my 40L tank was only about 50cm long, my new tank is 85 cm long. But I always had 2 hoplos at once in the 40L, now I have only one because his friend died in 2010 at the age of 8. And I doubt I should be adding a second one in my current tank, the filtration might need to be upgraded for that, I'd rather have only one hoplo and swordtails to occupy the higher levels (although they seem to prefer grazing the sand all day instead of occupying their proper spaces).

As for the newt and turtle filtration, there's only one thing I could do, once I get my fish tank properly set with all the stuff I need: upgrade turtle's pond to something bigger and more decorative looking (I saw this awesome rock pond with filtration and stuff, would fit perfectly under my fish tank table) and for the newt a storage tub with a lid and lots of rocks like the one in her tank now. Because, unlike the turtle, if my newt escapes, she will end up like her mate did, in my mom's flower pot, dried up after months of roaming my house.
At least my turtle knows where her pond is and doesn't stay hidden except during the winter to hibernate in dark places.

If the part with growing to the size of the tank is true, how many people managed to keep a tiny goldfish alive for more than 3 years in a tiny bowl? In a 40L tank, my dad put different types of goldfishes: 1 golden fantail, 2 silver fantails and a black moor like the one in your avatar.

They had to live with my 2 hoplos and 2 swordtails and a crucian carp that I saved from becoming lunch (but had no idea how big that thing could get). They only lived for a year before they started dying off one by one. Then my swordtails fought and one got killed, then the last one died later on... then my carp died. Until 2010 I had 2 hoplos, after that 1 hoplo (Tzuppy) that mom confined to a 23L tank.

And then I made a mistake and used some of my income to buy 3 swordtails and lost one of them, 2 of them are alive thanks to the info the people on this forum taught me.

Now I have my hoplo, that pair of swordtails and 3 of their babies living in my 76L tank. I hope they're as happy as they seem.

 

[mhancock]

Lovely addition - is there any likelihood of a frog jumping out, or escaping out of the holes by there the pipes come in and out, and are they OK with no rocks or wood above the water's surface?

 

[ZoddyZod]

the pet store people make it sound like would fish will grow overnight, and they dont- goldfish will grow to fit the size of the aquarium which i believe all fish do

completely incorrect I'm afraid. If you put an Oscar in a 10g tank it would not stop growing at 3" because of the tank size....the exact same goes for any other fish.

What might happen is 'stunting' due to poor water quality and limited room for proper growth which in turn can lead to deformaty of the anatomy of the fish.

 

[FishBlast]

the pet store people make it sound like would fish will grow overnight, and they dont- goldfish will grow to fit the size of the aquarium which i believe all fish do

completely incorrect I'm afraid. If you put an Oscar in a 10g tank it would not stop growing at 3" because of the tank size....the exact same goes for any other fish.

What might happen is 'stunting' due to poor water quality and limited room for proper growth which in turn can lead to deformaty of the anatomy of the fish.

I think they die before any noticeable deformity can be seen.

Although I did see someone sell a hoplo that looked horribly deformed (unless the heads of some species grow THAT big?) and when I look at mine's pectoral fins, it makes me wonder if it has anything to do with deformities or he's just old and that's what happens to them as they reach old age.

 

[LucyB]

I think you should name him Dobby Anyone who has ever watched Harry Potter will know who Dobby is...