What Can I Add?

[HCpetraitis]

Ok so today is my birthday and I'm buying two African Dwarf Frogs. I would like to know what I can add to my tank to make it more frog friendly or anything I just need anyway.

I have a ten gallon tank and I have two male platies and eight platy fry. Mama died two weeks ago. Would the frog jump into the breeder net with the fry or would they be ok?

 

[jacko9901]

not sure about the frogs but you should change the substrate to gravel instead of those marbles and other stuff

 

[Esfa]

could change the substrate to sand, and then get a few caves!

 

[J1mbo]

never seen marbles used as substrate before.

Personally get some small gravel or sand/gravel. a couple hiding place caves or slate angled and proped up.

 

[SJ2K]

Marbles are a good substrate if breeding fish such as danios etc as far as asthetics go though, id switch it to somthing a little easier on the eyes Thats my prefference though.

Happy Birthday Btw

 

[bordercollie05]

Happy Birthday!

I had a frog in a tank with sand substrate and he loved to burrow into the sand near rocks or plants...of course I hardly saw him because of it, but he seemed to really like it. Also, if you've never had them, they do like to float at the top of the tank which scared me at first...thought he was dead. It's like they are too lazy to go up and down for air all the time. I really loved having a frog in my tank! (mine got stuck in the filter intake so you might want to put stocking over it or something...I didn't ever consider that his little feet could get caught in there...) Good luck with your froggies!

Laura

 

[ClownKnifeMommy]

Happy birthday and good luck with the froggies!!! I've never known them to leap out of tanks, but if they can get their feeties into the edge of the breeder netting they may try and climb in... I had one climb into my HOB filter a few years ago.

 

[groovitudedude]

Chill, guys.... That substrate will work fine for platies.

 

[HCpetraitis]

Thank you! Finally someone agrees with me! The substrate is perfect for platies. I think it will be fine. Now, what should I do to the filter intake?

 

[Esfa]

Thank you! Finally someone agrees with me! The substrate is perfect for platies. I think it will be fine. Now, what should I do to the filter intake?

hey, you asked for suggestions =/ my frogs used to love to big in the sand, and i'd be afraid of the frogs trying to dig under the marbles and getting a leg stuck between them.

stick the intake inside a pair of tights.

 

[HCpetraitis]

Ok well I just bought gravel/sand. its in the tank with my new froggy. His name is Bubba! IHe is either REALLY fat or pregnant? Don't know. Ok and about the filter, if I put tights on it whatabout all the poop and food?

 

[HCpetraitis]

Alright so I put netting up and Bubba is fine. I'm a little worried over food though. I mean ALL the food I have bought floats and none will make it to him . The pet store guy said that frogs have bad sight and you must drop the food right in front of them. Is that true?I have bought Brine shrimp, pellets, everything to buy! Everything floats! What should I do?

 

[Esfa]

Alright so I put netting up and Bubba is fine. I'm a little worried over food though. I mean ALL the food I have bought floats and none will make it to him . The pet store guy said that frogs have bad sight and you must drop the food right in front of them. Is that true?I have bought Brine shrimp, pellets, everything to buy! Everything floats! What should I do?

yeah they're really blind lol.

best thing is to buy frozen bloodworms. Not the freeze-dried stuff, the ones in bubble packaging.

also if you are feeding pellets, soak them for a while before feeding. this lets them absorb water and inflate.. if you know what i mean. otherwise they inflate inside the frog.

 

[HCpetraitis]

THanks for the heads up. I would really hate to see my poor bubba all blown up or something.