African Dwarf Frog: Basics And Care Guide
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- Опубліковано 13 вер 2024
- The African Dwarf Frog's peaceful behavior makes them a welcome change for some and adds some neat diversity to your burgeoning ecosystem. As their name implies, they are from Africa, and there are four species involved who are collectively referred to as the African Dwarf Frog. The only main difference between them is their original locations in the wild.
They may be sourced from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Gabon, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and the Central African Republic. Other than their origin, there is little to distinguish each species from one another. African Dwarf Frogs are also often mistaken for the African Clawed frogs, which, truth be told, do look similar, but the latter is larger and also has an aggressive attitude best left to experts in the field.
In this video, we talk about their behavior as well as their lifespan. We also talk about their appearance, as well as the basic tank requirements you'll need to meet before adding them to your aquarium. Check out this video for what you should know about the African Dwarf Frog.
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this video is awesome I am trying to convince my mom to let me get some of these so she told me to write an essay and this video helped alot! thanks.
Mine just died I don’t know how I am trying to do CPR it was running on his back
As a former kid who had to make a presentation on why i should go ANYWHERE, i really hope you get your froggies 🙏🏻
You can keep them with non aggressive Betta! Makes a beautiful planted aquarium. This will help you in Biology in school too 🤓🔎🐸
@@DJ_Dutchess Oohh that sounds cool I have a Betta idk if he is aggressive tho
@@StuntBarby4ever You can try a larger tank and monitor closely! If you see him nipping at the frogs you can pull him from the tank 🐸 Sometimes if they have other enrichment in the tank they won't mess with the frogs. 🐸
I really appreciate your video I love how clear it was on their care!
Great video, thank you !
Great video!!! Thank you! How about feeding?
I made a whole series on raising African dwarf frog eggs and tadpoles if you want to check it out!
I've had 15 now and all of them haven't lived past 2 months, some lasting less then a week, they float at the top barely moving then they die soon after, my tank is a 10 gallon and it's just them according to several experts I'm not doing anything wrong, they die mostly after a water change but I use special amphibian water conditioner before hand as recommended by an expert, Please help! I don't understand what's wrong!
we dont do water changes. ever. HEAVILY plant your tank and use a high quality plant substrate. add some driftwood. let it run for like 6 months then boom. top off with filtered water as needed. we have 8 tanks, largest being a 220 gallon. smallest a 35 gallon. we haven’t done a water change in years. we still clean our filters and net out uneaten food though. the only time we lost a fish/amphibian was during a power outage. keep your temperature stable. make sure you use water conditioner before and after a water change. every tank is different, maybe you’re doing water changes too often. or you’re changing out too much water. also if you’re dumping freezing cold water into your 78° tank you’re going to shock your animals and they will die. i bet money this is the problem. but i dont know what you’re doing so i can only assume. temperature is #1 if your other parameters are stable.
ADF also need 10-12 hours of light per day. Make sure you’re feeding them a varied diet. I dont recommend the “frog pellets” or any pellets really, if it’s the brands they sell at big box pet stores at least. most have corn in them, you also want to avoid pellets with copper or zinc high up on the ingredient list. DONT feed bloodworms or freeze dried foods!!! ever!!!! feed mysis shrimp, daphnia, black worms, mosquito larvae. brine shrimp is ok, it has a little protein but is missing other vitamins this frog needs. i wouldn’t mind feeding it but don’t use it as a staple. you can easily find brine shrimp & mysis shrimp at an actual aquarium store! you can feed earth worms as well (from a chemical free source)
hope this information helps you!
Sorry for the novel but if you’re buying all of them from the same store, I’d look into other sources. Try a different store, look online etc.
Updates?
@@dabalishis1585 Thanks everyone for the advice everything is going good now
How much gallon tank would you recommend?
10
2 gallons per frog. Stick with tanks that are not deep. They need easy access to the surface to breathe. 10 is perfect for 2-3. They like buddies.
Why is my frog looking fat am I feeding too much
What size tank is the best
There is a rule that it is 1 frog per gallon but take that with a grain of salt. Don’t put one in a 1 gallon because that is not a lot os space and they are social animals.
Mine just died please answer i am trying to save him I don’t know what to do
Seash