I was thinking about getting an african dwarf frog for a 10 gal tank, but I'm not sure of the requirements for them or if they even do well in a smaller tank.
African Dwarf Frogs
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A 10 gallon is great for a dwarf frog. They can even be put in tanks down to 2 gallons. Its actually bigger tanks you have to be careful with. If a tank is too tall they can't make it to the surface for air and drown. A 10 gallon is good though.
fballguy said:
I learned that the hard way. I have a 37 gallon tall and my little guy lasted about 2 weeks and then died. I being a total noob had no idea.
make sure you don't have any aggressive feeders like platies in the tank, as they will outcompete the slow frogs for food.
I have to use chopsticks to directly feed my ADF's or the betta would eat all the bloodworms before it even reaches the bottom. They really have poor eyesight and hunt for food by smell, not sight.
Hi,
When I was just starting out, I had one in a gallon bowl, no heat(we live in Canada and it can get pretty cold), no filter, and just fed a couple frog pellets a day! It lived for five years(two years in the bowl, three years in a 33 gallon). Very hardy!
Cory Lover
When I was just starting out, I had one in a gallon bowl, no heat(we live in Canada and it can get pretty cold), no filter, and just fed a couple frog pellets a day! It lived for five years(two years in the bowl, three years in a 33 gallon). Very hardy!
Cory Lover
fishcatch22 said:
Exactly...this is the problem I had. I used to have an adf in a 10g. with a couple platies, which would always eat the food. I started hand feeding the frog with a pair of tweezers, which got to be a pain after awhile, so now he is in his own 5g. with a couple of otos. I thaw the worms or brine shrimp, suck them up in a turkey baster, then deposit the food in a small clamshell wedged into the substrate.