One of my frogs, an albino has grown from a teeny, tiny little guy to w/i 3 months is now approx. 3" of huge froggie body. He's in a 29H aquarium. How big are these guys suppose to get? He looks like a tick about to bust.
oh dear
I'm afraid that you have an African clawed frog (ACF) Xenopus laevis
they get as large as a mans fist and eat anything they can fit in their mouths (several reports of them eating young turtles),
fish are speared by their huge claws and thrust into the mouth.
they are a great predator but not one that should be kept with fish, or anything else you prize.
btw Xenopus means strange food, a reference to their eating habits.
Yes, I know what kind of frog he is. I just can't get over the unbelieveable growth. His friend, who is the same type, but, a different color, is no where near the size. Neither one of them touches or even goes near my catfish. And, the minnows are the only other fish in the tank and they represent meal time.
One other question for anyone out there. The palms of Fred's hands have turned a really dark brown. It slowly started happening as he started growing. Am wondering if this is normal for the albino's.
Thank you for any information.
My poor baby. He'll be waiting a LONG time...........cuz, I am NOT getting him a girlfriend! Do you have any idea how long this tank (29H) will support him and George?
Yes, I need help, again. Does anyone know where I can find ANY information re:my frogs? I can't find anything, anywhere. I know that I should NOT have gotten them, if I was clueless on their care. However, I do have them and they are growing nuclear and I don't know if I'm even feeding them correctly. They are consuming approx. 50 sm. rosie reds/week w/tubifex worms and those floating green logs (food). I need to know about their feeding needs, their ideal habitat, et.
Any help would be most greatly appreciated.
P.S. They ARE extremely happy, fat, cute little guys. OK, not little.
LOL, they eat a lot IF you let them, they don't actually need to eat that much though. As I'm sure you've found out by now, you should not be feeding any kinds of minnow or goldfish because they have serrated spines that can harm them.
You sound like you're doing good with them besides that little problem, you have a big enough tank for them, just follow the feeding guidelines and you should be ok. Consider setting up a breeding tank for feeder guppies too.
Thank you so much for the advise. I have heard mixed reviews re:rosie reds & goldfish. In my area of Northeast Ohio, I can not find any store that sells feeder guppies. I have an extra 10 gal tank that would be perfect for that, too. I'll keep looking; but, I might have to resort to the fancy guppies; unless, there is another fish that would work.
Yeah, I know that I don't have to feed them as much as I do; but, they are so pathetic when there isn't a bunch of swimming food. They seriously hang at the front of the tank and stare at me w/their cute little faces.
Yeah, they're just so darn pathetic aren't they? Ya gotta learn to resist it tho Anyways, all you need a trio cuz anything more will overcrowd your tank after a while and and extras from the trio you might be able to sell to the LFS. Just find a couple that have some ugly colors or not very long fins and use those.
I love these little frogs. I had an aquatic frog a few years ago I kept in a small tank. I started the tank with fish, but over time he became the lone inhabitant of the little tank. I alter realized the tank was just too small to house any more critters.
Now I have a new ten gallon tank and I definitely want to have another aquatic frog in there along with a companion frog this time so he doesn't get lonely. But, provided that I want to have two frogs in there, what other fish and critters can I put in there? I'd also like to have a shrimp or two. I haven't decided about the fish yet except that they will not be goldfish.
If you want the african clawed type they're technically 10 gallons a piece, and you can forget having any fish since they WILL get big enough to eat em
If you want the african clawed type they're technically 10 gallons a piece, and you can forget having any fish since they WILL get big enough to eat em
I wanted to get a female for my 2 boys; but, can't find one whose big enough to be loved and NOT eaten.
Got another froggie question.......Fred's back feet are getting a pinkish/red w/the veins really turning a darker red. Is this normal? (He's the albino one, but, his back feet have really become pronounced)
If you want the african clawed type they're technically 10 gallons a piece, and you can forget having any fish since they WILL get big enough to eat em
I wanted to get a female for my 2 boys; but, can't find one whose big enough to be loved and NOT eaten.
Got another froggie question.......Fred's back feet are getting a pinkish/red w/the veins really turning a darker red. Is this normal? (He's the albino one, but, his back feet have really become pronounced)
I looked for my question and can't find it. Anyway, I'll put it up again. My male frogs are startint to get aggresive w/each other. Would it be wise of me to get a couple of females, put them in their own tank until they have grown close to my males and then introduce them to my males? I don't know what else to do. The boys, for the most part, get along beautifully. They are constantly holding on to each other, which leads me to believe that they need a female.
Hmmmm...depending on your filtration and water change schedule it's probably possible to have 4 albinos. Females are bigger than males when full grown and eat more so they also make more of a mess.
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