I used to keep 3 ACF's (african clawed frogs - usually what albinos are - never seen an albino ADF) in my 20H. They were very happy in there. Huey, Duey, and Louie. Oh, I miss them - we lost them to a particularly unruly child that came to visit and is now banned from our home. I kept them alone, NO fish, with lots of decorations and hiding places so each could claim their own territory. ACF's do get quite large as they mature (5 inches or so, especially if you are doing your regular tank maintenance and feeding them properly - high protein foods like blood worms) and have little teeth that they have been known to draw blood on a human hand with. It's not a good idea to keep them with any fish for that reason. Even if they aren't able to eat the fish, they will grab onto and bite off fins. Also, they aren't as slow at eating as ADF's but they are still slower than fish, so to prevent them from starving, it's not a good idea to have fish in the same tank.
I was thinking about putting a school of small fish in my 20 when my red cap is better, but now I'm missing my ACF's again. What to do, what to do?
Hope this has helped you a bit. ACF's do make wonderful aquarium pets. They were so much fun - shy at first but once they got used to us, they would come up to the glass and beg for a feed.
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