Frog rescue, but some advice first

Corydora_FREAK · 08-16-2007, 03:12 PM

Well i work in a small town public area. And one of the cashiers at my work bought 4 African clawed or Dwarf frogs probably dwarfs, she said the frogs are very tiny. Any way everybody knows i am the fish guy so she did the one thing i tell any one about aquatic life NOT to do..... IMPULSE BUY!!! So i told her that frogs are very sensitive to water and they are in a 1 gallon bowl. I told her the frogs will more and likely die. Now she wants to give them to me. I don't really want them, my tanks are set up for fish. But the only tank i could see working is my 55 gallon community tank, but i would have to put something over the filter intake like pantyhose because they could get sucked up by the 60 gallon and 30 gallon power intake......... Also do i have to feed them different stuff and i am sure i do, but how? they wouldn't get to it fast enough the bluntnose minnows are veracious eaters. Also dont they need some land? I know they wont work with the tigers or the betta so i have to pick the 55 community. i told her to just upgrade to a bigger tank and she said "O i dont have the room" HMMMMMM MAYBE SOME RESEARCH WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER!!!

**JustOneMore20** · 08-16-2007, 03:54 PM

If they are ADFs (not the clawed kind), they will need to be fed live or frozen bloodworms and/or brine shrimp. Some people also feed them Frog and Tadpole Bites (made by the company HBH). They need access to the surface, so a 55g probably isn't the best tank for them. Also, they have bad eyesight, so can be hard to feed in larger tanks.

What other size tanks do you have? This info is assuming they are ADFs.....can you get a picture of them or see if they have claws? Finding out which they are would be best in deciding how to care for them.

Has she tried giving them back to the pet store?

Corydora_FREAK · 08-16-2007, 06:30 PM

i think she needs to do that, i could put them in my 10 gallon Cory Spawning tank that i just got ready.. but i wanted to spawn the cories

I cant get pics, if she brings them to my work i have to take them

Buggy · 08-17-2007, 08:31 AM

If she brings them to you, maybe you could take them to a lfs and get credit for them.

Corydora_FREAK · 08-17-2007, 12:19 PM

nearest LFS is actually not Local at all at 80 miles away, we only go to that city 1 time a month or less so.....

08-16-2007, 03:12 PM	#1
Corydora_FREAK FIENDING FOR CORYDORAS! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Middle of Nowhere, New Mexico Age: 20 Posts: 267	Frog rescue, but some advice first Well i work in a small town public area. And one of the cashiers at my work bought 4 African clawed or Dwarf frogs probably dwarfs, she said the frogs are very tiny. Any way everybody knows i am the fish guy so she did the one thing i tell any one about aquatic life NOT to do..... IMPULSE BUY!!! So i told her that frogs are very sensitive to water and they are in a 1 gallon bowl. I told her the frogs will more and likely die. Now she wants to give them to me. I don't really want them, my tanks are set up for fish. But the only tank i could see working is my 55 gallon community tank, but i would have to put something over the filter intake like pantyhose because they could get sucked up by the 60 gallon and 30 gallon power intake......... Also do i have to feed them different stuff and i am sure i do, but how? they wouldn't get to it fast enough the bluntnose minnows are veracious eaters. Also dont they need some land? I know they wont work with the tigers or the betta so i have to pick the 55 community. i told her to just upgrade to a bigger tank and she said "O i dont have the room" HMMMMMM MAYBE SOME RESEARCH WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER!!! __________________

08-16-2007, 03:54 PM	#2
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 22 Posts: 3,563	If they are ADFs (not the clawed kind), they will need to be fed live or frozen bloodworms and/or brine shrimp. Some people also feed them Frog and Tadpole Bites (made by the company HBH). They need access to the surface, so a 55g probably isn't the best tank for them. Also, they have bad eyesight, so can be hard to feed in larger tanks. What other size tanks do you have? This info is assuming they are ADFs.....can you get a picture of them or see if they have claws? Finding out which they are would be best in deciding how to care for them. Has she tried giving them back to the pet store? __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g

08-16-2007, 06:30 PM	#3
Corydora_FREAK FIENDING FOR CORYDORAS! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Middle of Nowhere, New Mexico Age: 20 Posts: 267	i think she needs to do that, i could put them in my 10 gallon Cory Spawning tank that i just got ready.. but i wanted to spawn the cories I cant get pics, if she brings them to my work i have to take them __________________

08-17-2007, 08:31 AM	#4
Buggy Room Mother Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oklahoma Age: 42 Posts: 722	If she brings them to you, maybe you could take them to a lfs and get credit for them. __________________ Fish are people too! *My Animal Family* Dixie - Boxer/Lab Peanut -Chihuahua Cali - American Short-hair Cat B.B. - Parakeet Flower - Western Ornate Box Turtle Loki - White Ferret Odin - Brown Ferret *Aquariums* 55 gal tropical Fresh Water -17 various fish 29 gal tropical Fresh Water - 4 various cichlids 20 gal tropical Fresh Water - 5 skirt tetras, 3 black neon tetras, 1 glass catfish, 2 corydoras, 1 oto, 1 ghost shrimp. 10 gal tropical Fresh Water - 1 Red Male Betta

08-17-2007, 12:19 PM	#5
Corydora_FREAK FIENDING FOR CORYDORAS! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Middle of Nowhere, New Mexico Age: 20 Posts: 267	nearest LFS is actually not Local at all at 80 miles away, we only go to that city 1 time a month or less so..... __________________

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