Clawed frogs

Sea-Agg2009 · 10-12-2008, 05:08 PM

I was walking around at walmart, and saw that they had albino clawed frogs. Since being I am in a "temperary" residence, I can't use any large tanks. I am thinking about getting out a 10 or 12 gallon, and fixing a place for a couple of frogs. How many can I keep in a fairly small tank? Also, I assume they eat worms, but what else can I feed them?

trashion · 10-12-2008, 05:14 PM

They get a little too big for a tank of that size.

http://clawedfrogs.tripod.com/

Sea-Agg2009 · 10-12-2008, 05:47 PM

Ah, answers that question.

frogman5 · 10-12-2008, 07:03 PM

are they the regular ones or the dwarf ones....if there the regular ones one can do fine in a ten gallon if they are males the females will get larger and i wouldnt say that a 10 gallon is enough...but its still better to have a 20 gallon or something like that....make sure that when u buy it it looks healthy

Sea-Agg2009 · 10-12-2008, 07:32 PM

Definately not dwarfs. I see the dwarfs all the time. These were probably 2 inches or larger.

frogman5 · 10-12-2008, 07:36 PM

yeh thought so there sweet just make sure if ther albino there eyes are pink

trashion · 10-12-2008, 09:52 PM

They aren't dwarves, they will get larger (4+ inches) and need a bigger tank than 10 gallons imo.

Sea-Agg2009 · 10-13-2008, 02:07 PM

Yah, definately bigger than 10 gallons. I dont think I will be able to get them after all. The apartments I am living in barely let me bring my beardie, and I'm pretty sure they don't allow fish at all. I was kinda hopin I could house them in a 10 or 12 gallon till I moved back to galveston in january and move them to the 55 gallon I have acquired. . Again, I doubt that would work.

frogman5 · 10-13-2008, 02:19 PM

yeh good idea on the 20 gallon....there cool little guys tho u should get one if u can

Georgia Peach · 10-13-2008, 03:32 PM

I had two in a 10 gal tank for years and they had plenty of room. They were both males though so Im sure that made a difference.

Ghost Knife · 10-13-2008, 03:35 PM

My wife's aunt has a 40G tank that is filled about half way with 4 or 5 regular sized African Clawed frogs. They are decent size at about 5-6 inches a piece and they just devour all the different worms that are fed to them. She has apparently kept them for several years and says they prefer to have a lot of room above the water level.

**TheOldSalt** · 10-14-2008, 08:16 AM

As long as you keep the water clean, you can keep quite a number of these little guys in a small space. However, you really have to stay on top of it, and I'm talking DAILY maintenance. Like most other frogs, they breathe through their skin and rapidly absorb stuff from it. If you let the water build up any ammonia or whatever, you'll have very sick frogs in a hurry. Many other frogs are very much more sensitive than these guys, though; you can't keep a dozen Acris or Pseudacris in a gallon jar for more than a few hours, for example. Xenopus, though.. I've seen some pretty amazing concentrations doing okay. while I don't really recommend it, 4 frogs in a 10-gallon tank should be ok indefinitely with diligent waterchanges, and maybe even 6 if you really work at it.
This frog used to very commonly be used for human pregnancy testing, and you'd see them kept in labs and clinics all the time under conditions that you'd never want to provide as a pet owner.

Georgia Peach · 10-14-2008, 10:45 AM

and you have to be very, very careful about where you place the tank. Anything that could possibly settle on top of the water, ie: air freshners, etc. can kill african frogs rather quicky

10-12-2008, 05:08 PM	#1
Sea-Agg2009 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 21 Posts: 160	Clawed frogs I was walking around at walmart, and saw that they had albino clawed frogs. Since being I am in a "temperary" residence, I can't use any large tanks. I am thinking about getting out a 10 or 12 gallon, and fixing a place for a couple of frogs. How many can I keep in a fairly small tank? Also, I assume they eat worms, but what else can I feed them? __________________ 75 gallon - delayed....

10-12-2008, 05:14 PM	#2
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,428	They get a little too big for a tank of that size. http://clawedfrogs.tripod.com/ __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

10-12-2008, 05:47 PM	#3
Sea-Agg2009 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 21 Posts: 160	Ah, answers that question. __________________ 75 gallon - delayed....

10-12-2008, 07:32 PM	#5
Sea-Agg2009 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 21 Posts: 160	Definately not dwarfs. I see the dwarfs all the time. These were probably 2 inches or larger. __________________ 75 gallon - delayed....

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trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,428	They aren't dwarves, they will get larger (4+ inches) and need a bigger tank than 10 gallons imo. __________________ current setup: 5.5 gallon low-light planted tank -nothing....thinking a mini-community. for reference: my name is Julie

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10-12-2008, 07:03 PM	#4
frogman5 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 337	are they the regular ones or the dwarf ones....if there the regular ones one can do fine in a ten gallon if they are males the females will get larger and i wouldnt say that a 10 gallon is enough...but its still better to have a 20 gallon or something like that....make sure that when u buy it it looks healthy

10-12-2008, 07:36 PM	#6
frogman5 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 337	yeh thought so there sweet just make sure if ther albino there eyes are pink

10-13-2008, 02:07 PM	#8
Sea-Agg2009 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 21 Posts: 160	Yah, definately bigger than 10 gallons. I dont think I will be able to get them after all. The apartments I am living in barely let me bring my beardie, and I'm pretty sure they don't allow fish at all. I was kinda hopin I could house them in a 10 or 12 gallon till I moved back to galveston in january and move them to the 55 gallon I have acquired. . Again, I doubt that would work. __________________ 75 gallon - delayed....

10-13-2008, 02:19 PM	#9
frogman5 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 337	yeh good idea on the 20 gallon....there cool little guys tho u should get one if u can

10-13-2008, 03:32 PM	#10
Georgia Peach Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Gray, Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 1,706	I had two in a 10 gal tank for years and they had plenty of room. They were both males though so Im sure that made a difference. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Cichlids have more personality than most people I know !*

10-13-2008, 03:35 PM	#11
Ghost Knife Permanent Fishaholic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mississippi Age: 26 Posts: 196	My wife's aunt has a 40G tank that is filled about half way with 4 or 5 regular sized African Clawed frogs. They are decent size at about 5-6 inches a piece and they just devour all the different worms that are fed to them. She has apparently kept them for several years and says they prefer to have a lot of room above the water level. __________________ 55G (Upgrading to a 135G soon) 4 Tiger Barbs 4 Albino Cories 4 Emerald Cories 2 Rosy Barbs 2 Serpae Tetras 1 Black Ghost Knife (8") 1 Common Pleco 55G 4 Black Moors 3 Golden Dojo Loaches 2 Red Cap Orandas 1 Comet 1 Black Kuhli Loach 1 Common Pleco 29G (For Sale) Lots of Ramshorn Snails 5 Long-Finned Zebra Danios 4 Glowlight Tetras 3 Peppered Cories 1 Clown Loach (For snail eating purposes and it's working) 1 Ghost Shrimp

10-14-2008, 08:16 AM	#12
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,475	As long as you keep the water clean, you can keep quite a number of these little guys in a small space. However, you really have to stay on top of it, and I'm talking DAILY maintenance. Like most other frogs, they breathe through their skin and rapidly absorb stuff from it. If you let the water build up any ammonia or whatever, you'll have very sick frogs in a hurry. Many other frogs are very much more sensitive than these guys, though; you can't keep a dozen Acris or Pseudacris in a gallon jar for more than a few hours, for example. Xenopus, though.. I've seen some pretty amazing concentrations doing okay. while I don't really recommend it, 4 frogs in a 10-gallon tank should be ok indefinitely with diligent waterchanges, and maybe even 6 if you really work at it. This frog used to very commonly be used for human pregnancy testing, and you'd see them kept in labs and clinics all the time under conditions that you'd never want to provide as a pet owner. Last edited by TheOldSalt; 10-14-2008 at 08:20 AM.

10-14-2008, 10:45 AM	#13
Georgia Peach Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Gray, Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 1,706	and you have to be very, very careful about where you place the tank. Anything that could possibly settle on top of the water, ie: air freshners, etc. can kill african frogs rather quicky __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Cichlids have more personality than most people I know !*

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