cute little ADFs (is there another sort?)
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Jim Powers
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They sure are cute!!
Today I was in a Petland and saw a tank marked "Tuti Fruiti Frogs" .
When I looked in the tank my heart sank. There were several African Clawed frogs of various colors like fluorescent green, yellow and orange. They were either albinos that had been dyed or genetically engineered like glofish danios.
Have you seen these? I hope this is not a trend.
Today I was in a Petland and saw a tank marked "Tuti Fruiti Frogs" .
When I looked in the tank my heart sank. There were several African Clawed frogs of various colors like fluorescent green, yellow and orange. They were either albinos that had been dyed or genetically engineered like glofish danios.
Have you seen these? I hope this is not a trend.
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Francois van Brederode
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Neon orange frogs -- OK, that's even worse than pastel chicks and bunnies at Easter. This doesn't affect their ability to balance electrolytes and oxygen through their skin? Let's go ahead and paint some turtles while we're at it.
The bubbles in front of the froggie are stuck to the side of the tank; I had just changed his water. ADFs keep their water almost as clean as overfed goldfish, but more than make up for it with personality.
The bubbles in front of the froggie are stuck to the side of the tank; I had just changed his water. ADFs keep their water almost as clean as overfed goldfish, but more than make up for it with personality.
Carpe Didelphis!
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JonasBygdemo
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My one little African Dwarf frog is in a 2 gallon bowl, no filtration or aeration, no substrate, fake plants, and I do a 100% WC every other day, more if it's cloudy.
YES, the top is covered with a piece of netting held in place with a rubber band.
There were two frogs in my 20 gal aquarium with the angelfish and kuhlis, but one froggie tragically and mysteriously disappeared without a trace. (I'm blaming the angels; the loaches are too small, and it's covered and screened to be kuhli-proof, so we KNOW he didn't escape.)
The survivor seems content alone in the fishbowl. He has a mini heater to keep him at 75-80 F, and I feed him HBH Frog & Tadpole Bites, plus frozen brine shrimp, mosquito larvae, and bloodworms.
YES, the top is covered with a piece of netting held in place with a rubber band.
There were two frogs in my 20 gal aquarium with the angelfish and kuhlis, but one froggie tragically and mysteriously disappeared without a trace. (I'm blaming the angels; the loaches are too small, and it's covered and screened to be kuhli-proof, so we KNOW he didn't escape.)
The survivor seems content alone in the fishbowl. He has a mini heater to keep him at 75-80 F, and I feed him HBH Frog & Tadpole Bites, plus frozen brine shrimp, mosquito larvae, and bloodworms.
Carpe Didelphis!
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Francois van Brederode
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A 2 gallon fishbowl doesn't seem very big on my desk, but you'd be surprised how well a frog the size of a quarter can hide in a clear glass bowl with one fake plant, a heater, and a thermometer. He likes to administer heart checks on a regular basis, usually by flattening himself between the heater and the side of the tank, or wedging himself deep into the leaves of the plant. Once I find him, I cancel the panic and my coworkers go back to their desks. (Oh, yes; he's the darling of the entire office.)
Carpe Didelphis!
He is such a gorgeous little chap I want one of my own!! Has he got a name?