Calling all Fish People! *Updated! 4 Pics*

[Kalei]

Hey ya'll fish people! I was wondering if any of you have ever had a little African Dwarf frog as a pet. Our Wal-mart has them and they are really small frogs that can go in tanks with certain fish. I thought they were some cute and am thinking of getting one today

I read up about them on the internet and got some information on what size of tank they should live in, what they eat (which is said to be bloodworms and those hard shrimp bits you can get at petstores. And I also read on what fish they can and can't go in with, but I don't plan on having mine in with fish, just a froggy!

If you have any information I would definately appreciate it! And if I get one tonight, I will be sure to get some pics of the little guy.

[Blue_Frog]

Kalei! Perfect timing, I just took more pictures of my African Dwarf frogs fighting this morning!

I've had them for about 5 years now, and they are just the cutest little guys. The like to have a plant of somewhere else to hide in or under, and mine seem to like a cube of frozen bloodworms for dinner a couple times a week.

Make sure that they're not confused with the Clawed frogs, as those will get big and eat your fish. The African Dwarf frogs only grow to about an inch -- what you see in the store is likely how big they will stay

Heres 2 of my guys fighting this morning

Frog Pic 1
Frog Pic 2
Frog Pic 3




Note: No frogs were harmed in the taking of these photos

[Kalei]

Awww they are so adorable! Do you think if I get a froggy that I should get two just so that the other one has a friend, or are they fine alone too? And if I get two, do you know what size tank two should have?

[Blue_Frog]

I have 3 in a 10 gallon tank, with a couple of guppies -- i dont know how they handle being alone since mine have always had friends around. For the size of them though, 2 are probabally not much more trouble than 1 would be

Are you planning to put them into an existing tank, or get a new one just for them?

[Kalei]

Well I actually have a tank available and I set it up two or three days ago, cause I knew I wanted to put something in it and I had been thinking about those frogs for awhile. I bought it so long ago, I think its somewhere between 3 to 4 gallons, I figure that size should be okay for one or two froggys I don't plan on having any fish though,I already have my huge Queen who is causing me enough trouble right now lol, but I still love her!

[Chilli]

Like already said, make sure you know its a dwarf!

HERE is a site that tells how to determine if the frog you're really buying is a ADF or an ACF. I've often seen some people mislabel them in petstores, so be careful. =]

I have an African clawed frog, and she's around 3-4". She is so much fun, and loves to take food from my fingers. Its so cute how they eat^^.

Good luck!