Calling all Fish People! *Updated! 4 Pics*

[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!

[Kalei]

Thanks so much everyone for the help! I got my two frogs last night even though Wal-Mart Royally peeved me off. For the first part, the pet store person wasn't even there so I had to have a regular person try and get my frogs.

This person when she put the net in to get me two frogs, she was literally jamming the net on the ground and into the rocks, killing frogs and catfish. She had to at least kill a half a dozen of them. I had my hands up to my mouth I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Then she put the second frog into my bag and the frog was upside down and not moving much. She says "oh I think they play dead sometimes." and put it in the bag thinking the frog was okay and playing dead.

Anyways needless to say I got the two home and the one that was floating upside down was dying, I picked it up and I found that it looks like the net had cut open the poor frogs neck. I was soooo angry. I went back the same night and got a second one because the poor frog died. The second time I was up there I thankfully got the pet store person, although he didn't seem to bright either, he at least was very gentle with the net and got me a healthy one.

Now they are both in my tank and very happy. I haven't seen them eat yet, but hopefully they are. They are so skinny. I don't know if they are naturally that way or if wal-mart hasn't been feeding them properly. I am at work right now, but I will try and get some pictures tonight after work for ya! Thanks for listening to my little rant. Oh and they also never had them labled properly, it didn't say Clawed Frog or Dwarf frog, it just said African Frog, thankfully because of you guys helping me and sites on the internet, I knew they were dwarf frogs.

[Genny]

Hey Kalei,

My brother use to have 3 of those kinds and they only lived a few weeks. They were really hard for him to keep alive. I've never had any in my tank, but he just didn't have any luck with them.

I did have an albino frog in my tank. (they're the kind of frog that HAS to be kept in water) and they can get very large.) I had mine for about 4 yrs. He was pretty awesome and lots of fun to watch him grow up!


Go to this web~site and look at the first pic. of the frog on the right. http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/strange/albino.html
That's like my frog I use to have) If you don't have really small fish I would get one of them! They're really awesome and cute too!

[Genny]

oh you already got them! that's great please send pics of them! We'd love to see them

[Argranade]

Awww I just can't wait for photos.

Yes Wal-mart is not a very bright store when it comes to fish, last time I had to wait half an hour just for person to take a simple goldfish out of the tank, you won't belive it (Actualy you will lol) they stuck my goldfish in a ziplock bag with barly any air in it so I had to get home as fast as possible.

I wish Wal-mart would stop selling fish, or at least get better people to take care of them and up-grade the tanks, there where 7 silver shraks in a 10 gallon tank and they need a 30 to 50 because they swim so fast.

My wal-mart has some frogs too, there so cute & they even have hermit crabs .. in tiny, tiny cups --_--'' but when I go up the the cups those little crabs open there eye's and when I tap the cup they hide again lol.