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Frogs
Frogs are amphibians which are present all across the globe in many different species. They are adapted for life in the water with many evolutionary characteristics, such as having the ability to breathe through their skin, having webbed feet and finger joints and many others. In this category, you will discover questions related to frogs in any shape or form.
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How long is the memory of a tadpole?
It depends on the species. In Australia, where I live, there are frogs that live in the desert, with amazingly fast-growing tadpoles that mature in a week, before the water can dry up. Some species of bullfrog, however, may take three or four years.
Can you hold African Dwarf Frogs in your hand?
they are really tiny, so tiny in fact hat if yo see any you would need to separate them from the tank immediately if you have any other fish in there otherwise they will mistake them for food.
How many pellets should I feed my two African dwarf frogs?
Tank care of African Dwarf Frogs is very simple. Please allow one gallon of water per frog. They are not very messy and they don't produce a lot of waste but their food tends to foul up the water more then they do. They do not need a heater as long as the water doesn't drop below 70. I keep my dwarf tank at 75 and they are happy and healthy. Don't put them in very high and deep tanks. They aren't the best swimmers and it would be stressful on them to be straining to reach air.
Substrate can be bare bottom or aquarium gravel. Bare bottom is the easiest to keep clean. Use a turkey baster to remove waste and uneaten food off the bottom. You can lay a black or brown (or any color) cloth underneath the tank to make it look more natural and secure for the frogs. Aquarium gravel gives a more natural and realistic look. But you will need to clean it every two weeks. DO NOT use large marbles, river stones, etc with the dwarf frog. They can easily get wedged underneath a large stone or marble and not be able to reach air or get crushed. Sand can also be used and works quite well with dwarf frogs. They are too small to stir it up enough to clog a filter impellar. Although they can ingest large amounts of it during feeding. If this happens place a small plate in the tank and place all food on this plate. This also teaches the frogs to go to the plate for food.
Plants offer a natural environment and a sense of security for dwarf frogs. Fake or real plants can be used. If using fake plants i would stick to silk plants because plastic plants can scrach dwarf frogs. Dwarf frogs can be kept with any type of living plant. They are not destructive towards even the finest of the aquarium plants. The smaller types of anubias plants work really well with dwarf frogs. anubias nana has broad thick leaves that offer great hiding places for dwarf frogs.
Hiding Places are a must for dwarf frogs. They are shy creatures and like a wide variety of places to retreat too. Small terra cotta pots turned on their sides look beautiful in a natural tank. They love thick clumps of anubias nana to hide in. Anything that a little dwarf frog can get into will make a great hiding place. A majority of the aquarium decorations being sold today double as some sort of cave or hiding area.
Filtration keeps the water clean but a filter is not needed. In small tanks (3 gallons and smaller) i would not use a filter. Most small tanks that size come with internal filters powered by an airstone. This is a bad idea for dwarf frogs since they are sensitive to water vibrations. I would discard the internal filter and just do weekly water changes. In tanks larger then 3 gallons i would use a Whisper powerfilter. It is the quietest of all hanging filters and has least amount of surface disturbance. There is no need to overfilter if you tank is just dedicated to dwarfs (or the occasional snail or algae eater).
Lighting is optional as well. You can use flourescent, incandescent or none at all. But do turn out the lights for them at night, keeping lights on 24 hours is very unnatural and unsettling for them. It also encourages rapid algae growth.
African Dwarf frogs can be kept in a wide range of pH's. I keep my dwarf frog tank at a neutral pH of 7.0-7.2. Weekly water changes should be done to ensure clean water.African Dwarf Frog Tank
Ideal environment for Dwarf frogs (gravel, silk plants, hiding areas)
Bare bottom "Kritter-Keeper"
This setup is easy to maintain and dwarfs thrive
Great Hiding Place Idea
Terra cotta pots "dwarf size" cost only cents at your local craft store
Terra cotta pots for hiding spots
Dwarf Frogs love them
Feeding Requirements
The best way to feed African Dwarf Frogs is on a small terra cotta plate (you can tiny ones at any craft store for about 50 cents, they are ment to go under the small terra cotta pots) if you are using gravel in their tank. The food gets lost easily in the gravel and these frogs don't do much foraging for their food (if it isn't in front of their face, chances are they wont find it). I place their food in a small bowl of water, I then draw it up in a turkey baster and then squirt it out slowly onto the small plate in the tank. This way they are able to find the food much easier can fill themselves up.
African Dwarf frogs thrive on a varied diet of live, frozen, freeze dried and pelleted food. Specially formulated pelleted food contains all the vitamins and minerals they need to grow healthy and happy, this should be fed as their staple diet.
Types Of Food
- Live guppy fry : or any type of livebearer fry
- Frozen or Freeze Dried Brineshrimp
- Frozen or Freeze Dried Bloodworms or Glassworms
- HBH Frog and Tadpole Bites
- Reptomin
- Gammarus
- Frozen Beefheart
- Frozen or Freeze dried krill or baby shrmp
- Earthworms or nightcrawlers choped into small bite sized pieces
African Dwarf Frogs can eat just about all the foods that African Clawed Frogs will eat, except in small quantities and pieces.
More Methods of Feeding
You can just drop the food in the tank. The frogs will pick up the sent of the food and begin to search for it. Routine is key to feeding this way. Put the food in the same spot everytime and tap on the glass a little. Soon the frogs will go to the same spot everytime when its feeding time. When the feel the taping they will associate it with food. They do not have aggressive appetites like the African Clawed Frog does, so sometimes they may miss the food you put in the tank altogether.
Hand feeding is a much easier way to feed African Dwarf Frogs. Just hold the food in your fingers and feed it to the frog. If they get scared and swim away just follow them, eventually the sent of food will be too tempting. This way you know all the frogs are eating and finding the food. It also makes them super friendly and not shy of people! My dwarfs come to the front of the glass whenever they see my face since i started handfeeding them.
Using a turkey baster is also a fun way of feeding them without getting your arm wet. Draw their food up and squeeze it out slowly right above their heads. Pretty soon they will go straight to the tip of the turkey baster for food.Dwarf frogs eating bloodworms
What might happen if the snake was eliminated?
If the snake was eliminated or went extinct, it might sound good as there'll be no more snakebites and snake poison. The lizards and frogs are insectivores and they try to get rid of some nasty insect pests. The snake eat these small insectivores, which is another snake impact as it allows more nasty insects pests to survive, so that's another good thing about snake extinction. Some carnivorous birds of prey like the owl, parrot, kite, hawk, eagle eats the snake but they'll still be fine as they still have other food to eat. There's hardly any negative outcomes about snake extinction.
By the way, there's a 5-linked food chain with a snake which is:
Grass>Grasshopper>Frog>Snake>Hawk
Food Chain Explanation: The grasshoppers eat the grasses, the frogs eat the grasshoppers, the snakes eat the frogs and the hawks eat the snakes.
Food Chain Trophic Precedence:
Grass-Producer
Grasshopper-Primary Consumer
Frog-Secondary Consumer
Snake-Tertiary Consumer (Apex Prey)
Hawk-Quaternary Consumer (Apex Predator)
How is a tadpole and frog alike?
A polliwog is a young frog that only has a tail. A tadpole is the young frog once it grows out it's legs.
Do male African dwarf frogs cling onto each other like they are mating?
You can tell when your dwarf frog is mating because your female is laying on the male for a LONG time and then your dwarf frogs have small baby's put the eggs in a different tank then your male and female because the male and female can eat the baby's don't want that to happen or do you put them in a different tank I hope u learned alot from me bye
Is a mudskipper a amphibian or a reptile?
A Mudskipper is a FISH not a reptile or amphibian, it belongs to the gobi family witch is the largest family of fish.
Tadpoles aren't fish, but baby frogs. They grow legs and lose their tails later.
Can betta fish and albino frogs and crabs live in the same tank?
You could, but it may result in the death of your guppies. Some (most) bettas are extremely territorial and will attack the other fish in the tank with them. Some bettas are okay with being in a tank with others, but the vast majority end up picking off the other fish one by one. Mate them let them have sex a long nice SEX.
it also depends on the size of your tank I have a 40 gal with a male crowntail betta and 4 male guppies and they ignore each other the betta pretty much ignores everyone and does his own thing
How do appendages of frogs differ from crayfish?
For starters, it's crawfish. I'm from the south. That's how we spell/say "crayfish". Anyway, crawfish and lobster are very different! Crawfish do not live in the sea like lobster. Crawfish have a nickname. Which is, the mud bug. They live in muddy water. Possibly swamps. Lobster are ALWAYS bigger. Crawfish have less meat on them. But they tend to be put in spicy spices when doing a crawfish boil or party.
Do water frogs and Betta Fish get along?
Nope they always fight with each other and they can kill the betta if they would like 2
so i wouldn't do it because i wouldn't want to take the risk of having my fish too die
What animals tongue is longer a chameleon or a frog?
Yes, the chameleon does have the longest tongue in the world.
What do the French do with the rest of a frog after eating their legs?
Frog legs are usually bought frozen at the supermarket (that is, if you like that chewy and bony delicacy). Most of the production is imported and the producers, having chopped the back legs of the frogs, throw the rest away.
Is caviar fish eggs or frog eggs?
Caviar comes from fish and is graded depending on which fish it came from.
Is toad and toadette brother and sisteR?
probably. but were not shure. they are the same species so were like 80% shure they are related. but they dont get married. yet.
How do you look after a pet tadpole?
Keep it in a shallow container with fresh water from a creek or river and NOT TAP WATER because it is chlorinated and will kill them. Put a rock in the container so that they can climb on it when they become frogs and so they don't drown when they grow gills. Feed them frozen lettuce or and type of spinach or arugula or anything like that...
A lion could eat the frog but lions prefer things more meatier
How do you keep frogs from dying in your inground swimming pool?
You really can't. You can put a "skamper ramp" on your pool to help them get out but its hit or miss they'll see it.
There is a an ingenious lightweight, net device called Critter Guard that provides a ladder for frogs and other animals to use to climb out of a pool. Visit the Critter Guard Web site at or at Critterguard.net for Purchases and additional information.
Is it safe to swim with frog eggs in the pool?
No they will nibble your toes it will tickle and you will drown from laughing underwater.
