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Hmmm, now that sounds like an idea -- an all frog tank. I've watched them at the lfs and they crack me up. <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

I think my beloved husband might get seriously grumpy if I get any more aquatic pets right now. <img src="/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> But, but, honey, they're just little guys, and they're so ugly they're cute! :devil:

Nan

Yep they are kinda ugly but they are also hilarious

glo

I have had my ADF's for over a month and they seem to be doing fine. Ed & Edd are gray and kinda ugly, but Eddie is light colored with tons of spots. They get a little moody when they shed, but they are truly a comedy routine to watch. They live with a beta in a 5gal unheated filtered tank.

They LOVE Bloodworms - frozen. (I was also told by Walmart that they would just eat fish food, but I didnt buy that advice and did some investigating. ) They are as piggy as the betta- I cut a hunk off the frozen cube and put it in a little shot glass and take a new medicine dropper given to me by the vet and suck up some tank water, squirt it in the shot glass (several squirts) wait a couple of seconds for "the Thaw" and then suck up a shot and squirt it in the tank. The betta gets some, but so many come out at once 3/4 fall to the bottom and the frogs start hunting.... The betta seems to ignore it if falls to the bottom. The little frogs clean it up. I read that they like to "hunt at night" So I feed them (every other Day) before we go to bed and watch them eat for awhile and then turn off their light. So far so good, and So much fun. Stacie :rolleyes:

i know this thread is old and may not be monitored anymore but, i had to ask this.

i have had the same ADF 4/5 months now and just recently she started to be just as reactive to me as the bettas. however she has been in Deco Tank XL by herself with only an algae shrimp. for the longest time she would just hide insed the aquarium decoration of roman/greco ruins, only coming out for air and masybe food. anytime it was time to eat i cound't find her so i let her be. i usually tried fedding at night since theyre kinda nocturnal.
anyways, for the last week she seems to just come alive! her eyesight is pretty good for an ADF, she does have trouble seeing items too close to her though. but whenever i come around and she sees or hears me, she clambers over, turns her head to me, sometimes climbs nearly out the water to greet me. it's sooo cute. at first i thought she just wanted food, but she really just hangs out and even gives a lil "kiss" now n then.
the question i have is, has anyone ever had thier ADF or heard of an ADF interact this much with people? if so i'd LOVE to hear some tales!

Hello Mel,

I have 2 ADF's and I feed them both by hand..to be sure they get something to eat. They are so uncoordinated that the fish would get all the food before the frogs.
They have learned that I am the chuck wagon and they do come alive when they see my hand come over the top of the tank. It's funny to watch them start snapping at anything that comes near them..usually takes them about 10 tries before they actually latch on to something though..lol.

silly guys. they are too damned cute! i have a big female and wondered if i got her a friend if she would eat it? since the only ones i've seeing in the local store are so tiny.
speakingof snappig at anything that gets near them... my ADFs algae shrimp died yesterday, when i tried to suck it out, she scrambled over and took a huge snap at the sucker tube. in the process she ended up with half the shrimp's tail crammed in her mouth! i'm not sure that was purposeful or what but, it seemed like she was trying to swallow it anyways. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> she just looked at me as if to say, 'what happened?!' lol
well, after what you've said EMG, i'm a little let down. i was really hoping she saw me as more than just a free snack-ride. bleh. thanx for telling me the truth EMG. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I replaced the ones that croaked, and ended up putting them into a tank by themselves - 3 together. They are hilarious. And they do seem to notice when I'm around.

I gave them some live bloodworms. They were quick as lightning, and not one of the bloodworms was missed. Two of them did a Lady and the Tramp bit. I thought I was going to die laughing.

I haven't seen them attack each other, they seem to get along very well. They tolerate the oto who seems to think they are part of the food. The oto will land on one of their backs and start sucking, and those froggies can move fast when motivated. LOL

Lol Mel..sorry dear...maybe I'm a bit too grounded in reality for some..oh well.

I do catch my two latching onto each other in thier efforts to catch whatever is floating by. I'm amazed that arms or legs havn't been ripped off yet with all that enthusiastic snapping and biting. They're such darlings..!

oh, EMG i didn't mean it that way. i'm sure everyone here kniws it sure makes a person feel good to know they're noticed for more than just a free meal. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
i think maybe she'll enjoy her small tank more if i got another frog.
i am curious though if anyone has ever put two or more frogs together in the same tank that were quite opposite in size?? i just don't want to get a frog and find it missing the next day, ya know. seeing how Frog (that's her current name) was able to get half an adult srimp in her mouth. would like to hear if anyone has. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

lol mel...no offense taken..really!

I have two in one bowl and one is a bit larger than the other..I think I have a male and female.

How big is your big one? I was wondering if maybe you have an african clawed frog instead of the dwarf one. They look pretty similar except the clawed frogs don't have webbing on thier front feet and thier eyes are..well..uglier! lol..They also get quite a bit bigger too.
If it is a clawed frog, it will most likely eat anything smaller than itself. If it's just a large dwarf..jeesh, I don't know if they turn canible or not! lol...you could try putting her with another and watch closely to see what they do and take a chance I guess.
They are fun critters to watch though! :-)