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Hello MoJo..welcome to the forum ! <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Haha..about putting your betta in time out! I think that is so funny! Good idea about giving froggie a chance to find the hidy hole. I have 12 bettas and two of them have a frog in them. So far the fish have been leaving them pretty much alone..though my male "Patriot" did take a few swipes at his frog at first..but I guess he decided it was not a threat so now leaves him alone. The female hasn't bothered hers at all, just took some long looks at it and decided to leave well enough along I guess. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Emg :love:

Hi MoJo welcome. Yep we do like our bettas around here. I too am getting bit by the frog bug as well. Think i will be reading others adventures with these little critters and their bettas for a few more days. I have always thought the little frogs were rather cute. might pick up a coule to put in with my Peace Lilys sorta a quarantine for a bit to be sure they are healthy etc...and decide which betta personality might like some company.
Glo

Do frogs heal? I'm not sure if Plucky the ADF in Girl's tank had his back foot injured before or after I put him in with Girl. I just know that the first good look I got at Plucky I noticed his back right foot was damaged. It was hard to see them in the bags I got them in at the store. So I'm just wondering if his foot can heal because he doesn't have much webbing on that foot. Poor guy. :angel:

Hey Mo,

Welcome to the forum! I think they will heal, you might try checking out the link I put in a couple of days ago. There are a bunch of websites that talk about the ADFs. They describe the hanging in the water on one foot as the Zen pose. <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

My frogs must have adapted cause they're doing it a lot. <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

HA!

Talk about those frogs hiding !...

I was doing my regular weekly clean just now...I had just cleaned my steel female's tank..(which is one of those 1 quart size creature carry things you find in PetCo,PetSmart,etc.) When I looked in there and saw a frog! (GASP!) I had completely forgotten that I had one of those frogs in there!

I had done a REAL good cleaning too! Taken the fish out and all the plants and the cave I have in there...and...dumped out ALL the water!! I wiped out the sides of the tank refilled it halfway and put the cave and plants back in ...then the fish and filled it up the rest of the way. Then I look in and see this frog standing at the side of the tank looking at me! NOW....don't ask me just exactly where he ditched himself during this whole process...but he managed to find his way back in! Hahaha!

Man, those things are tenacious! He must have stuffed himself inside the mondo grass...that's the only thing I can think of. I'll have to pay more attention. <img src="/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

Emg :rolleyes:

Emg,
You've got a seriously adaptable frog! <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Hey...I caught my frog eating!

Haha...I put some brine shrimp in the tank for him..he's got it to himself while Patriot is in the breeder tank. I was looking for someplace to put some extra brine shrimp as I had fed everyone already...so I gave it to froggie...he LOVED it! <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> but..I don't think froggie is going to be eating shrimp very often as I am saving it for the fry mostly.

Emg <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Jilly....

Do african dwarf frogs eat fish fry??

I was thinking about putting one in the fry tank to help keep the bottom clean...but...I don't want to wake up in the am and see one very fat happy frog and no fry..

Emg :angel:

What does it mean when an african frog swells up his chin and belly...and just hangs near the surface? Could this be a courtship thing??

Emg <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

I'm not completely sure, but I've caught Zen doing it a few times. Tao (in Sweetie's tank) seems to prefer the bottom. Sometimes I'll see him gulp a big breath of air, then sink again.

Anyone else know??
Nan :music: