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Mel,

One of my 3 is significantly larger than the others. I think she's eating more than the others. <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> I saw her sitting on top of a smaller male yesterday. The male looked very happy. LOL

I really don't think they're cannibals! They are "insectivores".

EMG, my ADF is a girl, she's just a large girl. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> no no, those clawed frogs are ugly. nearly bought one though, i just wanted an albino frog, then looking closely at it realised it was a clawed frog. no way was i having one of those around.
yeah, thanks Nann, EMG, think i'll go get her a lil' friend tomorrow!

I agree- I think it is a people thing. I can not figure if my AFD get excited to see me because they think they might get food or what. Lately they have been really spastic- more so than usual when they see me. Enjoy them. Stacie

yeah, i don't care anymore if she actually likes me or what. i just like to watch her wiggle and jump when i come over to say hi to everyone. <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Hello everyone! <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> I'm new here and have been enjoying reading your posts. I have a question about my ADF, Hoppy. Hoppy entered my life in Feb. 2004 when my 4 y.o. niece begged me to get a playmate for Pebbles, my red betta. I've had Pebbles for about 2 years. They seemed to get along great. Believe it or not they have both been living in a large open top fish bowl. Hoppy has never shown any signs of trying to escape. Yesterday, I returned home from work to find Pebbles dead at the bottom of the tank. I had never noticed any signs of distress (that's a topic for another day). Anyway, today I returned home from work to find Hoppy chroaking, singing, making noises whatever you want to call it. Never has Hoppy attempted to be vocal before. Does anyone have any clue if keeping an ADF in with a Betta would stop the ADF from singing? Could Hoppy be expressing grief? Or maybe singing "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead" or his rendition of the Hallelujah chorus. <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> Any ideas? I certainlly do not want to add another Betta if it will silence Hoppy.

Hello shadow, welcome to the forum! <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I don't know that much about ADF's..even though I have 2 of them. They have never shown any interest in being vocal even though I had the two of them together for a time. I believe I have a male and female because both are slightly different from each other..one larger and rounder and the other is more flat. You could have Hopper in a bowl by himself and if you get another betta just give him his own bowl too.

Gee, I can't imagine why your betta went belly up there shadow...two years is a good while to own a betta so I suppose it could have been age, but you'd think he'd show signs or something. Maybe he just couldn't take the change of having to share his bowl with another critter...bettas can be fussy about change.

Anyway, neat that Hopper is giving voice for you! I believe on one of these threads is a link to a site with lots of info on ADF's...could be one of the earlier posts on this thread or somewhere on the list in the first thread that says "read before you use this forum" Good luck finding it..lol...

Welcome again Shadow! Hope you enjoy this forum. <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Shadow....I went back and found a site for you..hope you find the info you are looking for..here's the link:

http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/mypets/dwarfs.html

Enjoy!!

i got a book about the ADFs and also went to a lot of websites and best i can figure when they sing they are usually a male frog looking for a mate. i had gotten interested in the frogs when i read the article on bettas and bottom feeder fish, but when i tried it i had too much trouble keeping a small tank (1.5 gallon) clean and i had one female betta and two frogs. i put the frogs in there own tank. everyone is happier now, the frogs seemed to stress my blue female. she just wasnt too sure about those things being in her domain. Unfortunatly im down to one frog, i lost one when i went on vacation. enjoy being serenaded

Thanks for the welcome and the info. Hoppy is still singing to beat the band. He has been much more active than I have ever seen before. Maybe Pebbles was a bit of a tyrant with him and I just never noticed.

Thanks again for the welcome!

Neat Shadow! (I used to have a horse named Shadow..boy I miss him!)

So glad Hopper is singing so nicely for you. You must have a really good home setup for him. I haven't heard my frogs sing yet. I have two in a 10 gallon with 1 male betta and some live plants and a drift log....no gravel. (MUCH easier to keep clean!) It sure looks like a good frog habitat...ah well, maybe they'll surprise me one day..or...I have two females! <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

Either way they are fun to watch and I enjoy them lots! :love:

KScarlet....I LOVE your Icon!! <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />