I bought a some feeder guppies for my African Clawed Frogs, and one of the uneaten guppies has begun showing signs of Velvet. I've already pulled that guppy from the tank, but I'm unsure whether it was in the first or second stage. In the event that it has spread to the water column, is it possible for the frogs to catch it? And how would you treat it in ACF, as I've heard standard medicine isn't good for them.
I don't know of any cases of Xenopus frogs getting infected with velvet, which is a parasitic infection in fish. The frogs' skin has highly resilient properties, which are explained in this old article from The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archi...=.50b3b744ec1f
It is not a good idea feeding clawed frogs feeder fish. Diseases can spread from the fish to the frogs. Clawed frogs have a slime coat which protects them from disease and injury. It is not necessary to feed these frogs live foods. This species is unusual as it is both a scavenger and a predator. I suggest feeding them Repto-Min and an occasional nightcrawler. Treatments do not always work well.
Terry Gampper
Nebraska Herpetological Society
“If we can discover the meaning in the trilling of a frog, perhaps we may understand why it is for us not merely noise but a song of poetry and emotion.”
--- Adrian Forsyth
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