Sand vs. Gravel vs. something else (river rocks, etc)

[Sharra13]

I chose sand because that is what I will be changing to in the near future. Right now I have some very pretty large, smooth "pebbles".....Much bigger than gravel but not as large as river rocks. The frogs can't eat them and they are soft on their little bodies, but they are SUCH a pain to clean and will trap the littlest bit of food in the layers. Ugh.

[Sharra13]

[Jenste]

Are those marbles?

There is a concern with marbles because as the frog gets older, it is very easy to eat but impossible to pass. The blockage could kill the frog.
Also, with a frog at that size there is a risk of the frog getting wedged in between the marbles or between the marbles and the cave's bottom.

[rodsboys]

Are those marbles?

There is a concern with marbles because as the frog gets older, it is very easy to eat but impossible to pass. The blockage could kill the frog.
Also, with a frog at that size there is a risk of the frog getting wedged in between the marbles or between the marbles and the cave's bottom.

I could be mistaken, but I believe those are not marbles. They are actually fairly big. There should be no chance of any siz frog accidently eating those. I agree about the cave though. Over the years of fish keeping (28) I have had just about every tragedy happen. I don't use anything that a creature could get trapped in or under anymore. I try to think of the worse case senario before adding something to a tank. With frogs there are a few additional challanges that you don't face even with fish.

[Sharra13]

They are not marbles--they are smiliar though. They are polished, frosted glass "pebbles" that are made for aquariums. Like I said, I am planning on switching to sand when I put them in their bigger tank soon. So far, they have not had any issues with the pebbles--WAY too big for them to even consider eating at this point. They are able to shove them around a tiny bit, but I have been keeping a close eye on them and it doesn't look like they are at risk of getting caught in them....still one more reason for me to switch to sand, though!

[Pippin]

I vote gravel. I know I am going against the grain here (no pun intended) but when I use sand they always manage to kick it up to be inhaled by the filter that eventually jams. But I will admit, sand looks much prettier

[Sharra13]

Switched Cecile and Ruth to the new, much larger tank the other day with sand. The sand was SUCH a pain to clean--we spent two hours washing it, but so worht it in the end. Put it in the new tank and let it sit for a day It was still fairly cloudy), then added the filter, and another day later the water was crystal clear! I ended up switching the frogs over before I planned...I originally wanted to run the filter for at least 24 hours before putting them in, but their older tank filter happened to break a couple days before and their tiny tank got GROSS super fast. Even with daily cleaning with a turkey baster, it was just aweful, and way more grungy than just the newer cloudy water of the large tank. Anyway, they adjusted right away and LOVE the sand. It is so easy to keep clean and look really nice.