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    I agree with Tony. The nitrate level is a bit high, acceptable standards are <50. Water temperature is also high, good for tropicalis but not good for laevis. Ideal temperature is between 69(F) and 71(F). For reference, >86(F) is lethal. Do not feed your frogs food that is freeze-dried, it seems to gum up the digestive tract and causes problems. Other than that, everything else seems OK. Dyed frogs may have additional problems brought on by the chemicals injected in their body which may not be treatable.
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    Thanks for the help guys didnt realize the temp could be such a big problem i have kept him in moderately warm water since i got him an he seemed to be happy up until a few days ago im kind of happy the color is going away. i use 1/4th the amount of recommended discus buffer in the tap water i use just to keep the ph lower we have really bad water around here where i live. maybe the blood worms are whats causing this ? also the place i got him they gave me some pellets to feed him but he never seemed to eat them at all although i have noticed him scooping up the fish flakes on occasions

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