Quote Originally Posted by jeromeetabuzo View Post
all i want to know is do they need oxygen pump in their aquarium??
Since clawed frogs have lungs and breathe air, I don't see the benefit of having an air pump. While I feel filtration giving a 'jackhammer' effect that disturbs the lateral line is way overblown I am pretty sure an ACF would 'highly dislike' an air filter since they are quite noisy and cause a lot of water disturbance. While I doubt it would cause enough stress to be detrimental and your frogs would cope, it's not necessary for an ACF regardless.

Like Terry said, ACF should be kept at temperatures of 68F to 72F which is lower than what people keep tropical fish. I mention this because the reason that people add air pumps is that most tropical fish are kept at 77F+ and at warmer temperatures oxygen levels decrease drastically and an air pump adds oxygen to the water. Obviously since fish respire through their gills this is beneficial since fish could otherwise asphyxiate in low oxygen water (Anabantoids such as bettas and gouramis have a 'labyrinth' organ which is sort of a primitive lung to gulp air to cope but not all fish can do this).

However, at cooler sub-tropical temperatures which your ACF should be kept at in cooler water there shouldn't be much of an issue with oxygen levels. Not that this matters much since as I stated, they breathe air and have lungs.

So in short, no, waste of money and the frogs probably would find it annoying. Might be beneficial if you keep fish with your ACF but as we all know, Xenopus will consume or try to consume any fish that will fit in it's mouth (which is most fish in the hobby) -- so why bother? I think the best addition would be some floating plants. ACF really enjoy having them to bask/rest in and they help maintain optimal water quality which again as Terry wisely stated is the #1 deterrent to Xenopus disease and other health issues.