New Juvenile Silurana

[rodsboys]

I would not keep the 2 species together. Their "requirements" are roughly the same, but they are still too different.

[Jack]

I would not keep the 2 species together. Their "requirements" are roughly the same, but they are still too different.

Hi tony

Why wouldn't you keep together? I would of thought they'd be fine once the silurana are a bit bigger.

[Geoff]

I agree with Tony. To the best of my knowledge, the two species do not co-exist naturally but the most significant differences are in their size and behaviour. X. laevis is bigger and very boisterous and can intimidate other species of Xenopus when they share the same tank. There could be problems with the Silurana competing for food. Also, male Xenopus in breeding condition will often clasp any other frog in close proximity. It's possible that if one clasped a Silurana there would be a risk of it drowning through being too weak to overcome such amorous attention from a significantly larger frog.

You might be able to get away with it but, personally, I wouldn't keep them together.

[mpmistr]

Silurana are tropical.. so right there the water temperatures don't mesh well with X. Laevis. X. Laevis is larger like Geoff and Tony have already stated. They could probably co-exist but don't expect a long happy life for some of your frogs, so why bother?

Keep'em separate, different species, different needs.

Cardinal Rule #1 with keeping amphibians is you don't mix amphibian species in the same enclosure.

[rodsboys]

Hi tony

Why wouldn't you keep together? I would of thought they'd be fine once the silurana are a bit bigger.

Sorry I didn't get back to you right away. As stated already there are size and temp requirement differences as well as some personality differences. Both species also have different resistances to different diseases also. Your ACF could already be carrying something that is harmless to them, but deadly to the Silurana.
The "Do not mix amphibian species" rule will never fail you.