Mold - A danger or problem?

[Gnag the nameless]

3 Different Species? I don't mean to sound rude if I am, but Bumpy and Gnag are the American bullfroglets. That's their names. I have no other frogs as of now, though I was planning on raising red-legged frogs from tadpoles into froglets and letting them back in the wild, but I honestly did not get what you meant there.

All I have in the tank is Gnag and Bumpy, currently.

I do try to remove them ASAP, but sometimes they get stuck, or they're slightly hidden, which can be frustrating. But I will definitely begin to inspect the tank more thoroughly from now on. I simply don't like to disturb the hoppers. They're skittish, especially Bumpy. If you approach the tank too fast, she'll swim so fast into hiding you'll only see the ripples of water she leaves behind!

As for the filter, the slits on the sides aren't big enough to suck up the crickets, and I've not enough money [currently] to get a new filter. It does keep the water very clean, though, and it deals with the bio-waste well.

I don't use coconut fiber, actually. This is a full smooth gravel setup. That log provides a nice, near-underwater cave for the frogs. They go in there during daytime, and only come out to bask during daytime. Nighttime is a whole different story I turn off the UVB lamp, and turn the incandescent lamp on in the other side of the room, which gives a sundown effect on the tank. That's when I place the crickets in, usually on the water reeds or lilypads, and the frogs go wild, hunting the crickets, croaking [which can get really loud] and swimming around. They usually do most of their hunting during the 'sundown' and when I turn off the incandescent light, they finish the rest of the crickets, and then swim around and croak at the top of their lungs. It's great to hear, as long as you aren't trying to get some sleep.

[Gnag the nameless]

Also, I forgot the mention, the mold is on the driftwood too.

Now, I've done my research, and apparently, insects known as Springtails will eat the mold if you put them in the tank. Does anyone know where exactly I'd find springtails, if they'd hurt my frogs, and how I'd catch/get them?

[flybyferns]

3 Different Species? I don't mean to sound rude if I am, but Bumpy and Gnag are the American bullfroglets. That's their names. I have no other frogs as of now, though I was planning on raising red-legged frogs from tadpoles into froglets and letting them back in the wild, but I honestly did not get what you meant there.

All I have in the tank is Gnag and Bumpy, currently.

I do try to remove them ASAP, but sometimes they get stuck, or they're slightly hidden, which can be frustrating. But I will definitely begin to inspect the tank more thoroughly from now on. I simply don't like to disturb the hoppers. They're skittish, especially Bumpy. If you approach the tank too fast, she'll swim so fast into hiding you'll only see the ripples of water she leaves behind!

As for the filter, the slits on the sides aren't big enough to suck up the crickets, and I've not enough money [currently] to get a new filter. It does keep the water very clean, though, and it deals with the bio-waste well.

I don't use coconut fiber, actually. This is a full smooth gravel setup. That log provides a nice, near-underwater cave for the frogs. They go in there during daytime, and only come out to bask during daytime. Nighttime is a whole different story I turn off the UVB lamp, and turn the incandescent lamp on in the other side of the room, which gives a sundown effect on the tank. That's when I place the crickets in, usually on the water reeds or lilypads, and the frogs go wild, hunting the crickets, croaking [which can get really loud] and swimming around. They usually do most of their hunting during the 'sundown' and when I turn off the incandescent light, they finish the rest of the crickets, and then swim around and croak at the top of their lungs. It's great to hear, as long as you aren't trying to get some sleep.

Hi Caspian
Your not rude silly-head. My mistake. I thought you had 2 different toads and 2 bull frogs !
That's so funny - my apologies Well that explains why you have them all together!

It is great to hear your frogs-their happy !
I mentioned the cocoa fiber because I thought you had toads. I agree , just keep an eye on the leftover crickets.
Lynn

[Gnag the nameless]

Nah, it's fine Lynn. I can understand your confusion with the name "Bumpy Digtoad"
Yeah, it really makes me feel good when they are croaking and swimming around happily

The cocoa fiber tip could come in handy in the future. I've got that spare 20G and I know where they sell pacmans, so some day, maybe I'll get a pacman. They're some of the most popular frogs, and they have their own community for them, a community someday I'd love to be a part of

It's a kind of white sprouting fungus, and a white kind of cloudy substance forming around the crickets, so I suppose it's fine. Thanks for the advice, Bill, I'll keep an eye out for any other types of fungus.

[deranged chipmunk]

the cloudy ring around the surface is biofilm. if you don't want it, increase your circulation. it's the same stuff insects use to skim along the surface.

[deranged chipmunk]

sorry, i need to correct that. insects are genetically designed to skim the surface, the biofilm is the LAYER on which they skim the surface.

[Gnag the nameless]

Cloudy ring around the surface?

I'm talking about after they've drowned, and the mold that sets in after a few days if I leave the drowned crickets be.

[deranged chipmunk]

Cloudy ring around the surface?

I'm talking about after they've drowned, and the mold that sets in after a few days if I leave the drowned crickets be.

i just saw this. wty in the world would you leave dead crickets in the enclosure long enough for them to grow mold?

[Gnag the nameless]

Well, I used to. Mostly because even I am repulsed by it, and I don't want to touch them but also, many of the crickets that drown float into ridges between rocks or by the log, making them hard to spot. Even worse are the ones that I can't get at, I usually have to wait until nighttime when my frogs are out of their cave to get them. And the ones that are sucked below the filter, but are too big to be sucked into it can elude me for a handful of days, too. It's irritating. However, I've begun doing longer and closer examinations for drowned crickets, and I've not had a moldy one in a while now due to my new constant schedule of checking for them. Also, I've changed the spots where I place the crickets, so less and less are drowning now.

[Hoppity100]

I was just thinking about the mold someone has and all I can come up with is really wet wood, dead bugs, or a rotting plant.