ADFs suddenly becoming extra active.

[njnolan1]

I upgraded to a 5.5 gallon tank and they seem very happy now!

I need to get a dish so I can give them pellets in addition. I have these fish pellets which will work well for them but I just need to get them down to the dish that I haven't bought yet lol.

I am thinking that the worms may not be enough. One of my males is having a pigmentation problem. I have another post with that concern. I'm about to actually go post on it with an update.

[Jenste]

Fish pellets? What type? Most fish pellets will not meet their dietary requirements as fish and frogs have different nutritional needs. I recommend picking up HBH frog and tadpole bites. It is only about $3 per can and it will last a while for you. Another brand of sinking pellet is Zoomed frog bites. The HBH is the one I commonly see at most pet stores and is the one I use myself for my ADF and as part of the tadpole powder mix I made when breeding ACF.

[njnolan1]

Fish pellets? What type? Most fish pellets will not meet their dietary requirements as fish and frogs have different nutritional needs. I recommend picking up HBH frog and tadpole bites. It is only about $3 per can and it will last a while for you. Another brand of sinking pellet is Zoomed frog bites. The HBH is the one I commonly see at most pet stores and is the one I use myself for my ADF and as part of the tadpole powder mix I made when breeding ACF.

I'll have to see if my lps has them. PetSmart and Petco don't have HBH though. The fish food I'm using is called New Life Spectrum. It's the best brand on the market. Brian from Briansaquariumcare.com said there's not much of a difference in the ingredients or nutritional value between the NLS fish food and their aquatic frog food. Check out his website! Tons of good info!

[rodsboys]

The only fish food I would consider is New Life Spectrum. I have fed it exclusively in the past to ADF'S and newts. I would put up against any of those frog bites where nutrition or quality ingredients is concerned. Those big chains do not carry it though because it is high end. Well worth any effort to acquire though.

[njnolan1]

The only fish food I would consider is New Life Spectrum. I have fed it exclusively in the past to ADF'S and newts. I would put up against any of those frog bites where nutrition or quality ingredients is concerned. Those big chains do not carry it though because it is high end. Well worth any effort to acquire though.

PetCo carries NLS. That's where I got mine. But they don't have the amphibian diet. But Brian, fish expert in my eyes (briansaquariumcare.com), said that the nutritional value is so close that the fish pellets would be fine for the frogs. Only thing is they wouldn't eat the larger pellets. My fish were unable to eat the larger pellets and since the frogs don't eat the pellets at all I got the small fish pellet. Very high in protein!

[rodsboys]

All of the formulas are pretty much the same. The 1 mm pellets are the way to go. I always liked the formula with the extra garlic, they all have it. Suppose to encourage them to eat and helps resist parasites etc.

[njnolan1]

The Thera a +a or whatever I think is supposed to be the best. But yeah, the ingredients looked the same to me. I tried the 1 mm pellets but the fish couldn't eat it (Endler's) and the frogs didn't want to. I think I saw a male eat one though. I think once I get a feeding dish in the tank I'll soak some of these tiny .5mm (they're actually much small than that) pellets in with the blood worms first. Might give them more of a taste for them. They're super small but I think if I can get them into the dish (they sink!) with the worms they'll eat them. If they don't, someone else will!