My frog's leg appears broken

[babaleuska]

I've had several of them 15 years. I want them to be happy. They seem fine, but if they can be better, I would like to try. I've seen filters on ebay made by ALEAS, Lee, Tetra, Aqueon, and Marineland. Any suggestions?

[rodsboys]

I go dirt cheap with my frog tank(s). I use air driven sponge filters. They work just fine and are cheap. I just rinse/ring them out in a bucket of tank water every couple of months.

[babaleuska]

I have never heard of an air driven sponge filter.

[rodsboys]

Aquarium Internal Filters: ATI Hydro-Sponge Pro Filters at Foster and Smith Aquatics

[Mentat]

I have never heard of an air driven sponge filter.

Sponge filters work fine and are very popular in fish breeding tanks since they do not suck fries and actually provide a feeding surface. Reccomend get a model that doubles your tank requirements (i.e. the 40 gal. filter for your 20 gal. tank). You do have to add the cost of suitable air pump (or powerhead) to run them .

[babaleuska]

I want to thank all of you for your advice and help. I am going to seriously look into using one of the tanks in the basement to set up a better system for my frogs. Instead of cleaning the tanks every ten days or so, would I be better doing a one half or so change of the water in the tanks? I mean removing 1/2 of the water and replacing it with clean treated water?

[rodsboys]

I want to thank all of you for your advice and help. I am going to seriously look into using one of the tanks in the basement to set up a better system for my frogs. Instead of cleaning the tanks every ten days or so, would I be better doing a one half or so change of the water in the tanks? I mean removing 1/2 of the water and replacing it with clean treated water?

You are correct, partial changes regularly is the way to go.

[Mentat]

A good read for you: Silurana Clawed Frogs | Details | Articles | TFH Magazine® .

[Mentat]

I've had several of them 15 years. I want them to be happy. They seem fine, but if they can be better, I would like to try. I've seen filters on ebay made by ALEAS, Lee, Tetra, Aqueon, and Marineland. Any suggestions?

The most efficient, simplest, and universal power filter bar none: http://usa.hagen.com/AquaClear--Stil...ll-these-Years. I use the 70s in 29 gal. and 110s in 65 gallon exclusively. Filter does not requires brand specific cartridges which saves a lot of $$$ during filter life. Have some that have been running close to 10 years before motor died. Amazon and other online stores have best prices, check around .