Quote Originally Posted by rob2000 View Post
HI,
I have an african clawed frog for about 3 years now and recently he seems very bloated. Not to extreme bloating stage but about 1/2 way. I havent noticed additional bloating over last few days but no decrease either.
I change water every week since only 1gal with no filtration which has been no issue until now.
He eats regularly and has had no appetite loss since bloating began.
I add 1/2 tsp of salt to the 1gal of water weekly.
Temperature is usually between 68 degrees F and 72 degrees F.
No other animal/fish etc is in the tank with him.

I read online that MarOxy is a good medication to use for this but I am concerned. Anyone have any experience with MarOxy with clawed frog and any sucess with this issue?

Any ideas would be great. Until then I am going to do water changes every 3 days instead to see if that helps.

Thanks!
Hello Rob and welcome to FF ! Could you please answer the following questions and provide pics of both frog and enclosure, thank you!

1. Size of tank

5. Water - source and chemicals (dechlorinator, conditioners, medications) added.

6. Materials used for substrate

7. Enclosure set up i.e. plants- How were things prepared prior to being put into tank.

8. Main food source

10. Lighting

11. What is being used to maintain the temperature of the water

12. When is the last time he/she ate

13. Have you found poop lately

14. A pic would be helpful including frog and tank (any including cell phone pic is fine)

15. How old is the frog

18. Frog food- how often and if it is diverse, what other feeders are used as treats

20. Is the enclosure kept in a high or low traffic area

21. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning, etc)

MarOxy by Mardel is an anti-fungal fish medication with some effect against bacteria. Although I'm not aware of successful anti-bloating treatments with MarOxy; maybe you can share link with info so we are all clear about it.

Do you have an aquarium test kit available? If not, can you take a clean water sample to your local Pet Shop and request a complimentary analysis of Ammonia, Nitrites, and Nitrates. Please take sample before you do a water change; otherwise we are just testing your source water. After you have results then please share here.

The frog is suffering edema because it's Lymph Hearts are failing due to a possible bacterial attack. Treating against the bacteria without correcting the cause that compromised the frog's immunity and gave rise to bacteria bloom inside frog is just a temporary fix. The medicine chemical bath could actually make things worse in the presence of Ammonia and other toxic chemicals. Hope to hear from you soon and good luck !