Clawed Frog Bloated

[Mentat]

...I am going to upgrade his conditions as soon as I understand if my tank is clean enough or if I need to do a better cleaning job first.
I used basic soap, kind of like antibacterial hand soap with very hot water to clean last night. Scrubbed soap all over and rinsed. Repeated one time. Thoughts?

Wow Rob... I'm both surprised and confused about this comment. Did you used soap because someone told you or is that an established practice when you clean your fish and frog tanks? The reason I ask is because soap is a great human skin antibacterial; but a very toxic substance in aquatic environments. Nothing (brushes, pails, etc.) that comes in contact with soap should be shared when cleaning fish/frog tanks and the tank itself should never be washed with soap. If you have used soap in the past, that probably explains your fish deaths and frog ailments .

[rob2000]

No, I havent had to wash any of my tanks (for disinfecting purposes) and actually it is not a regular occasion that I loose fish believe it or not. I have not used any soap in frogees environment in the past so that is definitely not the cause of any of his issues.

[rob2000]

Well I was on a good track and ran to the store to get a new filter. However, when I put the filter on the tank, of course some sand goes into it and clogs it. Looks like I have to get another filter. Any recommends?

[Felis]

Hi,

I realize that this thread is back to the main topic, but I still want to apologize for my second post here. That was unnecessarily aggresive and I´m not proud of it.

What kind of filter did you purchase? Normally, sand doesn´t cause any problems. Is it possible to put the intake of the filter in a higher position, so that it can´t suck in the sand that easily?

[rodsboys]

Well I was on a good track and ran to the store to get a new filter. However, when I put the filter on the tank, of course some sand goes into it and clogs it. Looks like I have to get another filter. Any recommends?

Put a sponge or filter bag over the intake. You can also use a piece of pantyhose to keep from sucking sand up. What filter did you go with?

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

Put a sponge or filter bag over the intake. You can also use a piece of pantyhose to keep from sucking sand up. What filter did you go with?

True that will protect the filter but won't solve the issue.
also what ever you put over the intake will get clogged as well in time.

The problem is the intake tube is too long.
I will bet that there are two segments and the intake guard.

I would take out one of the segments to shorten the intake tube.
So the intake is not so close to the sand.

and if there isn't a way to shorten the intake tube you can adjust the flow on the intake to a lower flow
and would set it to the lowest setting so the moving water doesn't stress out the frog.

[rob2000]

HI All
I got the whisper PF 10 for up to 10 gal so I can switch if needed to a 10 gal.
I haven't seen Frogee eat but I did give up on the small pellets and went for repto min because it is easier for him to see at the top. I put a small piece in last night and I dont see it today so I am hoping that he ate it. He is out and about today but still looks fat. The pet shop (on my second visit) recommended I put the Fluval Edge foam piece over the filter tip. Unfortunately it is at its shortest seting which means I have to cut the intake. I will try it at the longest level with the foam and see if it works without too much trouble, then I will try to cut if that doesnt work. I will try a few things. Tank is at 74degrees right now.
Found some live plants but wanted to do some research first. Some found are argentine sword, aqua fern, amazon sword, kyoto and compacta.. any thoughts on these?
Don't worry Felis, we are all ok now. I think a good lesson was learned for all of us so I am happy that it happend.

[rodsboys]

True that will protect the filter but won't solve the issue.
also what ever you put over the intake will get clogged as well in time.

The problem is the intake tube is too long.
I will bet that there are two segments and the intake guard.

I would take out one of the segments to shorten the intake tube.
So the intake is not so close to the sand.

and if there isn't a way to shorten the intake tube you can adjust the flow on the intake to a lower flow
and would set it to the lowest setting so the moving water doesn't stress out the frog.

How do you know what filter he has? Not all small tank filters have " tubes", so don' t try to quote and correct me because you don't like that I called you out earlier, and don't send me anymore of you PM's trying to convince me that you are a genius. I don't care what worked for you, and that you have had a couple of freshwater tanks over the last 20 years.
Our advice here needs to be kept to a set of standards that are fool proof, not people's proud opinions based on their so called "success".

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

At least I had the common courtesy to do it privately.