Keep on COCO or in Water?

[boardn88]

Well what are your opinons?!

[Gnag the nameless]

By Coco you refer to Coconut fiber? If you do, then I'm all with it. It's safe, natural, and only needs to be refreshed once a month. For water, just use a very large water bowl, or an aquarium divider sealed with aquarium grade silicone sealant.

If you do decide to go with water, use large and optionally flat pond stones for the very bottom, which are too big to be eaten. I don't recommend gravel, it can be ingested by the smallest of frogs, let alone an African bullfrog. I recommend a strong filter, like a canister filter or Fluval U underwater series.

[boardn88]

Yes, I meant Coconut fiber... I keep my mine in tubs in a rack, Could I do daily water changes With no filter? Are there any advantages to one or the other?

[Gnag the nameless]

Alright.

Yes, 100% daily water changes, or water changes every time your frog (for lack of a better term) pooped in the water would suffice.

Honestly, you can do so much more with pure land. You can add plants, stones, and a lot of decor. Having an almost full water tank, you can't do as much (typically) unless you have a 50/50 setup, or are willing to use live plants and spend quite a bit.

However, I'd hear the advice of at least one other person before deciding. I'm no expert.

[GrifTheGreat]

Both! Do either a half/half or a 60/40. You can even just use coco fiber and a large water dish.

[boardn88]

OK cool Ill just keep on Coco with a large water dish like they have been the past month I have had them, Thanks for the help guys

[Lija]

they need both - coconut fiber and water, some will spend majority of their time in a water, others would rather dig deep for most of the time, but will use water as well . you don't need a filter and can opt for daily changes, even with filters you will need to change water very frequently, have you seen the amount of poop they produce? lol in a rack system i would do coconut fiber as a substrate and water bowl big enough for a frog to move around and daily change it, that is how i keep mine, but not in a tub. You can't use just water as a substrate these are not aquatic species.

[beez]

i moved my female into a 20 gal Long with 50/50 coco fiber and water section a little while ago. i've learned a few things.

i'm going to do a 40breeder with 80/20 water/land for her next tank. she swims a lot, loves hanging out in the water, and when i do feed her in the tank, i do so in the water area. she spends near 75% of her time in the water near the jets and water heater.

she does like the burrow i made her in the coco fiber section but since she is just sitting still when she is on land a huge land section isnt necessary.

if you do a water section a serious filter will be necessary. had i known this from the beginning i would have saved a lot of $. im on my 3rd filter and its still not really good enough for half of a 20L. she tracks cocofiber into the water, sheds, and poops and it adds up quick. some sphagnum moss between the land and water seems to have slowed the coco spilling down a bit though.

after giving her a full water section im fairly convinced its a necessary way to go in keeping these. my frog gets significant exercise, literally loves just sitting on the rocks in the water basking under the che and sitting near the jets, and just seems to be doing so much better and honestly seems like she is more comfortable and happy. she hops back and forth all day as she pleases.