Hi sabre,

It sounds like you're doing a great job with them!

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When they were first introduced, they sort of investigated the pots, but I have yet to see any of the frogs do anything more than sit on them for very brief periods after being 'startled' off the plants. All of the froglets seem to be spending all of their time floating at the surface and/or resting in the plants. They only seem to be using a few inches of real estate at the top of the tank. I notice that if they are disturbed, they 'dive' off the plants and float down toward the bottom for a few moments. If I'm not mistaken, I've witnessed this same behavior in young frogs of other species in the wild. So is this 'spending all the time in the plants and avoiding the bottom three-quarters of the tank' business a juvenile behavior and as they get larger they'll start using all their real estate, or should I be concerned? They are going down to get the food that sinks, so I don't believe they are incapable of using the full depth.
I'm not sure if it occurs more in juveniles than adult frogs (my adults and juveniles do it about the same amount) but it is normal behaviour and it doesn't sound like anything to worry about. Unless you're noticing any strange symptoms in them (e.g. inability to stay submerged) then it sounds like they're just relaxing. They tend to do this even more so when the water is quite still, in my experience. The fact that they're not using the hides is probably a good sign as they're comfortable enough to just relax at the surface.

I agree with Carols' responses to all of your questions. As for question 4, I have experienced this difference in size. I've just raised 80ish froglets from eggs and I have a few that are so small that they're the same size as the feet of their siblings that finished morphing 5 weeks after them! They're growing slowly but surely. It sounds like you're doing exactly the right thing for the frog in terms of the amount and the variety that you're feeding him/her. Hopefully in time your frog will catch up with the others.