Red Leg?

[elliotulysses]

By the time you see the "red legs" the animal is already in critical condition. If you have noticed them having this coloration for more than a day then it is not red leg!
Also you're pretty safe as long as you take good care of your tank. Do you have a testing kit? API has a master freshwater testing kit that can tell you if anything is off in your water. Do you use a dechlorinator? If so, which one? I, as well as m any others, recommend Seachem Prime. Personally I like Seachem's stuff, especially their ammonia alert.
But be aware that if you are using Prime that the API kits might give you some false readings! So just do a little research.

Not too long ago I was in your position, worrying to death that my frog had red leg. However it showed no symptoms (no lethargy, no yawning, no anorexia, etc). So those are the ones to watch out for.

Do a little research on the products and the *real* symptoms of red leg and you will do fine.
Also there are products that prevent red leg, but as I was told, there really is no reason to do so unless you have horrible tank maintenance

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

if you are worried about water quality just take a new ziplock sandwich bag with some of the aquarium water to you local pet store
a small mom and pop store not a petco or petsmart
they will be happy to test your water for you and they have done the tests many times and rarely make a mistake.

Bottom line if you keep good water quality and don't over think things.
your frog will be fine.

[elliotulysses]

Any news on your little guy(or gal!)? To me, the picture looks perfectly healthy. Like I said, look more for behaviors if you are worried!

[NJfrogger]

Sorry to reply so late, between work and the Holiday I haven't been able to reply!

I think it's just his coloring, honestly. I haven't been able to look up "Red Leg" symptoms properly and I won't be able to until tomorrow. I am actually in a rush right now, but I will update you further and answer more questions tomorrow. He has no symptoms of being lethargic, yawning, or anorexia from what I can tell. He eats extremely well and acts like a normal ACF.

[LeClownBlanc]

Sorry to reply so late, between work and the Holiday I haven't been able to reply!

I think it's just his coloring, honestly. I haven't been able to look up "Red Leg" symptoms properly and I won't be able to until tomorrow. I am actually in a rush right now, but I will update you further and answer more questions tomorrow. He has no symptoms of being lethargic, yawning, or anorexia from what I can tell. He eats extremely well and acts like a normal ACF.

Then he is probably fine. We were worried about redleg with one frog, but it turns out it was his dye coming off and natural color coming out.
But yours looks very typical of what I see with albinos. Try to hand feed him each day if you can. My boyfriend does this and if they don't seem to eat, he does an inspection. However, this has only rarely happened and from what I understand ACFs sometimes skip a day of feeding. You kind of judge by how well they are digesting it.

[NJfrogger]

Okay, so now to answer questions..

The water quality isn't what I had an issue with at all to be honest. I've had the water tested at Petsmart multiple times for the both tanks he was and now *is* in, so he should be fine with that. The tests came back good. I will be honest, no I do not have an at home testing kit, but maybe it would ease my worries if I did. I use a dechlorinator that I bought either at Petsmart or Petco. I use to use it for my Betta Fish, it is Aqueon brand water conditioner. The water in my area has a "rep" to being pretty awful, so I would never not use it.

He also has literally not issues eating, yawning, I don't notice any of these symptoms at all and the coloration doesn't seem to really look like Red Leg. I just am paranoid. I got this frog partially because my parents act as if I can't take care of pets. He was an impulse buy in a way, but I really really care for him and want him to live a long happy life.

Right now, I just feed him Bloodworms. I know that can cause Bloat over a period of time so I want to get some reptomin tablets.

I don't want to make a whole 'nother thread about this. It's about HOW to go about feeding him. I have googled this multiple times and even looked on Youtube to little help. Like I said he is a GREAT eater. I actually hand-feed him. He will eat mostly from my hand or if I place it in front of him. Now that I have a larger tank, it is much less feasible for me to do this every day. I have seen frogs just come to the top for food, which would be ideal seeing how the Bloodworms don't sink. But some other ones will just eat sinkable tablets? Do those exist? What is the exact name of those and where can I buy them? I just bought a long tweezer off Amazon and it will be shipped soon, but I'd rather him just eat off the bottom. I tried a turkey baster to make it move, but he didn't really go for that. My parents will also be taking care of him for 1-2 semesters of college and I KNOW they will not hand-feed him willingly. So I am wondering if there's a way to "train" him to come to the top, or if maybe there's certain types of foods he will just go for on his own.

Thank you for any help. You guys have been a big help so far!

[elliotulysses]

Okay, so now to answer questions..

The water quality isn't what I had an issue with at all to be honest. I've had the water tested at Petsmart multiple times for the both tanks he was and now *is* in, so he should be fine with that. The tests came back good. I will be honest, no I do not have an at home testing kit, but maybe it would ease my worries if I did. I use a dechlorinator that I bought either at Petsmart or Petco. I use to use it for my Betta Fish, it is Aqueon brand water conditioner. The water in my area has a "rep" to being pretty awful, so I would never not use it.

He also has literally not issues eating, yawning, I don't notice any of these symptoms at all and the coloration doesn't seem to really look like Red Leg. I just am paranoid. I got this frog partially because my parents act as if I can't take care of pets. He was an impulse buy in a way, but I really really care for him and want him to live a long happy life.

Right now, I just feed him Bloodworms. I know that can cause Bloat over a period of time so I want to get some reptomin tablets.

I don't want to make a whole 'nother thread about this. It's about HOW to go about feeding him. I have googled this multiple times and even looked on Youtube to little help. Like I said he is a GREAT eater. I actually hand-feed him. He will eat mostly from my hand or if I place it in front of him. Now that I have a larger tank, it is much less feasible for me to do this every day. I have seen frogs just come to the top for food, which would be ideal seeing how the Bloodworms don't sink. But some other ones will just eat sinkable tablets? Do those exist? What is the exact name of those and where can I buy them? I just bought a long tweezer off Amazon and it will be shipped soon, but I'd rather him just eat off the bottom. I tried a turkey baster to make it move, but he didn't really go for that. My parents will also be taking care of him for 1-2 semesters of college and I KNOW they will not hand-feed him willingly. So I am wondering if there's a way to "train" him to come to the top, or if maybe there's certain types of foods he will just go for on his own.

Thank you for any help. You guys have been a big help so far!

No way to take the frogs with you to college? I don't think many dorms mind. My girlfriend kept a goldfish when she lived in a dorm. It is just travel that is usually a stress.

Have you cycled your tank or used anything to help cycle it?

How big is your frog? Maybe you should try some feeders on it, like worms, crickets, or roaches that are the small enough for them to eat. They have a great sense of movement and scent. Doing things like this isn't only nutritional, but will get their instinct going.
There are sinking pellets, but I find those to be mainly a mess. Reptomin floats on top then sinks so it usually gets your frog's attention.