Red Leg?

[elliotulysses]

My issue is the nearest college I applied to (I go to Community College right now) is 6 hours away Upstate. I cannot imagine the stress of transporting him, on him and on me. Plus it's probably a little harder with a ten gallon. I don't think they'd care about him that much being there, since he's aquatic, but it's just the stress of the move, even for little things like Thanksgiving Break. Not to mention I couldn't just take the train, I'd have to drive with him home every single break. If I wound up at the school 1,800 miles away, I couldn't take him on an airplane.

I cycled my first tank with Biospira (?), as well as my second one. I've always done fish tanks that way but to be honest I am not sure it is the best method. My frog is a froglet, he's maybe about an inch? He's not very big and he was really skinny when I got him from the store. I think he's still pretty skinny to be honest, despite him eating. He eats Bloodworms. I would like to start live feeding very soon, but I think he's still to tiny. Is feeding them guppies/live fish okay? I wouldn't feed him feeder goldfish, but he apparently ate a few feeder guppies at the store. I don't know how that's even possible he's so little. I would make my Dad take care of it, my mom wants nothing to do with it, but I did find her watching him the other day LOL. My Dad used to be heavily into arthropods and even bearded dragons so he has some sort of experience. He even had some "hot" scorpion breeds. He also had a saltwater tank. My mom kind of got him out of his hobby but he still likes animals and he likes my little guy.

Thanks for the advice on sinking pellets. They sound like more of a pain than they're worth! Does anyone know the exact name of the Reptomin that would be good for him? I got a 10 gallon tank kit at Wal-mart, and while the current on the filter was stronger than necessary (I fixed it with the water bottle trick), it seems to work just fine. I don't know the exact name of it.

I think the name is just Reptomin plus calcium and vitamin c? It's got a turtle on it, but don't worry, they are fine for your little guy. Just get them a little wet and break them into smaller parts.
The sinking pellets could be shrimp ones or something like that as an occasional treat but they are not super nutritious. Also be careful of the bloodworms. I had a froglet pass from bloat doing exactly what you were, and thought it was the best solution. My advice is to get reptomin ASAP. They aren't very expensive :P

And I think what Jamie was saying was to disassemble your tank and get one of the frog storage units. That would be fine in a car/train, but I don't know so much about an airplane. But if your mom is willing to take care of him and understands aquariums/ACFs pretty well then you probably shouldn't worry.

For it's size, you'll want to try to feed him every day, but don't be too freaked out if he doesn't eat much more than a stick, but it could be a total pig! Just suck up the waste, do a weekly water change, and you're good.

You'll want to kind of have a quarantine tank for the guppies/ghost shrimp and keep them for about a month to make sure there is no disease. They can be feed these, but it's not too natural for them. I was informed that in nature if there are small fish, big fish are present and big fish are their predators. However, the ghost shrimp may be more natural. They do eat small crustaceans. If you're using the worms can be pulled into smaller parts if you're not too squeamish, but maybe wait until it's a little bigger. For now reptomin may be the way to go

[NJfrogger]

I think the name is just Reptomin plus calcium and vitamin c? It's got a turtle on it, but don't worry, they are fine for your little guy. Just get them a little wet and break them into smaller parts.
The sinking pellets could be shrimp ones or something like that as an occasional treat but they are not super nutritious. Also be careful of the bloodworms. I had a froglet pass from bloat doing exactly what you were, and thought it was the best solution. My advice is to get reptomin ASAP. They aren't very expensive :P

And I think what Jamie was saying was to disassemble your tank and get one of the frog storage units. That would be fine in a car/train, but I don't know so much about an airplane. But if your mom is willing to take care of him and understands aquariums/ACFs pretty well then you probably shouldn't worry.

For it's size, you'll want to try to feed him every day, but don't be too freaked out if he doesn't eat much more than a stick, but it could be a total pig! Just suck up the waste, do a weekly water change, and you're good.

You'll want to kind of have a quarantine tank for the guppies/ghost shrimp and keep them for about a month to make sure there is no disease. They can be feed these, but it's not too natural for them. I was informed that in nature if there are small fish, big fish are present and big fish are their predators. However, the ghost shrimp may be more natural. They do eat small crustaceans. If you're using the worms can be pulled into smaller parts if you're not too squeamish, but maybe wait until it's a little bigger. For now reptomin may be the way to go

I'll look into the Xenopus express thing ASAP. That could solve my entire problem. This school is in the middle of nowhere so unfortunately there's no apartments or anything. I am not sure what I am doing yet, but overall, I am sure my parents especially my Dad will take care of him. My mom denies it but she sort of likes him I think. I will go out an get the Reptomin Sticks tomorrow, thank you for the advice and the name. He actually has been quite the pig, but some days he won't eat. I suppose thats normal. He's a tiny little guy with a teeny stomach. I would probably wait on the live food for now. He actually CAME with one feeder guppy. I didn't notice it in the bag till I got home and neither did the girl who got him out for me. They were already in the same tank, so I just keep them together. He has shown SOME interest in eating it but I can't be sure if he ever will. For now I am treating the Guppy as a pet

This forum has definitely been more helpful to me than any other source! Thank you guys so much, you have no clue how much you've helped me out!

[LeClownBlanc]

I'll look into the Xenopus express thing ASAP. That could solve my entire problem. This school is in the middle of nowhere so unfortunately there's no apartments or anything. I am not sure what I am doing yet, but overall, I am sure my parents especially my Dad will take care of him. My mom denies it but she sort of likes him I think. I will go out an get the Reptomin Sticks tomorrow, thank you for the advice and the name. He actually has been quite the pig, but some days he won't eat. I suppose thats normal. He's a tiny little guy with a teeny stomach. I would probably wait on the live food for now. He actually CAME with one feeder guppy. I didn't notice it in the bag till I got home and neither did the girl who got him out for me. They were already in the same tank, so I just keep them together. He has shown SOME interest in eating it but I can't be sure if he ever will. For now I am treating the Guppy as a pet

This forum has definitely been more helpful to me than any other source! Thank you guys so much, you have no clue how much you've helped me out!

Xenopus has a specially formulated floating pellet, but I really don't know the nutritional value. If price is a problem, Amazon won't be asking much for some simple reptomin.

It's odd they gave you a feeder guppy for a small frog. If they are in the same tank don't get too attached to the guppy. Your ACF will probably eat it when it gets big enough. I used to keep an apple snail and my one frog nibbled away on it until it died. For tank-mates ACFs are good with ACFs of the same size, as they will not really care and eat the smaller one.

It's good that your parents are supportive and helping your pet. Try to print out some links for care guides and what to do, even if they are experienced with aquariums. African clawed frogs are hardy, but you want to make sure that they don't feed them something unfortunate, or let the water chemistry get thrown off. Especially something that could be toxic like ammonia or nitrite.

I saw what you use as a conditioner, but I highly suggest you use Seachem Prime. It is extremely potent and also puts ammonia and nitrites into a safer form for the biofilter. It literally takes 1 drop per 1 liter, so it does last a long time. Just get an eyedropper or syringe.

[NJfrogger]

The only reason she gave me the feeder guppy was because she just caught it by accident and didn't even notice. I wasn't going back to return him, so I just kept him, got him some food. He's a very lively little guppy, but no I am not too attached. Haven't even named him yet lol. Seachem Prime is actually about the same price as the conditioner I bought, when I am done with this Conditioner I will definitely go and get some of that. Thank you!

[elliotulysses]

The only reason she gave me the feeder guppy was because she just caught it by accident and didn't even notice. I wasn't going back to return him, so I just kept him, got him some food. He's a very lively little guppy, but no I am not too attached. Haven't even named him yet lol. Seachem Prime is actually about the same price as the conditioner I bought, when I am done with this Conditioner I will definitely go and get some of that. Thank you!

Prime may be the same price, but it is super potent. Two drops of it per gallon lasts you quite a while, which does save money in the long run.
The guppy is interesting. Maybe you should house it in another aquarium?
Unless you look forward to it's end haha

[NJfrogger]

Well, he won't eat the reptomin tablets. He hasn't shown interest in food for a few days. The last time he ate about 6 bloodworms, so maybe that is a lot for him? He tried to eat the tablet but he let it go and it floated away since then he has shown little to know interest.

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

Don't worry that is more than likely completely normal, these little guys are pretty finicky sometimes.
Can be very stubborn but soon Hunger Will win.
Just make sure you don't leave any uneaten food in the tank because that can cause a serious problem with water quality.
I found the best tool for this job is some small tubing used for aquarium airlines.
Used as a siphon to vacuum up uneaten food or other debris. (Poo)

Just like one of the moderators tagline reads if you take care of the enclosure everything will take care of itself.