Hi everyone.some help with african dwarf frog care please)

[Olga122]

Hey guys I'm new to this forum and a new frog owner)) i have successfully owned and own fish but having some trouble with my 2 new African dwarf frogs.firstly, I have been told they are really uncomfortable with filters so they do not have one in their own 5 gal heated tank.i have been doing daily 50% changes with treated water and a siphon but it doesn't feel right not having a filter.is there a quiet,not extremely expensive filter I can use , with a pre filter ?another question is feeding.i hand fed them with tweezers once successfully in the 3 days I've had them.is there an easier and a more efficient method?any advice would be greatly appreciated)))thanks

[Lija]

Welcome to the forums! I suggest you swing by aquatic frog section, there should be bunch of people who can help you!

[Ted]

Hey Olga,how you doing?to sort of answer your questions,I've kept dwarf frogs in both filtered and unfiltered tanks.the one I had that lived the longest was in an unfiltered tank.its up to you,inside corner filters or a small canister.you also don't need a heater,they do great at room temperature.50% changes a day is to much.2 frogs in a 5 gal. tank is not a high bio load,depending how much you feed them,but 25% changes a week is good.you could also just drop some frozen bloodworms in the same corner of the tank,they find it and learn what corner to go to for food.

[Tank Girl]

Hello!

My ADF tank has an awful under gravel filter built in that would extremely tricky to remove and replace. I was told to go ahead and use it anyway and the frogs have been getting on fine for almost two years now. If they are ok with that, I assume they will be ok with most filters.

To feed I use a turkey baster to squirt the food onto a little plate in the tank. It keeps things a little tidier than other methods I've tried. Also, if I know one frog didn't get much food the last time, I can use the baster to direct food down to a particular frog (if the others don't see me doing this first, hehe). I have one frog that will often get there first and eat the lot, then if you put a bit more in for the others, it will come back and eat that too bless..

[Mentat]

Hello and welcome to FF ! A small established corner filter or foam filter driven by a slow flowing air pump (use a 3 way valve to vent excess air out to atmosphere) should work out fine with ADFs.