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Hello. I have had african clawed frogs for about a yr now and Dolly my oldest albino froggy has become very ill all of a sudden. I keep all 3 females in a 20 gallon long tank with sand and a big log for them to hide in. Screen cover to keep it from over heating. No light. Filtered. Kept between 70 and 73F .I do a 50% water change a week using amquel for water conditioner and ammonia remover and all numbers are in the normal range.
3 days ago she started by not eating and was very sluggish that evening.(always eats, shes a pig) Usually she kicks off my hand when I touch her feet but I got no response and I noticed she was paler than usual. I decided to do a quick water change thinking might be something in the water. The next day when I woke I found her front arms, legs, butt and back covered in what looks to be like human chicken pox. I know its not but its the best way to describe it. I have seperated her from the others. She still wont eat, is sluggish, very pale and now has some patches by her eye and also has dark circles round her eyes. At first I thought it was red leg so I decided to do some tetracycline and aquarium salt. Also the others look fine. I did treat big tank too for just one night to kill off anything if it was in there and did water change. I do not believe it to be red leg though but its all google tells me when I ask about a rash. PLZ if you know what this is and how to help my baby then I would appreciate it much. I dont wanna lose her. Below is some pictures. Its the best I can do. I didnt wanna stress her out anymore.
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Not sure exactly what is going on here with this frog. I would set up a hospital tank, as you have done and treat this as a bacterial infection. This frogs slime coat has been compromised, far as I can tell. You can use aquarium salt and an anti-bacterial fish medicine to treat this. 20G may be pushing it for 3 large females, they're messy and females are huge.

Can I get the exact numbers on your water chemistry? Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, pH?