Pacman swimming

[Samalander]

Here's a video of my old (got him in 1991) pacman having a swim in his freshly refurbished home. I just moved him from a 27-gallon to this 33-gallon. This is the same land/water configuration I've used since day one, the only variation being the substrate(s). In this revision there's an under-gravel filter plate with a drainage layer of river rocks. On top of that is a coir/sand mix to which I'll add another layer of worm castings (and plants) once he's settled in.
The pump creates a swirling current for him to swim against... I like to think of it as a hamster wheel for frogs!

[milanie]

You have a 23-year old pacman frog and he can swim!! That is amazing!

[Frogman1031]

You have a 23 year old pacman!!!!????
You have a pacman that can swim???!!!
You have a 23 year old pacman that can swim???!!!

All three are extraordinary!! He must be well taken care of!!!

[GrifTheGreat]

How deep is his swimming pool and how strong is the current?

I remember this guy. He looks great.

[Bombina Bob]

[Samalander]

How deep is his swimming pool and how strong is the current?

I remember this guy. He looks great.

The water is about 5" deep right now, and can be varied by +/- 2" to simulate wet/dry seasons. The pump is a Hagen Powerhead 402, which has an adjustable flow rate (it's at maximum in this video). I had to make a custom mount for the pump to keep it as low to the bottom of the tank/ug filter plate as possible, otherwise the water would have needed to be a lot deeper.

[GrifTheGreat]

The water is about 5" deep right now, and can be varied by +/- 2" to simulate wet/dry seasons. The pump is a Hagen Powerhead 402, which has an adjustable flow rate (it's at maximum in this video). I had to make a custom mount for the pump to keep it as low to the bottom of the tank/ug filter plate as possible, otherwise the water would have needed to be a lot deeper.

Looks like he has a good ramp to get out too. Looks good.

[Mentat]

That is one old Pacman; congrats !

[DVirginiana]

Wow! That's one old pacman!

You should consider doing a detailed breakdown of exactly how you made his setup sometime. It's got a lot of features that we tend to tell people to avoid because they can cause serious problems if done wrong (rocks, deeper water, ect) but I think a lot of people would be interested in reading how to do them right since it's clearly working well for your frog!

[Firebellyman]

You have a 23 year old pacman!!!!????
You have a pacman that can swim???!!!
You have a 23 year old pacman that can swim???!!!

All three are extraordinary!! He must be well taken care of!!!

what r u feeding him wow 23

[Superretard42]

Am I right in thinking this frog passed away some years ago now?

[Lecroixe]

Unlikely haha, this thread is only two weeks old and he did state that he just moved him from a 27gal to a new 33gal habitat.

I'm curious as with a few others are on what this guy's diet looked like over the last two decades.

[Superretard42]

23 years? Really? I think that's more "unlikely"

[Lecroixe]

Well, the world average human lifespan is 50-70 years, but plenty of people live to be 100.

It might be a rarity but it does happen. I have no doubt that this fella is that old but the key to that is probably in his diet and maybe part of his personality. A pacman's average lifespan in captivity can go from 6-10 years, but this one in particular can even swim so I can only imagine that its physique is in peak shape for being so old.

[DVirginiana]

There's one in the British National Zoo (I think that's where he is?) that's 25, and is/was the oldest officially recorded pacman frog, so they definitely can get that old

[fishy332003]

Maybe swimming is good exercise for them. Whether just sitting around all day doing nothing.

[GrifTheGreat]

There's one in the British National Zoo (I think that's where he is?) that's 25, and is/was the oldest officially recorded pacman frog, so they definitely can get that old

The oldest I know of is over 30 years old at the Manchester Zoo in England. His name is Sumo.

[Superretard42]

Blimey! That's amazing....I wonder if it's the inactivity that prolongs their life.....like tortoises?

[GrifTheGreat]

Blimey! That's amazing....I wonder if it's the inactivity that prolongs their life.....like tortoises?

They conserve energy by being inactive. They sleep a lot and some will aestivate on their own. I have one that goes down on her own for a month at a time.

[Firebellyman]

1. They conserve energy by being inactive. They sleep a lot and some will aestivate on their own. I have one that goes down on her own for a month at a time.

Mine has a cycle eat sleep for a month come out poop then change spots