Bloated ADF

[justin31love]

Thanks! well now she has climbed onto my heater and is using her leg to prop herself up, so that her nose is above the water.

[justin31love]

Sorry, but she was floating on her back for a while and so I got her with my net ( she didnt fight it or anything like she used to, which scares me) and put her in a small container that my betta came in, with clean, dechlorinated water. And now she is still floating, but vertically. I now realized that such a small container can cause more stress, so I put her back in the tank and she continues to float around, right side up this time.

[MadameGrenouille]

Sorry not to have get back to you earlier, I might be wrong, it's really hard to tell why a frog suddenly start acting funny but something might be wrong with your water, either the parameters or the temperature. If everything is fine on that side, maybe you can get her a tall plant so she can rest on it, she would be closer to the water to take a breath

[Jenste]

She is best in the smaller container with a ventilated lid. Only a small portion of water so that if she was to "stand" she wouldn't have to fully extend her legs to breath - this will save her any strain or wasted energy trying to get to the surface. These frogs will not purposely stay in a plant or seek out a new higher level on purpose, it is usually found by accident while swimming around.
Once they start losing the ability to right themselves in the water however it is usually not a good sign.

[justin31love]

Thanks guys, I had her in the container overnight and this morning she died. My other frog seems to be doing well, but do you guys think I should change all the water in the tank and clean everything? Could whatever this was be contagious possibly?

[Jenste]

I would do a normal but slightly larger water change.
To be honest, I avoid feeding bloodworms as there have been several instances of them contributing to bloating in frogs. In a barebottom or sand substrate tank you can try feeding live black worms (they will burrow into the gravel and die then rot in the tank) or feed a pelleted food (which is what I do for my own) such as HBH or Zoomed frog/tadpole bites. Or even the small size of the Reptomin floating sticks.

Keep an eye on your remaining frog and wait before getting any buddies for him. If you do get more, make sure you quarantine at least 30 days (preferably 6 weeks)

[justin31love]

Thank you, I do have pellets, but when I drop them in the tank, they are so small compared to the gravel, and are similar in color, so I wonder if he can actually find them