Clawed frog aquascaping ideas

[celticstarb]

I'm looking for some ideas on how to aquascape my ACF tank. My frogs were in a rack system, but I have decided to move them to a 125 gallon aquarium. I have a pair of wild colored laevis, an adult female borealis, and a juvie borealis (i think it's a male) that I kept from my last breeding.

This tank will house the 3 adults and the juvie once he is big enough not to be a snack for the bigger frogs.

I feed them sinking pellets from Xenopus Express and nightcrawlers as treats (and to condition the girls when I want them to breed).

I was thinking about a sand substrate with driftwood and anubias. I was wondering if CO2 injection will cause any problems such as GBD.

Does anyone have any other ideas for aquascaping their new, permanent home? This will be a slow build for me due to finances, but I want their tank to be an awesome display for my living room.

I'll post pics as I go.

[MadameGrenouille]

Hello

I don't owned acf's but I think that a big piece of driftwood(no sharp hedges) always look great as a center piece, you could tied anubias on it, you would not need co2 for anubias, they are slow growing plants. I know that acfs are rough on plants, they uproot plants so I am not sure what other kinds of plants would be good, maybe a few tall or/and floating silk plants on the back and corners and a few caves would look great

[celticstarb]

Yeah, I was thinking anubias since they are low maintenance plants that can stand some roughness from the frogs. I was thinking of CO2 just to speed their growth. Otherwise, they can be VERY slow growers.

I am planning on ordering a large amount of mopani driftwood, and thought it would look awesome in a frog tank. I'll sand down any rough edges it may have. I may add some large river stones for a bit more hardscape.

[Jenste]

I like using sand substrate, lots of driftwood with anubis and amazon swords planted, red dwarf lilies -best to have the root bulb nestled into a crook in the driftwood, and water wisteria planted and floating to make a canopy (disperses a bit of the glare from the lights and they love just sitting in it) in my 72 bow.

Just arrange the driftwood so it is leaning towards the back/sides so it leaves a decent amount of open floor space for them as well.

[celticstarb]

Thanks, Jen. That is pretty much what I envisioned, too. Except, I didn't think of wisteria. That is an excellent idea; it grows like crazy and does a great job removing excess nutrients. I have lots of it in a planted aquarium. I'm going to take some cuttings to start today.

[LittleFrog]

If your tank is tall enough, ripariums are a cool idea. I'm planning on turning my 40 gallon tall into one, moving my ACF female into it and getting her a couple of friends.

[smood86]

How is it going, any progres? Im gonna start with a 120 gallon tank soon, so im curious how yours is doing. Grtz

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[celticstarb]

How is it going, any progres? Im gonna start with a 120 gallon tank soon, so im curious how yours is doing. Grtz

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I can't start for another 2 weeks. I need to order a pump for the riparium/bog section. I'm really excited about this build!

I would love to see your build when you start.

[smood86]

Ok, i'll be sure to keep you posted when i start. Ltr

[smood86]

Been already busy, tried to post some pics. But the pics wont upload. Doesnt say why. Anybody got tips, im using tapatalk.

[celticstarb]

There's been something wrong with the image uploader. If you post to photobucket you can link the pictures there.

[smood86]

How is ur scape going?

[celticstarb]

Slowly. Got behind with my projects due to school. I'm taking my time so it will look good. I'm going to make a foam background and incorporate some planters for the riparium.