Clawed frog aquascaping ideas

[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.

[Jenste]

They are definitely a fun challenge, just remember some type of lid is recommended! They are true escape artists and if there is even a few inches between the water level and top they can get out.

[celticstarb]

I would love a riparium. I have recently started high tech aquascaping and have plenty of aquatic plants. The 125 is 24 inches tall, and should work. I'll have to do some research on good marginal plants that don't grow too tall. It will need a lid even with low water since I can easily imagine my cats jumping into the tank and chewing up the plants.