Clawed frog aquascaping ideas

[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.

[brian c]

Or the cat trying to catch your frog.....

[celticstarb]

LOL. That is definitely possible. But my cats pretty much ignore anything frog shaped. They have made the mistake of trying to catch toads outside, and learned their lesson. The first time they tried to catch a toad, I didn't know what was happening. All I knew was I had cats