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    Default Clawed frog aquascaping ideas

    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.

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    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

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    Default Re: Clawed frog aquascaping ideas

    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.

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    Default Re: Clawed frog aquascaping ideas

    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.
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    Default Re: Clawed frog aquascaping ideas

    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.

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    Default Re: Clawed frog aquascaping ideas

    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.




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    Default Re: Clawed frog aquascaping ideas

    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.
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    Default Re: Clawed frog aquascaping ideas

    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.

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    Default Re: Clawed frog aquascaping ideas

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

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    Default Re: Clawed frog aquascaping ideas

    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

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    A pothos plant would give you great horizontal creeping coverage and won't grow to high if trimmed back, plus it is great for sucking up nitrates (I have a few stems sticking out of the tops of a few of my tanks)
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    Default Re: Clawed frog aquascaping ideas

    I think I will try the riparium, but turn the land part into a bog filter. If I pipe the water to the bottom of the planted area and make a small waterfall back into the tank, it should be able to keep the tank filtered well. Now to design it.

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    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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    Default Re: Clawed frog aquascaping ideas

    Quote Originally Posted by smood86 View Post
    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.

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

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

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    Default Re: Clawed frog aquascaping ideas

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

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    How is ur scape going?

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    Default Re: Clawed frog aquascaping ideas

    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.

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