Well, it must be Easter. My one female has gotten fat...my frogs are making a racket...and this morning I see a few eggs.

The first set of eggs she laid was last year, they were highly fertile and I have 20 subadults still from last year. Many more laying sessions last season became less and less fertile until she laid eggs that all failed.

I was astounded that the 40 or so tadpoles I got ended up eating about five pounds of spinach. It all went into my filters as nasty smelling green goo. I lost about half of them, the ones that didn't do well coming at the end of the season.

It looks like I need to keep a close eye on a few round blobs to see whether or not they develop.

I sure do not need any more frogs in this tank and will have to cull them all. But they are so cute. Kills me.
I need a fish that'll eat eggs but somehow leave my cherry shrimp alone. Sigh.

I read recently that a good way to lower pH is with tannin. I have very mineralized basic tap water. So, it seems that throwing a pinecone into my tank is a good way to lower the pH. The tannins do not seem to have hurt any of the residents.

Good lord that poor female. She has four males grabbing her.

The sub-adult toadlets are also practicing amplexus but they are not good at it yet.

It was hilarious to see an adult try to amplexus a sub-adult. One frog just completely wraps around another frog. Looks unpleasant for the subject. The eternal struggle. Legs go every which way. LOL!