Xenopus Laevis vs Borealis

[tgampper]

reason I was asking is because I found the site xenopus.com and thought they looked lovely - - I was wondering if I ordered one if it could be kept in my 72 gallon african clawed frog tank.

Would there be a chance of breeding laevis and borealis?

X. borealis is a beautiful species, I have seen them for sale at Nasco too. You asked a good question. There have been only 4 cases of interspecific hybrids that have occurred naturally:

1. X. laevis and X. gilli
2. X. muelleri and X. laevis
3. X. borealis and X. victorianus
4. X. fraseri and X. tropicalis

Since X. victorianus is similar to X. laevis, I think a hybrid between X. laevis and X. borealis is quite possible.

[Jenste]

Thank you very much!

On Tuesday I will post pictures - - I ordered a reticulated albino male and a x.borealis female


In my 72 gallon I currently have 1 natural/marbled male, 2 albino females and 1 albino gender unknown juvenile and 1 which i believe is going to be leucistic albino gender unknown juvenile.....so 5 all together...and my batch of tadpole between my natural male and an albino female are all currently growing their front arms, with one slimming down from the large tadpole body to the slimmer frog body

[tgampper]

Thank you very much!

On Tuesday I will post pictures - - I ordered a reticulated albino male and a x.borealis female

Who did you order them from? Xenopus Express?

In my 72 gallon I currently have 1 natural/marbled male, 2 albino females and 1 albino gender unknown juvenile and 1 which i believe is going to be leucistic albino gender unknown juvenile.....so 5 all together...and my batch of tadpole between my natural male and an albino female are all currently growing their front arms, with one slimming down from the large tadpole body to the slimmer frog body

72 gallons is plenty of room for a nice colony of ACFs. Let us know when you get them. Pictures, please!

[Jenste]

Who did you order them from? Xenopus Express?



72 gallons is plenty of room for a nice colony of ACFs. Let us know when you get them. Pictures, please!

I ordered them from xenopus.com - - not too bad of a price either - - coming to a little over $50 and they are being shipped tomorrow and will arrive tuesday pictures aplenty when they arrive!

[Jenste]

my new frogs will arrive tomorrow!!! can't wait! I promise to post lots of pictures

[Jenste]

Checked UPS tracking information - - they are out for delivery!!! in just a few hours I will have my new froggers!!!

[Jenste]

they are here!!!!!!!!!

The dark one is a Xenopus Borealis female - - notice the lovely yellow coloration on her bum with purple-ish spots!!
The light one is a Xenopus Laevis Reticulated Albino Male - he has adorable spotting and coloration! his eyes are gorgeous