New Owner-need advice!!!

[rodsboys]

I am feeding them frozen blood worms and brine shrimp.
I would stay away from both of these. Bloodworms can cause bloat and plain brine shrimp has nutritional value.
Both of these should be enticing the frogs to eat however as they apparantly taste good. Again try the seperate container uuntil you know they are eating.

the pH is normally 7.4.
That's fine, don't screw with it. All of those additives are just gimics.It is likely some of the things in your water killed the java fern not the PH. That plant can survive in just about any type of fresh water setup.Make sure you use a good product to render your water safe of chemicals and metals like Prime, etc...

what will help me fix the nitrite and ammonia levels?
Time, it sounds like you have 4-5 weeks left. If you can get some used and well established filter media that will help a ton. Plants also speed up the cycle, but that may not be good advice for you.

[primmypoo]

I am feeding them frozen blood worms and brine shrimp.
I would stay away from both of these. Bloodworms can cause bloat and plain brine shrimp has nutritional value.
Both of these should be enticing the frogs to eat however as they apparantly taste good. Again try the seperate container uuntil you know they are eating.

the pH is normally 7.4.
That's fine, don't screw with it. All of those additives are just gimics.It is likely some of the things in your water killed the java fern not the PH. That plant can survive in just about any type of fresh water setup.Make sure you use a good product to render your water safe of chemicals and metals like Prime, etc...

what will help me fix the nitrite and ammonia levels?
Time, it sounds like you have 4-5 weeks left. If you can get some used and well established filter media that will help a ton. Plants also speed up the cycle, but that may not be good advice for you.

The pH conditioner killed the plant.. not the level.
they are freakin me out cause the little rascals think they are funny playin dead while i worry about my water levels and them not eating.. thanks for your help, im writing a petco list as we speak.
What food do you suggest then? pallets?

[rodsboys]

Mysis shrimp, cyclops, daphnia, small sinking pellets like New Life Spectrum, Spirilla enriched Brine shrimp. Those will get you off to a good start. If they have live black worms those will be excepted too and are nutritious.
I would do a big water change to get that PH conditioner out and add a couple live plants.