Other Xenopus species coming Friday!

[Jenste]

I use a mortar and pestle to finely grind up Reptomin sticks and HBH frog and tadpole bites. You don't want to use fish flakes because they aren't fish LOL.... the flakes do not meet their dietary requirements

[SanderB]

Is spirulina good food for them?

[Jenste]

No, spirulina is actually a blue-green algae. While it would be great for fish fry (babies), it is not very beneficial for xenopus tadpoles.

Besides the powdered reptomin and frog bites... taking a cube of frozen bloodworm in a cup of water, completely defrosting and the "liquifying" in a blender for 60 seconds is a great supplement into their diet.

Xenopus are filter feeders, meaning they absorb their food from the water of their environment so their food has to be exceptionally fine for them to be able to eat it. This differs from Hymenochirus (dwarf frog) tadpoles who eat live food as tadpoles.

[rodsboys]

No, spirulina is actually a blue-green algae. While it would be great for fish fry (babies), it is not very beneficial for xenopus tadpoles.

Besides the powdered reptomin and frog bites... taking a cube of frozen bloodworm in a cup of water, completely defrosting and the "liquifying" in a blender for 60 seconds is a great supplement into their diet.

Xenopus are filter feeders, meaning they absorb their food from the water of their environment so their food has to be exceptionally fine for them to be able to eat it. This differs from Hymenochirus (dwarf frog) tadpoles who eat live food as tadpoles.

Wouldn't being a filter feeder make it pretty likely that algae is a large part of their diet? Just a thought.

[artes]

Big Macs are a big part of the average American's diet, but that doesn't make it good for them. >_>

(I'm joking, but am making a point at the same time.)

[Jenste]

Big Macs are a big part of the average American's diet, but that doesn't make it good for them. >_>

(I'm joking, but am making a point at the same time.)

lol just saw this