My ADFs: Zig & Zag

[1buscemi]

Jenste, I hope you see this!!

So this is for my froggies Zig and Zag. They are doing much better now that I changed their environment a little.

I kept the same tank (2G) and added a water heater
I changed the water, so now it is fresh and clean
I have a bottle of stress coat and dechlorinator
I got them some new food pellets.

The dechlorinator the pet stroe had and reccommended looks like iodine, i used it the other day and I had to clean the whole tank. It made the water nasty, the directions suggested 2-4 drops/g so I used 6 drops,and it still made the water tinted iodine-like.

Is this normal?
Should I use less of it?
Should I change the product?

[Jenste]

all dechlorinators I have used are clear - I am not aware of ones that are tinted. Maybe another member on here has used a similar type. May I ask what brand you bought?


and yay on happy froggies! (Zig and Zag are very cute names!!!)


any chance for pictures

[1buscemi]

Awww thank you :-)

The dechlorinator is called ACUREL F.

Pictures are def coming soon. Now that their tank is clean I will be able to see them more, especially since they are actually moving around now :-)

[1buscemi]

I need to put a heater in the tank, but the one I have makes the water too hot. What kind of heater would you suggest?

I have another tank, that's glass, not sure how big it is, but I may be switching them into that one. I think that finding a heater for the larger tank, that's glass, may be easier

[FrogFarm]

I would definitely suggest switching to a larger tank. In my opinion, glass is just... better.
As you said, it also makes it easier to use the heater. Not only this, but you can install a good filter so that you don't have to do such frequent water changes and your frogs have a lot more room to play! Again just my opinion. Most suggest having at least 2.5 gallons per frog.

I've used tinted dechlorinators before but they never tinted the water, I haven't heard of the brand you're using.

[1buscemi]

hey everyone!! Happy New Year!!!

I was finally able to get pictures of Zig and Zag!!!

[1buscemi]

Hey everyone...So I have something I would like to ask...this may sound ridiculous but please bear with me...

How will I know if Zig and Zag are breeding?

For the past couple of weeks they have been all over each other...on top of one another...is this just how they play or is it a sign that they are breeding?

[1buscemi]

Hey everyone...

So I have been toying with the idea of getting a snail for the bottom of the tank....I have a friend who has the same frogs and she has a snail that cleans the tank floor and ornaments so she does not need to clean it as often...

is this a good idea?
what type of snail do I get? is it any type of aquatic snail?

Appreciate it

[rodsboys]

You should do a search on it. Jenna posted a compelling horror story a while back. Just not worth it.

[1buscemi]

thank you for your input....who is jenna??

why do you say it is a bad idea? I cant find the thread you were talking about.

anyways....thanks again

[Jenste]

I'm Jenna

here is the thread he is referring to - - I nearly lost an ACF from a snail - and not because the snail had tried to eat it as most would guess.

Pics included...heads up, they do bother some people with weaker stomachs

http://www.frogforum.net/aquatic-cla...r-my-frog.html