E. Anthonyi Tads...HELP!!!!

[berksmike]

It will be the first of many I bet - these guys never stop once they have started!
They prob wont eat for a couple of days until they absorb their yolk sac but I feed mine a mixture of tadpole bites, tropical fish flake, freeze dried bloodworm and sinking spirolina granules (all got off ebay!). They will take livefoods like vinegar eels and microworm too but I mostly rely on the dry food.

Good luck!

[bshmerlie]

Thanks Mike. Your article was the first place I went to when I saw he was carrying around the tads. You're a big help...thanks for letting us post your article in the care section. It is the best care article for these frogs that I have seen anywhere on the internet....and trust me I think I read them all yesterday.

[guppygal]

That is so cool that you got to watch 'dad' in action - sweet!! I guess that's one way to double your frog count ~

Congratulations, and get their new digs ready asap!

[bshmerlie]

I found some more eggs this morning. There are about 6-8 eggs in a film canister he's guarding. I'm going to leave them there and let him take them to the water dish. This time I'm going to see if I can get a picture or video of him transporting them.

[LilyPad]

That is so neat!! I hope you catch him in the act!

[DonLisk]

I found some more eggs this morning. There are about 6-8 eggs in a film canister he's guarding. I'm going to leave them there and let him take them to the water dish. This time I'm going to see if I can get a picture or video of him transporting them.

OK, whos more excited.... you or dad?
Pretty awesome Cheri

[bshmerlie]

OK, whos more excited.... you or dad?
Pretty awesome Cheri

I don't know its a toss up. I'm pretty giddy when I see them ...but he also carries the tads around for a couple of hours before he takes them to the water bowl. Don't tell me he's not bragging.

[guppygal]

He's an active lil dude, isn't he? Doesn't he know that carrying them around so long will get old after a few dozen tads? Too funny!!

[berksmike]

Thanks Mike. Your article was the first place I went to when I saw he was carrying around the tads. You're a big help...thanks for letting us post your article in the care section. It is the best care article for these frogs that I have seen anywhere on the internet....and trust me I think I read them all yesterday.

Thats very kind Cheri than you.
Well I'm sure you'll have plenty of oppurtunity - these guys dont stop breeding lol

[bshmerlie]

Thats very kind Cheri than you.
Well I'm sure you'll have plenty of oppurtunity - these guys dont stop breeding lol

Im very serious about what I said, yours is by far the best article out there. And you are absolutely right. They go from one clutch to another. They are baby making machines. Should I separate them at some point or will they stop on their own and take a break?

[berksmike]

You can stop them by reducing misting and feeding but they should be ok if their food is well supplemented.

[bshmerlie]

You can stop them by reducing misting and feeding but they should be ok if their food is well supplemented.

Right now Im doing the Repalshy calcium plus and the Super pig once daily.

[Kisa]

Congrats on the tads Cheri! I bet they'll grow big and strong just like the rest of your frogs. It must be so exciting, I hope I get to experience my own tads one day. Keep up the good work!

[bshmerlie]

Man...I missed the tad transport on this last clutch. I came back from a trip and they were already in the water dish when I got home. I was hoping to get a video. Should I keep all the tads from each clutch separate? Or can they go into the same container as the last two?

[berksmike]

I raise all my clutches communally with no problems. If you can establish who produced each clutch you could try and establish lineage etc but I have not been able to do so with a 3:3 breeding group.

[bshmerlie]

Well I only have one pair so that is not an issue. I just didn't know if larger tads would bother the smaller ones.