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    Thanks. I can see that there the albino is a little color inconsistent. I tried to put the best photos of the two I had. Right now I plan on getting koizyme for their temporary tank (after they get treatment) and cycling a larger tank and also adding the same preventative care.

    Also I added some photos so you can kind of see how he looks. To me it looks like his skin is just more translucent in some lights. Especially because he seems to be pretty energetic and a healthy frog.

    Let me know with these new photos

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    Quote Originally Posted by elliotulysses View Post
    To me it looks like his skin is just more translucent in some lights.
    Well possible, especially in albinos. As long as he eats and behaves normally, I don´t think you have to worry too much.

    I never tried something like koizyme (we´re lucky in Germany as our tap water ordinarily is very well suited for aquariums: unchlorinated, no heavy metals etc., so I don´t even need to treat it), but maybe someone else can say something on this topic.
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    Quote Originally Posted by elliotulysses View Post
    Thanks. I can see that there the albino is a little color inconsistent. I tried to put the best photos of the two I had. Right now I plan on getting koizyme for their temporary tank (after they get treatment) and cycling a larger tank and also adding the same preventative care.

    Also I added some photos so you can kind of see how he looks. To me it looks like his skin is just more translucent in some lights. Especially because he seems to be pretty energetic and a healthy frog.

    Let me know with these new photos
    If he is energetic and shows no sign of illness, don't isolate or treat this frog. That is just unneeded stress on an otherwise perfectly healthy frog.

    Your frogs look young. I've raised albinos from froglets to adults and some times yes, they look very pink in some areas.

    Depending on the 'type' of albino it may stay rather pink around the feet. It just depends, as an adult my albino was very pink around the feet/legs arms and now as an adult she is white on the underbelly and kind of yellowish on top. Some albinos have red eyes, some have golden, some have even bluish eyes. There is a lot of variation to the albino color type.

    To add my two cents, nothing you've stated indicates a frog in trouble!

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