African Dwarf Frog Death

[rodsboys]

The only "good" amounts of Ammonia and Nitrite are "0". Any reading above that is toxic. Prime will help detoxify the ammonia, but you will still need to keep up with maintenance during your cycle which will take 4-6 weeks usually.
Bloodworms are fed very often, but can and will lead to bloat in clawed and dwarf frogs. The best diet for them is a variety of small meaty foods and pellets(if you can get them to take them). Mysis shrimp, spirulina enriched brine shrimp, glass worms, etc.
Avoid freeze dried foods at all cost.

[justin31love]

Okay thanks. I also have frog and tadpole pellets, so I will alternate between the two.

[DanB]

The only "good" amounts of Ammonia and Nitrite are "0". Any reading above that is toxic. Prime will help detoxify the ammonia, but you will still need to keep up with maintenance during your cycle which will take 4-6 weeks usually.
Bloodworms are fed very often, but can and will lead to bloat in clawed and dwarf frogs. The best diet for them is a variety of small meaty foods and pellets(if you can get them to take them). Mysis shrimp, spirulina enriched brine shrimp, glass worms, etc.
Avoid freeze dried foods at all cost.

I have never heard bloodworms cause bloat in African Dwarf Frogs. All things being equal though it doesn't surprise me and adding variety is never a bad idea. I think I'm going to buy some frozen Mysis and Glass worms to add to the diet. I've only ever owned 4 of these guys and the deaths have come from physical trauma (1 caught in a filter and 1 with a cleaning accident).

[justin31love]

Just wondering, Do you feed your frogs inside your tank? Because whenever I try to put food in the tank my filter moves it all around and it goes to random places. Do you think they would eventually find the food when they are hungry? Today I fed them in a separate 1 gallon bowl while I was doing a water change, but should I continue to feed them like this everyday, or should I let them find it? Also how long does it take for food to go to waste in the water? thanks!

[rodsboys]

I have never heard bloodworms cause bloat in African Dwarf Frogs. All things being equal though it doesn't surprise me and adding variety is never a bad idea. I think I'm going to buy some frozen Mysis and Glass worms to add to the diet. I've only ever owned 4 of these guys and the deaths have come from physical trauma (1 caught in a filter and 1 with a cleaning accident).

I've seen it mentioned tons of times actually. I had a few frogs get it from just a few feedings some years ago when I introduced it to my rotation and ran out of other foods for a short while. Here is one article that mentions it. I don't believe it is scientifically proven yet and the cause is not certain as some believe it is from bacteria in the stomach of the worms and other believe the indigestible parts of the worms may cause it.
http://www.clawedfrogs.com/disease-illness.html