What a wild coincidence, I recently got one and just this morning I noticed they were "bloated" but just on one side, I was worried and hoped it wasnt anything serious. Then I come across this video! Thank you so much for the amazing information!
I wish you mentioned soaking freeze dried food. Wonderful video. There aren't enough African dwarf frog videos on RU-vid, and I appreciate your informative videos.
I’m sure this channel will grow, considering you do comprehensive, informative videos instead of 10 minute videos telling me everything i already knew. Thanks for these!
I just watched both frog videos. There is little African Dwarf Frog content on RU-vid so I highly appreciate this. I wanted to comment and encourage you to keep creating videos! These videos were so good and detailed and didn't just tell me info I already knew.
I'm getting two dwarf frogs for my son, and we are doing research. Your videos, by far, have been the most helpful. I hope you can make a video on how to properly clean the tank. Thank you for your videos.
My Petco sells these things called gum drops, which are small frozen blood worms. Perfect for my lil girl, I feed her around the same time every night as well. ❤
Glad the gum drops are working out for you. Just make sure to vary her diet, to help guard against bloat :) They also make brine shrimp in gum drop form, which might be a good option for you, if you can find it.
I had a frog for about 6 or 7 years and fed him only frozen brine shrimp, and blood worm gels. Never had any bloat and he shared a 55 gal tank with a pleco, and a variety of other fish. Never had any issues with any of them and they all got along very well
I am totally enjoying this series. I can't wait for the black worm video. I would also like to see some videos on the African clawed frogs if you can. Your videos are informative, and well done. Thank you so much 🥰
Thanks so much, Lisa! Glad you've enjoyed them. My next planned video is on ACFs, and the one after that should be on live blackworms. Keep a look out!
My 2 adf share a tank with a betta fish. I discovered they absolutely love my betta’s food. It’s called bug bites. Slow sinking little pellets made from largely smashed bugs. Any my fish doesn’t eat they all clean up from the bottom mostly. I combine that with occasional blood worm feedings. Works great
Thanks, I'll have try to those little pellets of bug bites! I have the larger sinking tubes of bug bites, which I give to my larger ACFs. When I've broken them up and fed them to my ADFs, they've refused them. Probably spoiled by the other food I give them!
What would you recommend with feeding African dwarf frogs in a community aquarium? I haven’t tried tongs yet, so I will invest in those. I’ve also read that you should thaw and rinse frozen food before serving and I’ve also read that it’s okay to drop it into the tank. So much different information out there! Would love to hear your take. Thank you for your content- it’s very helpful!
You're very welcome! With a community tank, your best bet with feeding ADFs is using tongs. Failing that, use some kind of sinking food, like frozen shrimp or worms. Just make sure the frogs are able to get some, because they're very slow. As for pre-thawing and rinsing, I never do. But if you have fish that will begin to gobble up a frozen cube before it has a chance to sink to the bottom for your ADFs, pre-thawing might not be a bad idea. That way, it will immediately sink. (But rinsing still isn't necessary.)
New subscriber here! You have some great frog videos so far! I’ve been trying to figure out if it is safe to add a couple frogs to my planted 10g tank that has only a betta and 2 snails in it! I’ve been finding conflicting info and was wondering if you have any experience with the frogs and bettas as tank mates?
I don't personally have experience with ADFs and bettas together. I've heard, like you have, that results can be mixed; sometimes it's fine, and other times the frogs nip too much at the betta's tail and the betta can seek retribution on the frogs. I would guess, like many combos, it depends on the individual personalities of the creatures. If you're risk-averse then maybe don't try it, but if you're willing to tolerate some chaos, it might be fine. Good luck!
Great video! Thank you so much for the info as I just bought my frogs on a whim because they were so darn cute but I hadn't the slightest idea of how to care for them. Thank you so much for the episodes, very helpful!
I really enjoyed this video and all this information. I'm currently cycling a 29 gallon tank with 12 inches of water. I would like to know if ADF eat scuds. If so how to you cultivate/raise scuds and daphnia. PLEASE make more videos.
Thank you! Yes, ADFs will eat scuds. I've tried cultivating scuds, but haven't been very successful. When I have done it, it was because they arrived already on plants that I had put in water.
I hear they’re good fry control I was wondering because I want to start a ecosystem with endlers on top breeding and once they breed out of control I want to get African dwarf frogs to populate control will they destroy a colony? Also will they eat the fry in the first place?
The frogs will definitely go after anything that moves in their vicinity. If they're lucky, they'll catch one. But fast fry will be hard for these slow-moving frogs to catch. Frogs will help with fry control, but endlers are pretty quick.
I've done the bloodworm and tongs thing but best way by far I've found is cubes of dried tubifex worms. Pinch and roll into fat sausage shape get a long kebab stick and stick sharp end into the end of your tubifex sausage and use the stick as a handy feeding tool. Put tubifex roll in front of frogs face and YOMP they will gulp it down.. mine go mad for it.. they've grown really big since doing this.. I also put bloodworm in to mix the diet up but with this method I can guarantee they will get a good feed.
Cool! Mine love tubifex worms, too. I usually just drop the cubes in and let them nibble at their leisure, because they have no competition at the surface. But that sounds like an excellent technique for target feeding!
@@chrisfishfrogs They must love the stress free eating.. mine have to compete with a big pack of Corey Dora's who know exactly when I'm feeding the frogs.. I have to be quick. Love the frogs.. they are ace.
How long can the tubifex cube, blood worms etc sit in the tank if the frog hasn’t eaten it yet? I see most bottles say feed the Amount of Food Your Fish Will Consume in Three Minutes .
Whats the portion for a single frog? I plan on feeding blood worm cubes and potentially beef heart interspersed? Should they get one cube a day? Or will that be too much?
Aww I would LOVE it if you did a video about breeding them, they really dont get a lot of love on bigger fishtuber channels for some reason. Theyre so adorable!
just found your channel right after i set up a new 10 gallon for my five lads! would love to see a blackworm cultivation video, i’ve never heard of raising live ones. :)
Thank you for all the great information. What are your go to locations to buy the live feeding options. Local pet stores do not carry any of the live options.
Big box stores like Petco and Petsmart often have larger live worms in fridges. If they look too big for your frogs, you could try cutting them in half, or smaller. (They might survive.) You could also find an online mail-order service to send them. Failing that, you could consider cultivating live brine shrimp at home. There are RU-vid videos on how to do this; I plan to make my own video, as well.
My two African dwarf frogs are two years old now. I only feed them ZOO MED AQUATIC FROG AND TADPOLE FOOD. Do you think it would be ok to start feeding them worms as well? They are my babies and I would hate for anything to happen to them.
They will love the worms. But ideally, they're not eating worms every meal--just as a treat, once a week or every other week. If you're going freeze-dried or frozen, you can get tubifex or blood worms. You might also be able to get live black worms or live blood worms from a local pet store. The live worms will make frogs incredibly happy, but you do have to be careful about parasites. Good luck!
Beautiful aquarium! Please tell me what the purple plant is ??? Just got 2 baby dwarfs, love them , very derpy 😁 building a bigger tank for them to grow into . Love your setup, have just 1 albino Corydora nicknamed Crack , he acts like he’s on something 😬 love him😂
Chris ur vids are awesome but pls make the bloodworm vid id really think it would help alot hope you will resume uploading again i think it would be really awesome, but you dont have too :)
Frozen brine shrimp blocks, 100 percent the best food for them hands down when they are small every other day, pellets in-between with bear bottom. No substrates
Please make more videos or even just add more information. I will definitely keep coming back to view. Like others have said, there is next to no information out there on ADFs.
Please make more videos if you can! I had ADF in collage and could not keep them alive. Doing all my research now to hopefully try again in the future. Would love videos about raising your own live worms, cleaning the tank, and what plants are recommended.
Yes. They'll probably lose some of the worms in the gravel, so you might consider a feeding dish. (Make sure to get one specifically designed to be under water.)
Are you speaking of regular worms found in garden soil? I have a bunch of baby worms in my garden boxes , and my neighbor just gave me her small ADF. Did you say you sliced up the earth worm? How so?
There so cute i had them when i was a kid in an community tank. They would like shed their skin at times and eat it or make fasts dashes to the tank surfaces for food of fish flakes or for air i guess and stretching out their legs. Once one of my aunts had an tank with special goldfish and regular ones with them in the tank and one frog would try an latch unto one the gold fish for rides or try an hold onto their fins. He ones where like all black in coloration back then(late1970's early1980ish) these have spot and color to them compared to the ones ive seen over the years at pet stores. Thank you for i find them quite comical and cute and its relaxing to watching aquariums thanxs for your videos i never knew about beef heart as a food source.
Well done video. I have 2 African Dwarf frogs, one has gotten big, the other has remained skinny and spindly looking. They have been this way nearly a year. I've been opening a can of tuna and freezing it and will drop small pieces into the tank. They eat it but not with fondness. After watching this, I'm going to Petco and get some freeze-dried shrimp and bloodworms. Thanks for the information.
I have been feeding my two African dwarf frogs freeze dried blood worms and frozen mysis shrimp and frozen brine shrimp and Betta pellets that have bug based diets in them! They love it! I've never had any issues with bloat with my froggies that I have now or in my past! When feeding freeze dried blood worms!
If the gravel is big and the pellets are small, then the food will most likely get lost. If the food is able to stay on top of the gravel, then the frogs have a chance at finding it. Some hobbyists put their food in a feed dish on top of their substrate. Another option is to use freeze-dried foods (shrimp, worms), which will stay afloat at the surface.
@@chrisfishfrogs I have the common small sized gravel and while the pellets I give are a decent size, my frogs seem so clueless as they float right pass their face without them even noticing. Its only after I dangle bloodworms in front of their face for a good few seconds that they finally eat in front of me. Is there an easier method?
@@waheedsaeed5978They may not recognize pellets as food, unless that's what they're accustomed to eating. They much prefer to eat insects, crustaceans, worms, and small fish. If they're not used to eating pellets, then you might have to train them to, by underfeeding them and giving them nothing else. I'd recommend dropping the pellets in a feeding dish, so it's routinely in the same place, it won't get lost in the gravel, and the frogs have plenty of time to find it. But I myself don't do any of this. I favor freeze-dried foods; no dish or training required.
@@chrisfishfrogs that’s what I’ve been doing so far. I use freeze dried bloodworms and use tongs to put them in front of him. Is that ok? I was just hoping there was an easier method. I’ll try the plate however I have shrimp in there which often steal the food
@@waheedsaeed5978 The shrimp complicate the situation, but I would just try throwing some freeze-dried worms in the tank and letting the frogs hunt for them at the top. It might take them 30 minutes or longer to find them, but they well. As long as the shrimp don't get to all of them, you should be good. But I recommend alternating worms with freeze-dried shrimp, for more rounded nutrition.
hey, do you know if live gammarus shrimp or ‘scuds’ are a good source of live food for african dwarf frogs? I know they wouldn’t be able to eat the larger ones, but I thought they might like the smaller ones. I put some in my tank but the scuds seem pretty good at hiding in the driftwood, plants, etc. and I’m not sure if my ADFs are finding/eating them! I usually feed them frozen bloodworms just in case
I myself haven't fed my ADFs scuds but I know some people do. They're an excellent food. The problem, as you say, is that scuds can easily hide. The people I know who feed scuds do it in a separate feeding tank. There's a downside to constantly moving your pets, so that's why I don't do that myself. If I were to feed scuds, I'd do it just like you do--in their regular tank, supplemented with frozen food. Sounds like the best method to me!
Another enthusiast recommended using unflavored gelatin to mix with crushed frog pellets and making mini jello cubes from them. What’s your take on that? Would gelatin be safe for ADF’s?
Hmm, I've never heard of this. What is the point of the gelatin--for protein, or to make the foot more palatable? I don't have any reason to think the dwarfs would have a problem with it, but I can't say for sure. Sorry to not be much help.
@@chrisfishfrogs I think it was more to keep the food together and not ho floating away in the tank. It was an interesting idea but since keeping dwarf frogs is new for me, I don’t know if gelatin is safe for them.
@@ellenhanney-saligumba I see. It sounds to me like a fair amount of work, when easier alternatives are available. This isn't to say it can't be done, but freeze-dried shrimp or worms are super easy to portion out ahead of time, they will stay whole in the water, they are nutritious, they are highly palatable to the frogs, and a can will last a long time. So, that would be my recommendation in terms of convenience and cleanliness. Good luck!
1 of my African dwarf frogs died. My frog is depressed, hangs out & barely moves around the tank & not really eating. I would like to give it to someone with other frogs. Suggestions to find. Alabama.
Hi, I have two ADF’s and they have always eaten like pigs but the past week or so they haven’t been eating as much. In fact one of them is only eating about every other day. Is this normal? They are still active like normal and still seem healthy….
Sometimes I would put the tiny tadpole pellets in the food bowl first to get a little soft the put in the blood worms mixed in so they would get a bite of everything when they would eat 🙂
My two main thoughts are: 1) remove any super sharp rock (e.g., sharp gravel); 2) take out any deco like little houses that might confuse and trap your frog and prevent it reaching the surface to breathe. Good luck!
Nice video, as always. Your voice is excellent for making videos. Bloodworms, are not recommended….. We are seeing so many frog keepers , having problems. That’s in US , not in Great Britain though.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video. I have heard people say bloodworms cause problems, but I myself have never had problems, and I've never found any scientific confirmation of this. If you know of a study, I'd love to read it!
Rebecca , why are blood worms not recommended ?? 😳 I have two ADF, had them for maybe 4 months. I am by ALL MEANS a novice …… I have several different foods , they will ONLY eat the blood worms and if I am lucky on occasion they will nibble on brine shrimp. I am worried now after reading your comment ….
I know this may seem like some silly questions so I’m sorry if it is, but I know the video mentioned about feeding every day or every other day until the frog is full, but is there an amount recommended for feeding two frogs? (mine will not have fully grown yet) For example is a generous pinch for each or both good? Also as they get older do they need a bigger meal too? I don’t want to under feed or over feed them, if anyone has any in depth tips for this I’d greatly appreciate it😊
It's best to experiment yourself, by observing how much your frogs eat. The best way to do this is to target feed some worms or shrimp, using tongs; feed until they don't eat anymore. This will require some time. Failing that, I would put food in one designated place, like a feeding dish or in a specific corner of the tank. If the food is all gone the next day, try feeding a little more next time. If there's food left over, feed less next time. Good luck!
Hello! I had two African dwarf frogs, one of which died on Wednesday. The remaining male was not very active, and is now frantically swimming laps and singing. He is clearly distressed. I have made a 10 gallon tank, and plan to bring in new AFDs - his current tank is far too small. I got them last year for Xmas from a toy store and his tank is extremely minimal, so I want to do it right this time. I have a heater going, live plants, driftwood and a sponge filter with air stone. I am concerned as his singing and swimming laps aggressively/frantically are concerning me. I also am not sure if I should put him in the 10 gallon tank alone, then introduce three more baby frogs, or vice versa? Do I need to let the tank sit bubbling and heating with the plants for weeks before putting my current frog in there? I feel like his current living situation is so poor I’m trying to weigh the pros and cons of moving him before the plants are fully established. My driftwood has begun showing a bit of white/grey fuzz which I read to be an algae. I feel like I don’t want to put any animals in this 10 gallon until it is perfect, but I may be over complicating things for myself at this point?
Sorry to hear about your frog dying. Just so you know, my frogs do occasionally swim frantically around the tank (especially my male), so that is not necessarily a sign of great distress. Moving a frog to a new tank will in itself by stressful for the frog, so keep that in mind. But ultimately he will be better off in a bigger tank with live plants, a heater, etc. You can add other frogs later; they shouldn't be a problem (they're not territorial), as long as the babies aren't so small that the male could eat them. Regarding the driftwood--yes, that's either algae or fungus. It's unsightly, but probably won't affect your frog. Do make sure to soak it in water for several weeks at minimum. I've been soaking a big piece for several months, and the tannins are still coloring the water. Good luck!
Question. I am using a tank for live bearing fish and there will be some real tiny babies I'm sure. If I keep the frogs well fed and give space (a 20 gallon long tank) with lots of plants and such will that be enough to keep babies alive? Or is there something else I can do? I have a 29 gallon but some think those are too tall and the frogs may drown. Anyone have thoughts?
The frogs will definitely try to eat the fry at night, although depending on the ratio and the amount of cover, you might not notice too much of a loss. And if you keep the frogs well fed, it shouldn't be too much of a problem. If the 29-gallon is less than 20 inches tall, that will also probably be okay for the frogs.
Hi quick question, I just got a new African dwarf frog and it hasn’t been really eating since I got it. It’s been about 2 days and I’ve tried freeze dried tubifex worms and pellets. Is it normal for new frogs to not eat for the first day or two after getting them?
If you get them from a pet store, they're usually not fed well and are pretty hungry. Make sure your frog is right next to the food; it just might not be able to find it, or realize that it's food, at first. Good luck!
This really helped me , I bough small DAF and it was just hiding , until I realised it’s not getting any food , after watching this video I used tank tongues , it devoured freeze fried worms thank god ..
Hey chris, My ADF just had a bunch of babies!!!!! 😍😃😆 I am beyond excited!!!!!! And don’t want to lose many or any!! So please tell me you have some info on how to take care of them.. I’ve taken them out of the main tank to make sure none get eaten but I really don’t know where to go from there.. what to feed them, why are the eggs so sticky when trying to transfer, temp of water etc. please and thank you
Congrats! Water can be exactly the same as before. They need algae or live plant matter to eat. If you don't have that naturally in your tank, you can feed them powdered baby fish food--just tiny amounts a 3-4 times a day. Good luck!
Great video, ive just bought three skinny frogs from the petstore as they are a pale grey type and after watching this, i realise the frozen bloodworm maybe too big for them. Years ago my frogs i had loved to eat live daphnia, looking forward to keeping my frogs healthy and looking forward to anymore videos on frogs from you xx
I just got 3 frogs in a biosphere and was told to feed the 2 pellets per frog twice a week, they are around 6 months of age. Is this ok? I keep reading that they need to be feed daily. Thanks !!!
They definitely need regular feedings (daily or every other day). The young ones need even more frequent meals--at least daily, or multiple times a day. Just don't litter your tank with uneaten food. Good luck!
i melt the works and place them on a smooth rock on the bottom of the tank. this is after ive fed the tetras, rasboras and betta with pellets and flakes. the Panda Garras zoom about and nibble a few, but the frogs always get a good feed despite the competition.
I have 16 ADF - they are all so healthy and happy! I have some leaf hammocks low in the tank and they love those - I feed tadpoles and frog pellets every other day and frozen blood worms on the alternative days - they love both
In the summer months I use Mosquito larvae from my own fresh water rain barrel. The Larvae don't go off or pollute their tank and they live until they're eaten or sometimes hatch but that is rare. My frogs grow quickly and often shed their skins.
Hello. You put together another really good video. I need to show you my setup for these little guys. I have them currently in a 10 gallon, but strongly considering moving them to a 20 long. I breed mine a variety of stuff usually higher in protein. Mine have a feeding dish, but all of them get in it at once and the bad thing is they occasionally bite each other. I'm considering going mine in a bare bottom tank kind of like yours. The tank doesn't have to be pretty. My goal is to breed them. Thank you again. Jack
Nice! How many do you keep in the 10? Mine always nip at each other--it's just their poor eyesight. I have some footage of them really going at it. My ADFs haven't bred yet, but I'd like to try to entice them. My ACFs have been breeding like crazy. Anyway, thanks for watching! Looking forward to more of your videos.
@@chrisfishfrogs I currently have 6 frogs. I had 8 and 2 died. The ones I have left are doing well. I can't believe how fast they grow. I currently have mystery snails in the tank with them. I also have ramshorn snails in their as well. Those were by mistake, but they are pretty, so I'll leave them and then them out when I get too many. I believe I'm going to have to move 2 of the 3 mystery snails as they seem to get to the food faster than the frogs. Thank you for the encouragement. I need to put out something soon. I've just had a lot of stuff going on lately.
@@rebeccamandelos3164 yeah. That's what some say due to their trapdoor closing up on a frog's limbs. In theory, it could happen, but in theory, I could die in a car wreck on my way to the bank. I've had snails a while. They don't chase frogs around closing their trapdoors on them. I haven't had an issue.
@@chrisfishfrogs hi Chris, I don't mean that I have trouble with the audio balance but how disturbing the music becomes when listened for 20 minutes in a row (episodes 1 & 2). Anyways thanks for sharing your knowledge and hoping to see more from you
are you still putting out content. I love your channel reminds me of a professional, wild life animal show. anyways I love your channel and hope you post more.
Thank you for your interest! I hope to put out more content, but life has gotten in the way, so far. I have a lot of footage and a few scripts written; the most time-consuming part is the editing. Stay tuned!
My sister is giving me her frog and is helping me set up the tank. Your channel is very helpful and informative and the clips of the frogs and derpy music is awesome!🐸💚
I can not get my frogs to eat from me. I've tried frozen blood worms. I've squirted the worm in front of him and from up above. one landed on him he did not move. I'm a very new owner so still trying to figure it out
Sounds like you're doing all you can. When they're hungry, they'll eat. Try some different foods, especially meaty ones. Keep up what you're doing, and eventually they should come around. Good luck!
Local pet stores should have both freeze dried and frozen. Freeze dried don't require a freezer, but they float when you put them in your tank. Frozen foods will float at first, but soon afterward will sink.
Thank you for the videos, they're so helpful! Sorry if this is a silly question, but when you feed them beef heart is it frozen? Do you defrost it first?
You can do two things. You can drop the entire cube in while it's still frozen, let it float for a while, and then watch it drop to the bottom as it slowly defrosts. Or, you can defrost it in tank water (or any dechlorinated water) first, then pour it into the tank or individually feed your frogs with tongs. My frogs seem happy either way!
