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Choosing a tank for your African Dwarf Frog is very easy. The main rule is one gallon (4.5 liters) of water for every frog! They are not very messy and do not produce a lot of waste, but, as I have said, their food tends to foul up the water more than they do.
Tanks should be lined at the bottom with smooth rocks or sand.
Remember, these frogs have sensitive skin and they spend a lot of time on the bottom. Rough rocks or pebbles could irritate their skin and cause discomfort.
Do not put them in very high or deep tanks, because they are not the best of swimmers and it could be stressful for them to be straining to reach air at the top.
Any objects that you place in the tank must also be secure, because the African Dwarf Frog is so active that they could accidentally knock them over.
Your African Dwarf Frog does not need a heater in their tank as long as the temperature of the water does not drop below 70 degrees (20c).
Aquarium gravel would give your tank a more natural and realistic look, but will need cleaning every two weeks. Sand, smooth rocks or maybe very small stone colored marbles would be suitable. Do not use large marbles or river stones, because your frogs could get wedged underneath and not be able to reach air.
Do not forget the lid!! Remember, frogs jump! Just like your Siamese fighting fish/Betta fish, your African Dwarf Frog can jump right out of their tank. The lid must also have air slits, so that they can breathe! Very important!
If you want a companion tank i.e. with other fish species, then Cory catfish, Betta fish/ Siamese fighting fish, are considered as good companions. They will need the same setup as your African Dwarf Frog. All three species do breathe air.
Cory catfish dash up to the surface occasionally, stick their snouts above the water for an instant and take a breath of air.
If you are going to keep a Cory catfish with your African Dwarf Frog, then it’s probably best to have a soft sand substrate in your tank. Cory’s are mostly bottom feeders and search the bottom with their sensory barbels and suck up food items with their mouths, just about burying their snouts up to their eyes. Anything hard or rough will damage their barbels.
A filter keeps the water clean, but is not needed for any of the above creatures. They are all sensitive to vibrations in the water, so maybe you should stick to changing the water every one or two weeks. If you have a big tank then maybe use a whisper power filter. This is the quietist of all the hanging filters and has the least amount of surface disturbance.
Lighting up your tank can be done using fluorescent incandescent globes or none at all. Be sure to turn all your lights off at night, because it’s not natural to have lights on 24 hours a day. It also encourages rapid algae growth. You definitely do not want that! Click on ‘free aquarium care video’ for more information.
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Will filling a really deep pond half way work?
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