Welcome to the amazing world of the African Dwarf Frog. Free tips about keeping African Dwarf Frogs. Lots of info and more on African Dwarf Frogs, your home and family and pet home.
Most of the time, the only injuries that your African dwarf frog will get are, when they rub against sharp fish tank decorations or plastic plants.
Make sure that you use live plants or silk plants in your fish tank!
Also, any rocks or other decorations should be very smooth, with no rough or sharp textures.
Another injury that can occur to your African dwarf frog is if they are handled too roughly. Their bones can easily break when handled too roughly.
Your African dwarf frogs are very delicate creatures and even when you net them you can break toes and limbs, so be very careful!
See more in the next post.
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Friday, July 31, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
African Dwarf Frog! Ailment Treatments.
Welcome to the amazing world of the African Dwarf Frog. Free tips about keeping African Dwarf Frogs. Lots of info and more on African Dwarf Frogs, your home and family and pet home.
The number one treatment to avoid your African Dwarf Frog from getting ill is to keep the water in your tank very clean!
It is the most important element for any of your aquarium pets!
I cannot stress this factor enough. Keep your fish tank water clean!!
Now, there is no known cure for ‘Dropsy’ or ‘bloat’ and in most cases it is fatal!
If you have more than one African Dwarf Frog in your tank, remember that the others can also contract ‘Dropsy’ in the same tank.
You must remove the infected African Dwarf Frog and treat the tank with antibacterial medicine such as ‘Maroxy’, also using aquarium salt.
Most fungus cannot live in water when there are traces of salt.
If you have an African Dwarf Frog with a fungal infection you can use an antifungal medicine along with some aquarium salt.
Remember; keep your fish tank water clean!!
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
African Dwarf Frog Ailments!
Welcome to the amazing world of the African Dwarf Frog. Free tips about keeping African Dwarf Frogs. Lots of info and more on African Dwarf Frogs, your home and family and pet home.
There are some infections and ailments that are common in African Dwarf Frogs and you may come across some of them.
The following are some ailments of the African Dwarf Frog.
If your African Dwarf Frog has white, cottony looking patches or threads on his body, then he may have a fungal infection.
With a bacterial infection your African Dwarf Frog may have no physical symptoms, but he may appear lethargic, and might refuse to eat.
Your African Dwarf Frog may also spend a lot of time just floating at the surface in one spot. This could be contusive to a bacterial infection.
If your African Dwarf Frog has intense swelling in the body and legs, this is known as ‘Dropsy’ or bloat.
In the following posts I will tell you about some of the treatments for these ailments!
Click on : free aquarium care video for more info.
There are some infections and ailments that are common in African Dwarf Frogs and you may come across some of them.
The following are some ailments of the African Dwarf Frog.
If your African Dwarf Frog has white, cottony looking patches or threads on his body, then he may have a fungal infection.
With a bacterial infection your African Dwarf Frog may have no physical symptoms, but he may appear lethargic, and might refuse to eat.
Your African Dwarf Frog may also spend a lot of time just floating at the surface in one spot. This could be contusive to a bacterial infection.
If your African Dwarf Frog has intense swelling in the body and legs, this is known as ‘Dropsy’ or bloat.
In the following posts I will tell you about some of the treatments for these ailments!
Click on : free aquarium care video for more info.
Monday, June 29, 2009
What is ‘that’ swimming in my tank??
Welcome to the amazing world of the African Dwarf Frog. Free tips about keeping African Dwarf Frogs. Lots of info and more on African Dwarf Frogs, your home and family and pet home.
If you have a male and a female African Dwarf Frog in your tank, you may just notice one day that there are tiny black things swimming around.
Well, don’t panic, your African Dwarf Frogs have mated and given you some tadpoles.
Try to separate them from the adults as soon as possible. The adults may mistake them for food!
It might be easier to move the adults to a different tank for a while, because your tadpoles are very small.
You can feed your tadpoles a protein powder made for fish or ‘spirulina flakes.’
When they are a bit bigger you can offer them frozen blood worms.
Remember not to over feed your frogs. Do not give them more than they will eat in an hour or two!
You could consider selling the extra tadpoles to your pet shop or to friends.
The Anubias Nana plant gives your African Dwarf Frog lovely hiding places.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
‘Singing’ African Dwarf Frog!!
Welcome to the amazing world of the African Dwarf Frog. Free tips about keeping African Dwarf Frogs. Lots of info and more on African Dwarf Frogs, your home and family and pet home.
Your African Dwarf Frog ‘sings’ or ‘hums’ usually during the mating period or when he is excited.
When conditions are right your male African Dwarf Frog will start to callout for a female.
The time when African Dwarf Frogs mate is called ‘amplexus’. He may also perform a ‘mating dance’. He will arch his back and kick his legs out while ‘singing’ or calling.
If he finds a female he will grasp her from behind, right above her legs. This behavior usually happens at night.
The female will rapidly swim to the surface doing a series of somersaults. She lays her eggs at the surface and scatters them around while the male fertilizers them on the outside of her body.
The time period for mating is from 30 minutes to several hours.
When she has laid all her eggs, she goes to the bottom of the tank and lies motionless. After some minutes the male will release her and revert back to normal behavior.
If you happen to be watching, it is a fascinating and wonderful experience. Truly amazing creatures!
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http://corycatfish.blogspot.com/ Companions for your African Dwarf frog!
For more information go to: 'Free bonus books.'
Your African Dwarf Frog ‘sings’ or ‘hums’ usually during the mating period or when he is excited.
When conditions are right your male African Dwarf Frog will start to callout for a female.
The time when African Dwarf Frogs mate is called ‘amplexus’. He may also perform a ‘mating dance’. He will arch his back and kick his legs out while ‘singing’ or calling.
If he finds a female he will grasp her from behind, right above her legs. This behavior usually happens at night.
The female will rapidly swim to the surface doing a series of somersaults. She lays her eggs at the surface and scatters them around while the male fertilizers them on the outside of her body.
The time period for mating is from 30 minutes to several hours.
When she has laid all her eggs, she goes to the bottom of the tank and lies motionless. After some minutes the male will release her and revert back to normal behavior.
If you happen to be watching, it is a fascinating and wonderful experience. Truly amazing creatures!
Click on: http://aquariumliveplants.blogspot.com/ Find ideal plants for your African Dwarf Frog.
Click on: http://siamesefightingfishworld.blogspot.com/
http://corycatfish.blogspot.com/ Companions for your African Dwarf frog!
For more information go to: 'Free bonus books.'
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Interesting website! Log on!!
Welcome to the amazing world of the African Dwarf Frog. Free tips about keeping African Dwarf Frogs. Lots of info and more on African Dwarf Frogs, your home and family and pet home.
If you read my profile you will see that I enjoy motorcycling.
While surfing the internet recently I found this very interesting website. I would like to share it with everyone that loves pets.
The groups of people involved on this website have a purpose to promote and aid in the humane treatment of domestic animals.
Although they are not directly connected to my blog on the African Dwarf Frog, I am sure you will enjoy this website.
They have volunteers who run events and they support animal welfare groups in Canada.
They also have a blog on which you can place comments etc. Well worth logging on to.
The work they do is truly amazing!
Please log onto: http://www.ride4pets.org/ See for yourself!
If you read my profile you will see that I enjoy motorcycling.
While surfing the internet recently I found this very interesting website. I would like to share it with everyone that loves pets.
The groups of people involved on this website have a purpose to promote and aid in the humane treatment of domestic animals.
Although they are not directly connected to my blog on the African Dwarf Frog, I am sure you will enjoy this website.
They have volunteers who run events and they support animal welfare groups in Canada.
They also have a blog on which you can place comments etc. Well worth logging on to.
The work they do is truly amazing!
Please log onto: http://www.ride4pets.org/ See for yourself!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Male or Female?? African Dwarf Frog!
Welcome to the amazing world of the African Dwarf Frog. Free tips about keeping African Dwarf Frogs. Lots of info and more on African Dwarf Frogs, your home and family and pet home.
How to tell if your African Dwarf Frog is Male or Female?
When you go out to buy your African Dwarf Frog you may want a male and a female so that you can breed with them later on.
How are you going to know which is female or male? They look the same.
Well, the male is slightly smaller than the female and is skinnier in the body.
The male has a small gland behind each armpit, which can be whitish or pinkish in color.
This looks like a little pimple and is called the ‘Post Auxiliary subdermal’gland.
The female African Dwarf Frog has a chubbier body than the male. They also have a small bump between their legs. This bump is called a ‘Cloaca’ and this is where eggs and waste are passed.
How to tell if your African Dwarf Frog is Male or Female?
When you go out to buy your African Dwarf Frog you may want a male and a female so that you can breed with them later on.
How are you going to know which is female or male? They look the same.
Well, the male is slightly smaller than the female and is skinnier in the body.
The male has a small gland behind each armpit, which can be whitish or pinkish in color.
This looks like a little pimple and is called the ‘Post Auxiliary subdermal’gland.
The female African Dwarf Frog has a chubbier body than the male. They also have a small bump between their legs. This bump is called a ‘Cloaca’ and this is where eggs and waste are passed.
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