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Matthew K asked in PetsFish · 5 years ago

NEED HELP PET (frog) IDENTIFICATION (with photo)?

I bought this frog as a tadpole, it wasn't tiny like an endler or fish fry but it was about as big as a peanut with a shell. I thought it was an African dwarf frog or and African clawed frog but he doesn't seem to behave like one. He likes to sit on a floating log I provided him in my 55 gallon tank. I gave it to him noting how he seemed to like to be on the surface of the water or he seemed to be trying to stand on something. I was told he would be a filly aquatic frog but now that I see him always on that log I don't think so. His skin doesn't seem to dry out which leads me o think that he takes a dip once in a while. I leave food for him on the log as well however I never see him actually eat and I don't notice any food missing. You can see all his details in the picture provided. I should note that I also have a very sizeable Ryukin in the tank, the water is warm like 75-80f and I have 2 air stones blowing bubbles. I heard they don't like those so I think that might be the reason he doesn't want to be in the water. I did try to move him to a smaller tank fit for Berta fish but he did the same behavior of stayin to the top and seemed to prefer being on my hand j stead of in the water. I do use water conditioners (API stress coat) to make the tap water safe. What is wrong with my African dwarf frog if he even is one? Is he sick? Or is he just a different kind of frog? He is also not very big probably just and inch in size.

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  • 5 years ago

    I believe you have some sort of leopard frog. They need to eat LIVE bugs such as crickets and they need land space. They are semi-aquatic, not fully aquatic.

    I can tell you for a fact that even if it is not a leopard frog, that is a semi-aquatic frog. They cannot eat fish food.

    EDIT: I can tell that your frog is not fully aquatic by the shape of the body, eyes, and feet. An aquatic frog has more fully webbed feet, eyes that don't protrude from their head so much, and more flattened bodies and heads. The feet are also usually larger because the frog doesn't use them to hop around on land, only to swim. Look up pictures of an African Clawed Frog if you don't believe me. They look nothing like this frog.

  • 5 years ago

    1. It's not an aquatic frog, they're amphibians, not aquatic and need land space. It's not an African dwarf frog

    2. What food? Are you feeding it live bugs? Frogs don't eat fish food. They eat crickets, small fish, butter worms, chopped earth worm. Do not use meal worms!

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