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 RUclips, 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 RUclips 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.
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 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.
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!
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!
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!
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.
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
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. :)
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.
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!
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
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!🐸💚
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 🙂
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
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.
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.
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.
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.)
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😂
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 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.
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 RUclips videos on how to do this; I plan to make my own video, as well.
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 .
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 ..
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?
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.)
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!
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!
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….
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!
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!
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.
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!
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.
thank you for this! I'm looking to get a couple of ADFs and your content is really helpful as I get started. I'm doing a ton of research before getting them. could you do a video on breeding them? Obviously good care comes first, but I am looking breed them and could use some more info on the process. I really enjoy your content!
Light is the most important thing. Beyond that, it depends on the plant. Some need to be planted, others can't be, some can go either way. If you have free roots (non-planted), the plants should help consume some of the nitrates in the water from the animals' waste, which benefits the entire mini-ecosystem.
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!
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.
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!
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!
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!
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!
You're welcome! Have fun!
I wish you mentioned soaking freeze dried food. Wonderful video. There aren't enough African dwarf frog videos on RUclips, 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!
Many thanks! Glad you enjoyed the videos!
I just watched both frog videos. There is little African Dwarf Frog content on RUclips 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.
Thank you for the encouragement! Glad they were helpful. I do hope to release more. Stay tuned!
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.
You're very welcome! I hope to make more videos.
I just want to say, congrats on making a really good video.I really hope you make more frog vids, I would love to see them ❤.
Thank you, I have been meaning to make more!
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
Nice! ADFs aren't nearly as fragile as many people make them out to be!
great content bro, you deserve way more subs. love the editing.
Thanks, I appreciate it!
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!
pls keep making videos the quality of production and info is amazing. Would be very curious to see tips of tank mates for these guy!:)
Glad you enjoyed them! I hope to make some more videos soon.
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. ❤
Also I learned a lot about my lil frog from your video. I did not know they have poor eye sight or no tongue. 😅
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.
Loved the music choice for this video LOL! My ADF is so clumsy and goofy and to me this music sounded like that haha
Thank you--that's exactly what I was going for! I composed it specifically for ADFs!
Hi Chris! ADF owner here, love your videos and can’t wait to see the next!🐸
Thanks so much!
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!
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!
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!
You're very welcome! Enjoy your little pets!
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.
I hope to soon!
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
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. :)
I hope to make that video at some point! (Fingers crossed.) I have all the footage, just not the time...
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.
Yes, they're adorable creatures! It never gets old watching them flail around the tank.
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!
I have a video planned for breeding! Just got a finish it...
@@chrisfishfrogs Oh boy! Best of luck!
Beautiful planted tank by the way. No idea what the purple one is, but gorgeous!
Thank you! The purple one is actually silk. I like the color combinations that live and fake plants create together.
Yay! I love your channel!! 🎉 im learning all I can about African Dwarf Frogs before I go buy some soon.. they are so cute and adorable!
Thank you so much! I will try to get more videos out soon!
Wow great video!!! 👌 looking forward to the black worm video 😎.
Many thanks! I'll try to do the black worm video soon.
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
Awesome! It's great to watch them clump into large groups, either when they're being lazy or feeding in a frenzy.
High quality and greatly informative! Why haven't you made more videos? ❤
Thank you! Finding time is the only deterrent. I hope to upload more this summer.
anxiously awaiting episode 3 ❤
Hopefully soon!
i would love to see a video about cultivating live blackworms!!
I still hope to make one!
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!🐸💚
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
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 🙂
Its been a little while since you posted, but I wanted to say these videos are so lovely and I hope you make some more 😊
Thank you so much! I do hope to find the time to make more!
I wish you had more videos on ADFs... they are very good!!!
great video i love your channel and i love the music!
Thanks so much!
I own 2 Adf at present that are driving me insane. Very clear informative information to the point thanks!
Many thanks! Glad it was helpful!
Why are they driving you nuts? Planning on buying some for a 10 gal tank I’m cycling now.
You should upload more. I like your videos
I hope to, thanks!
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
Thank you! Daphnia are always a good staple, no matter the size of the frogs.
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.
You're very welcome! The freeze-dried options are definitely convenient; hopefully your frogs will enjoy them!
Your frogs are so healthy looking. OMG my frogs are way too thin. I have got to fatten them up ASAP. Thanks for the video.
You're welcome! Good luck!
I need more videos, these are so fun to watch
Hopefully, more to come soon!
Amazing content. Very informative you should make more vids!
Thank you! I hope to, soon!
Pls new video.
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.
Sounds like a good system!
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.
Love this videos notifications are now on
Thanks so much!
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.)
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😂
Thank you! The purple plant is actually a fake silk plant. (I mix real and fake plants together.) Good luck with your frogs!
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.
Sounds like a good system!
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.
Have you ever tried Repashy of any variety? All my other fish love it, but haven't found much info on ADF.
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 RUclips videos on how to do this; I plan to make my own video, as well.
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 .
Please make more videos
I hope too soon!
I just bought some frogs can’t wait
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 ..
Glad to have helped! Good luck!
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?
i love your videos!!! they’re very helpful & relaxing to watch, i would love to see more💜
Thanks so much! Hope to release more soon!
Hope you continue, this is great
Thanks! I'll try!
I like the song
Thanks!
What is the thick, green plant near the top of your tank? Is it a floating plant?
Probably water sprite.
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!
I fed some sliced live earthworms to my frogs this afternoon and they were VERY excited to eat them like spaghetti
As long as they're small enough to swallow, worms are frog favorites!
I have gravel at the bottom so I was wondering if I drop pellets wouldn't it just fall onto the floor and be ignored by the frogs?
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.
Thank you!
0:13 song name pls
it's original music by me
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.
Wonderful video! Thank you
You're welcome!
Hi Chris. I'm getting frogs this week. All ur advice was great. Can I give them cut up earth worms???
Absolutely, they love worms! As long as they can swallow the bites, they'll devour them.
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.
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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.
@@fishdaddyjackaquatics664 It is not recommended to have snails with the frogs.
@@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.
You’ve got a new subscriber!
Awesome! I hope to put out some more videos in January!
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!
I think you just uploaded 30% of all ADF YT content.
I don't even have African Dwarf Frogs.
But if I did, this video would be immensely helpful!
I appreciate that, thank you!
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!
@@chrisfishfrogs Thank you so much this is really helpful! I’ll definitely monitor closely to see how much they like :)
I have blood worms and a gravel substrate on the bottom. Would that be ok together? (I have 3 frogs) Thank you!!
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.)
I’m interested in cultivating live black worms❤️❤️❤️I love my frogs! To my surprise, even more than I love my fish!!!
I hope to get to this video later this year!
Great vidoes! very helpful!
Glad they helped!
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!
Wich plants do i use without baseground
Water sprite and java fern are two of my favorite floating plants.
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!
Does it matter if they eat fish flakes too?
It's not a problem if you can get them to eat flakes. Just vary what you give them.
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….
You can check your water parameters, but if your frogs are otherwise behaving normally, then I wouldn't worry.
@@chrisfishfrogs yeah, that’s what I figured. Thank you :)
@@nerdynerd67 You're welcome!
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!
thanks for the help im getting them soon :]
You're welcome! Good luck!
can you pls post
What is a good plant for dwarf frogs to sleep on
I like water sprite, Amazon swords, ferns, and annubius.
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!
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.
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!
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.
I hope to!
Would it be okay if I gave my African dwarf frogs fish flakes
It won't hurt them, but they may not recognize it as food, or they may have trouble lunging at it. Give it a try, if you already have the food!
@@chrisfishfrogs Thank you Sir
thank you for this! I'm looking to get a couple of ADFs and your content is really helpful as I get started. I'm doing a ton of research before getting them. could you do a video on breeding them? Obviously good care comes first, but I am looking breed them and could use some more info on the process. I really enjoy your content!
Thank you--glad you enjoyed the content! I hope to get some more videos out this month. Breeding is on my to-do list!
@@chrisfishfrogs awesome! I'm subscribed and looking forward to it :)
my first frogs only ate blood worms, as i didnt know any better. every one of them got bloat and died
I'm sorry to hear that. I'm curious - were they frozen, or live worms?
@@chrisfishfrogs dried i believe
thank you for these great videos. we are new dwarf frogs owners and wanted know how to keep the planets healthy as your aquarium any tips. Thank you
Light is the most important thing. Beyond that, it depends on the plant. Some need to be planted, others can't be, some can go either way. If you have free roots (non-planted), the plants should help consume some of the nitrates in the water from the animals' waste, which benefits the entire mini-ecosystem.
This dude dropped 3 bangers in 2022 and dipped
Thx so much I needed this video
You're very welcome!
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!
Freeze dried or frozen shrimp and worms? Does local pet store have those or do I have to order them?
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.
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!
What if the frog eats the tongs
Time to get a new frog 👻
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!
i am thinking about getting these frogs after my fish passes, any advice?
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!
@@chrisfishfrogs great, thank you so much!
@@LeahFitzgerald-yr2jj You're very welcome!
I like your presentation style, you kinda remind me of The Dave
Thank you!