Feeding a Dwarf African Frog

[SurfinKris85]

Hi!! Im doing research on these guys before I decide to get one or not,I was looking into the site below that you referred to on the description page I saw on there that you can feed them tuna can I feed them the can of tuna or does it have to be an actual fish? btw love this there so cute and healthy!! there way to adorable :))) thankyou for sharing very cute!!

[ireplaced]

My frog always floats on the top of the tank is that normal?

[ProfStuartHalliday]

@ireplaced - When they are young, yes it is. See the DAF page on the web site - The Aquarium Wiki Encyclopaedia for more details.

[Neovenator231]

Ah, I remember mine, I'm going to get new one.

[helpingtipsforyou]

how can i get my betta from stop stealing all of my frogs food?

[aquariumwiki]

Separate them? They both eat the same types of food and the Betta is far quicker, so this problem is very common. They really shouldn't be in the same tank.

I suggested for some people they try a plastic tube about 1" in diameter, 12" long with a notch cut out at one end and this they put into the water close to a wall to allow the frog in when they drop food down the tube. If the Betta makes for the opening, you twist the tube and the entrance is closed so the Betta can't feed.

[helpingtipsforyou]

@aquariumwiki thank you

[Superthecod]

@helpingtipsforyou feed the bata first

[5stringofFernandoSor]

Wow, great video. I never read they have no tongue or teeth. Amazing how they lost their tongue through evolution due to not using it, while other frogs rely on their tongues so heavily.

[profquatermass]

@5stringofFernandoSor -Yes, none of the Pipidae family have tongues. They also don't have vocal cords. They use special bones in their throat to make sounds. You know when you have healthy DAFs when you hear the males singing.

[zombiemackey1]

I have 2 dwarf frogs now for the past 3.5 years, and I feed them only the frog pellets, and beta food-pellet form not the flakes. They have been healthy and fine. =)

[profquatermass]

@zombiemackey1 - Do you want a medal? Let's hope they live past 5 years. A healthy DAF can live for 10 years.

[BuddiBunni]

I usually get my frogs 2 different kinds of food and alternate between them. Usually glassworms and bloodworms. Last I went to the shop they didn't have bloodworms though so I had to get brine shrimp, which they seem to enjoy very much...

[profquatermass]

@BuddiBunni - The more different food you feed them, the more healthy they'll be. Try a tiny bit of raw salmon, trout, etc.

[Dragonsrockmysocks]

I remeber i had three of these i would feed them dead bloodwormss cause, i couldn't find live bloodworms.

[profquatermass]

@Dragonsrockmysocks - Dried or dead bloodworm has virtually no food value. Watch out you don't get an allergic reaction to the dust from dried bloodworm as it can be very uncomfortable.

[awesomepeople100]

can u feed it rice and cooked salmon?

[profquatermass]

@awesomepeople100 - No.

Assuming you're serious, frogs only eat uncooked food and not certainly not unnatural food like rice!

[awesomepeople100]

@profquatermass lol, its cuz i gave my fish rice and my crayfish rice. :D

[Lonewolf6565]

is that a tetra swimming around or something else?

[profquatermass]

@Lonewolf6565

Yes it's a Glowlight Tetra (Hemigrammus erythrozonus).

[Lonewolf6565]

@profquatermass

lol it looks colossal next to the frog.

[pinkNgirlE6]

fighting over food! soo cute! i got 2 i male, 1 female. i'm trying to breed...

[AngelSkittles]

yes your frog's diet should not maintain of only bloodworms. They dont have the protien for a healthy frog. You should to your local pet store and buy pellets for them that has protien and nutrients. Maybe feed them bloodworms on the weekends. Trust me I have my had dwarf frog Kermit for about 7 years and he is a fat healthy little guy.

[ztfroggie]

These little guys appear nice and dark which is a good sign, they get pale with temp change, stress, and if dying. I've had best success raising mine that survived 16+years in 3-4 inches of water. I used a 10-gallon tank but left it shallow leaving areas to surface. When mating they need a breather. They'll eat the eggs but if removed will have best survival with plankton sifted from a creek; you can use a t-shirt to collect small plankton for tadpoles to eat. turtle food is great 4 frogs!

[tico33135]

nice dwarf i have 2 of them

[profquatermass]

Thanks. I've got at least 8. I've lost count. :-)

Most are 4 years old now.

Some people tell me they can live for up to 10 years.

[laumaste98]

hi i am stefany i have two frogs... i suscribe with you ok..bye..!

[profquatermass]

They don't eat flake food

The small floating pellets they'll eat when young. But not when they get bigger.

See the DAF profile on the Aquariumwiki site to see what we feed them.

[RennTaPenn]

my frog is the size of the african froggy but i have no idea wat it eats. so i tried to feed it frog and tadpole pellets and dried fish flakes. but im not sure if my frog eats it. but somehow he is stil alive after about 4-5 days. so does that mean hes eaating or starving to death?

[cutepie519]

African Dwarf Frog is suppose to eat blood worm

[aquariumwiki]

I never said you shouldn't. But bloodworm is allergic to humans so watch how you touch it. (After 3 years of using it I'm now allergic to it!)

Did you know bloodworm is actually only 6% protein and contains hardly any amino acids required for a healthy frog?

'Frog does not live on Bloodworm alone' is all I'm saying, to misquote an old saying. :-)

[profquatermass]

I should remind people to go to the Aquarium Wiki Encyclopaedia DAF link at the top right of the page.

Lots of info on these delightful creatures there.

[gatogrande06]

does anybody know how long they can live?

[profquatermass]

Yes. On the DAF site at The Aquarium Wiki Encyclopaedia, we have owners with 5 yrs old frogs. (My own frogs are ~3.5 yrs old).

Some owners have claimed 10 yrs.

[coke9555]

can they be out of the water?

[profquatermass]

Not really. If their skin dries, they can't breath so maximum 10-15 minutes out of the water.

These frogs don't produce a mucus like land frogs which prevent their skin drying.

Frogs breath through their skin mostly.

[Troc0024]

Do you need a filter cause I was going to get one adf and put him in a 2 1/2 gallon tank with a lid is that ok? And can they eat food that floats?

[profquatermass]

Yes. Unless you're prepared to do 50% daily water changes to keep the water pollution levels down.

They do eat frog food that floats when young. But by the time they're mature (over 9 months old) they get too heavy (or is it lazy?) to float.

Too many man-made pellets a week leads to bloating and ill health.

Alternate days between raw fish flesh, pellets, worms and they'll stay healthy. By the time they're over 1year old only feed 2-3x a week.

See The Aquarium Wiki Encyclopaedia on 'DAF'.

[ironzeppelinoverhead]

they don't need a filter if you change the water regually however if you wish to add fish then a filter is neccesary

[profquatermass]

I disagree. If you only change the water every 3 days for example. Then for those 3 days you're exposing them to levels of nitrite and ammonia. This will weaken their immune system and causes them to have more infections.

Having a filter (or a Walstad-type tank) allows for constant removal of these toxins.

[RennTaPenn]

dont they sell this liquiod in a bottle that removes ammonia? iunno but i bought it.

[profquatermass]

Sure but cheaper in the long run to fit a filter.

Plus ammonia is not the only dangerous nitrogen chemical that kills. There is Nitrite as well.

You need Prime or AmQuel+ to treat all the dangerous chemicals.

See the Aquariumwiki site for more details on these bottles.

[ajaxs50]

I didn't know they liked salmon! I'm gunna have to try that with mine.

[sMokefRog420]

i've always had the best results with live and exotic aquatic plants, and a diet of daphnia, live earthworms, bloodworms, black worms, and misquito larvae. but my loaches and tetras usually get to the misquito larvae first. But salman flesh? sounds like a great choice to me. right on.

[denny21220]

So cute, and healthy!

[aquariumwiki]

Thanks, I've got many DAFs, some are over 3 years old. I feed them over 4 different foods over a month. But only twice a week as it's too easy to get fat frogs!

I also use bogwood/driftwood to keep the tank healthy.

See our site for their care sheet and for info on the use of Bogwood.

[aquariumwiki]

Be careful feeding Bloodworm as it is a known allergy substance with people. Some people develop a nasty reaction just touching this popular aquarium food.

See our site (URL above) and type in Bloodworm. You may be surprised.