Aquatic Frogs
African dwarf frogs are also known as dwarf clawed frogs.
Aquatic frogs. An aquarium heater will keep their water at that frog tastic temperature. Aquatic frogs bite all the time but the bites don t hurt and they really aren t being aggressive they just associate your hand as part of the food. African dwarf frogs are some of the most popular additions to tanks.
Aquatic frogs are fun low maintenance animals ideal for someone who doesn t have a lot of time on their hands but would still love to have a pet. In this article we ll dive into the topic of the best pet aquatic frogs. In our opinion three amphibians make the best aquatic pet frogs budgett s frogs surinam toads and fire bellied toads.
Budgett s frogs are also commonly known as freddy krueger frogs but their scientific name is lepidobatrachus laevis. On this blog i share a lot of information about the aquarium hobby. African dwarf frogs diet.
Budgett s frogs as pets. It is common in the pet trade and is often mistaken for the african clawed frog a similar looking frog in the same family. African dwarf frog hymenochirus boettgeri or hymenochirus curtipes.
These aquatic frogs that only live in the water can be very nice small friends of yours if you keep the right maintenance and good care for them. Choose a heater that has 5 watts of power for every gallon of water in the aquarium. These frogs are insectivores so there are manufactured pellets out there available for aquatic frogs and tadpoles but they will also enjoy things like mysis shrimp tubifex worms brine shrimp and blood worms just be cautious if you are feeding things like live tubifex worms to your frogs as they can carry parasites so just be on the careful side there.
They have the scientific name hymenochirus boettgeri and typically range in size from a half inch up to one inch. African dwarf frogs like their water tropical. Surinam toad pipa pipa.
Their common name is obtained from their place of origin and the claws on their front legs. African dwarf frogs will actually die outside of the water. African dwarf frogs i m fabian aquarium fish breeder and founder of this website.
No matter what name this species goes by we re sure you ll never forget about them once you ve had the chance to learn more. African clawed frog xenopus laevis. Their care requirements are simple although they are very different from those of fish.
Western clawed frog xenopus tropicalis. These little frogs are fully aquatic so you don t have to worry about a half aquatic and half terrain aquarium. As an added bonus the frogs fit into small places ideal for the home with little space.
68 to 78 degrees fahrenheit 20 26 celsius. I ve been keeping fish since i was a kid. Dwarf aquatic frogs are native to equatorial regions of africa.
You may purchase floating or sinking pelleted carnivore diets but floating is the best as it is easily consumed. Dwarf frogs won t eat anything floating so only sinking food for them.
