DrConnie
Aquarium Advice Activist
Ok so we just got 3 little ADF's and want to know if there are any little secrets I should know about them...
I don't know much, but I think you have to target feed them with their food. Here is a link
Amphibians for Freshwater Aquariums: Dwarf African Frog
I like ADF's. Congrats
i have had the same dwarf frogs for 3 1/2 years. i only feed them live black worms.i don't know if this is correct or not but they are doing just fine and they love the worms and eat until their belly's are full. i feed 1 sometimes 2 times per day. i bought a very small clay drip dish that you can buy at a craft store and put this on the bottom of the tank. i use a turkey baster to suck up the black worms and i deposit them into the dish. it took the frogs a bit of time to understand the process but now they go right to the dish climb in and eat. the black worms (not to be confused with blood worms) are alive and need to be kept in a closed container in the refrigerator. you also have to rinse them about everyday to keep them alive and fit to feed to your frogs. i tried to feed the hard commercially prepared food but they refused it and i was worried they were going to die so i went to the lfs and they said to try the worms and they haven't stopped eating since. if your's will eat the prepared food i guess that would be easier but i think the worms are what has kept mine healthy over the past 3+ years. good luck. they are very cute and entertaining!
my frogs are in a small aquarium by themselves so there isn't any competition for food. they sometimes climb into the dish together but they share the worms. the worms are sold in portions (in a small container) that the fish store employee makes up. they are actually housed at the store in a large tupperware type thing. if you get them you have to buy a special net to use when you rinse them. it's a very fine gauge net so the worms won't wash down the drain. also use water conditioner in the rinse water. if you see any white worms dig them out with a tweezers because they are dead and you don't want to feed those to your frogs. the single portion costs about $5.00 if you take the time to wash the worms that portion should last about 3-4 weeks. i live close to "that fish place that pet place in lancaster pa. they also have a web site or google the name and you'll get the web site. they have produts on the site and they might sell the worms if you can't find them at a fish store near you. the adf's are great fun to watch. and soon they'll start doing the posing and the zen moves. best of luck and if you have any other questions i can help you with it would be my pleasure.
I think they also eat H&H Frog and Tadpole bites, something like that. you may want to peruse the Amphibian section; there are a lot of posts there about ADFs (Here are some to get you started too). Also Siva is a member here who has had ADFs for a while and gives some great advice; you may want to PM her and ask.
Ha, that's great! I'm not sure if they would be stressed from that or not. Maybe someone with ADFs can answer (I'm planning on getting some eventually as well). I know you can use a turkey baster to squirt the food at them or use long tongs to hold the food in front of them while they eat it. If you knock on the glass before you feed them they'll learn to associate the sound and will start looking for the baster or tongs or whatever. But if your method works then go for it (unless someone with ADFs says not to lol).
Man! I just got my first ADF's today after doing a TON of research and nothing has been as informative as this forum! I am also having trouble feeding them. I'm a little nervous about trying to plate thing lol. I have other fish and dont want to spook them.