Recent content by michaelserious

With legs stretched its possible yes. That aside it sounds like this frog may have been way overfed. Clawed frogs really should not eat live fish as a staple because the risk of parasites and disease is really high. My frogs eat maybe two nightcrawlers and some reptomin sticks per week and are...

Ghost Shrimp are usually raised as feeders, which means they have a pretty rough life before they ever reach your aquarium. They can be rather fragile because of this fact. The red spots are usually from ammonia poisoning, is this tank cycled (This means no Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrate)? Since...

African Clawed Frogs do not get 12.5 inches, in captivity they usually top out at around 6 inches from snout to vent (not including legs) and that would be considered a very large female. In the wild they are known to become much larger however, but still not anywhere near 12.5 inches. I have...

It's a ramshorn snail. They tend to breed rapidly under the right circumstances, so you know. No real threat to shrimp that I know of, might compete for food perhaps. Again I must warn you, they tend to explode in population given half a chance. In my 20 gallon, which I feed the fish not very...

Since Neon Tetras are not live bearing fish, they cannot be pregnant. However females could be carrying eggs, which would give them a more bloated appearance, yes. I do not believe Neon Tetras will breed in captivity without absolutely ideal conditions, which is very difficult.

Well, in my own experience I use a glass lid on my tank. Temperature is usually the same as room temperature, maybe 1 or 2 degrees F higher (so 70-72F on average). I do not use a heater, since the species I keep do not require one, if that matters. I use LED lights, they generate little heat...

A few red flags here. African Clawed Frogs (Xenopus Laevis) simply do not belong in community tanks for the following reasons: #1 They can and will eat or attempt to eat any fish that can fit in their mouths. Clawed Frogs are 'upper' eaters, meaning that they will take on larger than usual...