African dwarf frog and the planted tank

[sedgy90]

Hi guys can I keep an african dwarf frog with in a planted tank i have done some research but cant find the answer to this. My tank meets all the needs of an A D Frog but I donk know if they will eat the plants, will this poison the frog? Will they ruin the aquascape? Any other problems?

 

[Rivercats]

Yes you can keep them in a planted tank and they IMO won't ruin the scaping. Just be sure to target feed them since they have such poor eyesight and I would suggest getting some type of cleanup crew like Cory cats or a Mystery or Ramshorn snail since it's quite messy to feed them.

 

[sedgy90]

Ok. I already have amano and ghost shrimp. I am moving the ghost shrimp into my hospital tank for good so i can breed cherry shrimp in my main tank. I also have otto's and nerite snails. I also unfortunately have pond snails that i am trying to get rid of.

Thanks for the help.

 

[sedgy90]

Another question. Can I keep one african dwarf frog? I dont want to breed anything in my tank as I dont want to overfeed my fish with tadpoles etc or do you guys know of a certain way to sex these frogs so I dont have and froggy reproduction waste going on. Cheers.

 

[Rivercats]

I know they are a social species and do better in small groups. Honestly I've never heard of them breeding so you'd have to do some research on them about that.

 

[sedgy90]

Yeah It seems possible to breed them from what I have read. Just cant figure out how to stop it haha. Thanks for reply.

 

[Rivercats]

I kept them for years when the kids were little and never had any spawning so honestly I don't think I'd worry overly much about that issue.