Recent content by a.nettleship

As I understand it, the machinery in your link is a water purifier. I'm not sure as to the benefits of them, but I can certainly say they're not generally regarded as something you need: most if not all of the harmful substances in your tap water will be removed by whichever dechlorination...

When I set up my tank, I tried the fishless cycling method: adding ammonia to an empty tank to build a culture of bacteria before the fish move in. It took about 2 weeks to get to the point where I could add ammonia and have it disappear overnight with only a rise in Nitrates. When I populated...

Haha, I hand fed my frogs for a long time using a long pipette while trying to distract the fish and got laughed at by my house mates for it. The things we do for our pets...

Hello, I would suggest that you carry on as you are and watch for changes in weight over time. If they start to look chubby or skeletal, then moderate what you're giving them accordingly. They should have a bit of a belly, and their heads shouldn't be larger than their middles. This page has a...

not quite the same but... My african dwarf frog ate a stone that was really quite large compared to him. I could see it in his belly for months and I figured the frog would be just a bit heavier for the rest of his life. But one day I couldn't see the stone any more, so *somehow* these things...

Hello, I have a couple of african dwarf frogs in a tank with some platys, guppys and tetras. I just noticed one of my frogs has a white spot on her back. The internet suggests that this might be fungus and that in the first instance that this should be treated with aquarium salt. Apart from...