Recent content by CRexy

Thanks for the response toolman! I was wondering you had any thoughts on when if the addition of the plants occur during or after the cycling process and can the tank cycle happen with or without the cover and light? I am on a tight budget and trying I am trying to acquire what I may need...

I’m trying another go at a 5.5 gal tank to hopefully house an ADF. This time I plan to cycle the tank before acquiring any aquatic friends. I would like to try jump starting the process by “seeding the tank.” I want to purchase a piece of drift wood from my local pet store where I plan to...

Thanks for the support and condolences :)

A lot harder than I expected. I had finally stop worry he would pass. Idk. He provided a lot of smiles and entertainment. Not sure what to do next. Feels wrong starting over. I am def a bit dramatic it feels.

My frog Gus died :( Thanks for helping me keep him alive so long.

I am super excited!! I just saw my frog eat a bloodworm!! Sounds silly but he hadn't been eating much. In terms of substrate, are you saying I'd need some to cover the bamboo roots? He likes to hide in them, but I'd hate for them to die. What are my substrate options and what are the...

And the river stones are gone and the water is clear. I rinsed the filter cartridge and did about. 50% water change. I'm already loving the clear bottom. Do I have to put gravel in?

Thanks guys! I'll keep you posted. Hopeful with all this great advice I can get my tank to where it needs to be!

I think you're suggestion of removing the stones is a god one. It's been suggested to me several times and I just need to do it. At what point should I add gravel to the bottom? I have a few pieces of bamboo I'd like to keep in the tank. Also, I have filters that you have to buy when sorry. Can...

How can I go about changing from rocks to gravel (or another substrate you might recommend)? And is it necessary in your opinion to change my filter due to the white strings (I think the pellet food I used before blood worms are the culprit). I'm doing water changes with treated water and...

My concern is that the tank isn't doing well. I'm fighting a battle with white fuzz and strings. It's getting better but I think it may even be growing in the filter. I am worried about adding another frog while the tank is a mess. I don't know what to do. How often do you feed the frozen blood...

The thought of changing substrate in my tank seems really daunting. But using a baster to clean is ruthless. Any insight into my fuzzy filter cartridge? Is it possible white fuzz could now be growing in the filter too?? Ack!! I moved to a tea cup saucer for feeding and it is working much...

I used "river stones" instead of gravel and food from before I got a feeding dish and baster has rotted and I have white stringy film all over the stones. My frog is amazingly still alive but other than using a turkey baster to clean rocks, any suggestions? Furthermore, it seems my frog can't...

The frozen blood worms I looked at looked really big! I was afraid he would have trouble eating them. Is there somewhere other than a pet store that may sell these frozen foods cheaper?

Hello again, after putting the filter intake sponge on the filter the strong draw from the filter has slowed and my frog seems to be acclimating into the tank. Feeding is still a problem. I turkey basted some sinking frog pellets into a small rimmed dish (see attached photo) and he hasn't...