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That's what we originally had thought. But after doing a lot of reading and looking at pictures I think its some kind of bloat. We have started to treat him with the aquarium salt and the swelling appears to be going down. Other than the fact that his legs are swollen he has zero other symptoms...

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So I just checked my levels. pH: 7.4 still Both ammonia and nitrites are less than .25 Nitrate is like 5ish for sure less than 10 Thanks for all the help so far :)

I'm not sure if my first post was in the right spot, but here is a link to it. http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f17/african-clawed-frog-swollen-upper-legs-179017.html#post1648282 If you know anything about these little guys please let me know.

So that water change yielded: pH: Holding steady at like 7.4 Ammonia: 0ppm maybe just a little above, but the color was pretty darn yellow Nitrite: 0ppm Nitrates: More like 5ppm I am out of Prime now so that will have to be good for tonight. I'll stop after work tomorrow and get more Prime and...

Here is a quick video. I'm not sure if its very informative or not...

A few more pictures.

Here is a picture the best I could get:

I got home from work today and tested the water. pH: Still like 7.2-7.4 Ammonia: less than .25 but still not zero Nitrite: Like .25 Nitrates were still around 10ish I just did a 60-75% water change and vacuumed their gravel really good. But one thing I have noticed in their new found clear...

So today I noticed that one of our remaining frogs has what almost look like blisters on his upper hind legs. I'm not sure if this is something bad, or him shedding his skin. We have had some fish issues recently with this tank...

As of this morning it was still nice and clear. I'll check levels when I get home and do another big water change. Based on the drop after the last large water change I believe that should get me to a level that I can maintain with smaller changes daily until it cycles. I have learned one...

Ok after the big water change we are now at: pH: 7.2-7.4 Ammonia: 0ppm or maybe just a little over, no where near .25ppm Nitrite: 0ppm looked just like what tap water was Nitrate: Still around 10ppm, maybe a little less VERY big difference though. Thanks for all the help. I'm done for the...

Just got done with the big water change probably ended up being more like 80-85%. The frogs got a little pissy with me. I tried to explain to them that its for their own good. lol

So that water change yielded: pH 6.8 Ammonia: .5ppm Nitrite: .5ppm Nitrate: still way high like maybe 80-100ppm As I type its draining down for another change. I'm going to go down like 75% or so then probably check it before bed and go back at it again tomorrow after work. At least its going...

I also thought you had to replace those HOB filters...do you have any idea how many filters I've gone through over the past 3 years? 3 filters with 4 pads each... Lots :( And not only was it wasting money but it was hurting the fish. What do you guys think about chemical media in the filter...