African dwarf frog foods

[siva]

Yes! Try to get all of one sex, or 1 male and 2 females, if at all possible. They are hard to sex when they are real tiny, but the males will have a bump under their armpits and females will not.

 

[josh7]

Okay then will add 1 next week and 1 more week after that

 

[josh7]

I also have one more question how do you get the frogs to eat off of plates.

 

[siva]

That method isn't going to work in your tank. The guppies and shrimp will clear out the food before the frogs make their way to it. And/or a nasty fight could ensue. If my frogs got to their feeding dish and shrimp and guppies were feeding at it, they'd probably end up being part of the meal!

 

[josh7]

Okay I will just hand feed them then.

 

[josh7]

Is raw fish meat suitable to feed them like trout meat.

 

[siva]

I'd be afriad to accidentally feed a little bone. Otherwise..it should be fine, though I've never tried it.

 

[josh7]

Okay then because I just caught some yesterday and kept 1 to see if I could feed it to them thanks for the reply

 

[Alyxx]

Personally I would be a little nervous about feeding wild caught fish meat. There is a chance of introducing parasites. Freeze the meat you want to feed your frogs for a day or two before feeding to reduce the risk.

 

[josh7]

Okay I will freeze them and then i can cut them into bite size pieces and then could I just feed them 1 or 2 times a week this

 

[siva]

Yeah, that's not a bad idea. In combo with other foods yes, they do need fed more than a couple times a week though.

 

[josh7]

I know I am planning to feed them this earthworms and frozen mysis or brine shrimp

 

[josh7]

Can you feed whole frozen brine shrimp with tweezers or are they to small.

 

[siva]

Brine shrimp are tiny, so that's no problem, but you bring up a good point. When it comes to the fish, earthworms, things like that. The frogs have no teeth and no tongue, so they are prone to chocking. Make sure foods aren't much larger than brine shrimp.

 

[siva]

And thaw them first, of course.

 

[josh7]

Okay but can I use tweezers or will they fall apart.

 

[siva]

I would be afraid that they'll hurt themselves trying to grab it from a metal tool. I would use a turkey baster.

 

[josh7]

Okay then will do that instead thanks for all the replys

 

[siva]

Happy to help!