Creating a Planted Tank for Dwarf Frogs with Secret Caves

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9 ай бұрын

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@AquariumCoop 9 ай бұрын

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@Christinawils71 9 ай бұрын

I do keep a large acrylic planted tank just for my two African dwarf frogs - Thanks so much for the video and affirmation that it's a great tank to watch, feed, to tend to = and yes, they are clumsy eaters.

@janetstarr10 9 ай бұрын

I went to a local hardware store and, to my horror, saw they were selling ADF at the check-out counter. They were housed in a plastic container 6"x4"x4" w/ one 1/8" air hole at the top and a half dead scrawny plant. Each container housed 2 frogs. The substrate was florescent bright colors clearly aimed at children. The frogs were frantically swimming up and down. I was told the substate was developed by some zoo and only required water changes every 3 months. Even if this were true, these frogs were being kept in inhumane conditions. I ended up buying their entire stock of 12 frogs. They are now living in two 40 gal planted tanks and are doing very well. I was told by one employee that he was very happy to see these frogs going to a good home and the store would not be selling them again.

@randomhandle01 9 ай бұрын

Haha Fake News!!! Why make up something so obviously fake!??....😅🤡

@brocksampson2590 9 ай бұрын

I saw literally the exact same thing at my local hardware store yesterday! I bought a pair on a whim without even thinking, read the thing that said they could stay in there, and immediately said, no freaking way. Let's get these babies a new home and here I am prepping it!

@janetstarr10 9 ай бұрын

@@brocksampson2590 Yes. They're often sold in toy stores as well.

@nickieven320 8 ай бұрын

I purchased some being sold at a holiday market. Completely misinformed about them and that's frustrating. I hope any other frogs sold are being taken care of by someone willing to do research on proper care. There were so many being sold. Kind of sad! I wrote to the company that was responsible for selling them.

@Ashlyn_Jade 7 ай бұрын

This is exactly how I ended up with my 1 ADF. I felt bad for them and immediately bought a pair and a bigger tank. I'm still trying to figure out the best set up and am having problems with algae. But they seem way happier. I'm planning to buy an even bigger and better tank for them next year, but there seems to be a lot of debate about what's best for them.

@hummingbird3771 9 ай бұрын

Lizzie's voice is so soothing, I don't even notice I'm learning. An effortless knowledge transfer, well done!!

@jessicawalden 9 ай бұрын

I know right. An I love the frogs Mostly forgot in the hobby. They love living with my guppies. They even mate, though I have yet to get any babies. At least once a month they are,Mating l would love a bite on how to separate them and have success in breeding them since they seam to be a mated pair. Any advice please let me know. I would absolutely Love to have some babies🎉❤🎉🎉

@hummingbird3771 9 ай бұрын

@@jessicawalden Good luck with the tadpoles!! Keep me posted!

@ruthwalker5179 9 ай бұрын

I didn’t know that magnet trick for the planted substrate. Thanks!

@casualunclutteringllc8638 9 ай бұрын

The one time I kept African dwarf frogs, they ate every snail in the tank. It was wonderful - not a snail fan.

@jtanse 9 ай бұрын

i laughed till i teared up at 8:51, they're so goofy 😭

@bariswys 7 ай бұрын

it makes it funnier when she immedieately gives them more food to stop their fight :)

@RichardDominguezTheMagicIsReal 9 ай бұрын

I really liked this video, it was clear, easy to see what was going on and it is very budget friendly. I especially liked that she used a regular spray bottle to keep the plants wet while planting. All other videos I have seen use those pressure pumps and they are just to expensive. It never occurred to me that I could use a spray bottle. Thanks for sharing. Does she do other videos on this channel?

@Jack-gh3vs 9 ай бұрын

Bacon caroliniana 😂 3:15

@mattgray9297 9 ай бұрын

⬆️send blame here

@Todomo 4 ай бұрын

this is great! I personally don’t do water changes in my planted tanks, my parameters are always perfect. just make sure you have a good ecosystem!

@nakedreptiles 9 ай бұрын

It came out so cute!!! Great job team! 💚🐸

@aryah1513 9 ай бұрын

*DO NOT USE SAND THAT AN ADF CAN ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOW* - use gravel or large stones OR SUPER fine sand like on many beaches (much finer than sugar and hard to find in stores). These are a wetland frog and prefer slanted substrate and smooth hardscape that gives them a deepend of 4-8" of water and a shallow end of 2" or so. If given ideal conditions they can live insanely long lives.

@shannarafryer3111 9 ай бұрын

FINALLY someone who know this

@hurricanevolf7165 9 ай бұрын

I have been debating whether or not to get some of these frogs for my brother, he likes frogs but our mama doesn't. This helps on the setup if I ever get he some.

@gebus5633 9 ай бұрын

When they spawn they give nice long hugs to each other and you can hear them "chirp" underwater. Tiny underwater froggy croaks. It's cute.

@hurricanevolf7165 9 ай бұрын

@@gebus5633 aww that sounds cute! I'm going to ask him about the frogs this weekend I'd love to see and hear that.

@DragonPuppets914 8 күн бұрын

@@hurricanevolf7165it may look cute but that “hug” is a mating technique that frogs do. If you want baby frogs, let your frogs do it.

@moronnucleosus3339 9 ай бұрын

I was just researching these little guys after seeing them in local petstore. I'm about to build a 10 gallon and I wanted more than just fish.

@chelsiecaldwell8691 Ай бұрын

I like the idea of mixing sand and soil. From what I am reading the internet says this isn't a good idea though? Have you had luck/any problems with it?

@ethmasterrace4507 9 ай бұрын

Lizzie's voice though, i like her aquascaping.

@sunofman2008 9 ай бұрын

Just bought a dwarf frog and he’s doing great 😊

@Haxel0rd 7 ай бұрын

The waterlevel for these shouldnt be higher than 25 - 30cm, otherwise they struggle heavily reaching the watersurface (could lead to death for smaller ones if they are below 2,5cm).

@caitsk4te 5 ай бұрын

Very nice set up! I really enjoyed watching this video.

@soggyfries4347 6 ай бұрын

Always a party when you got 4-6 ADFs in the tank.

@Herzlustafir 9 ай бұрын

this looks amazing :) look at that!

@tonyadams4726 9 ай бұрын

Loving the video and I really like the natural cave you should do a more in depth tutorial on how to create them next.

@stevemiller8239 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful and yes I would. Thank you!

@porkchopjp 9 ай бұрын

looks great

@lianamurphy6955 9 ай бұрын

great tutorial!

@sonicshadow1490 3 күн бұрын

I love these frogs I have some healthy frogs of my own

@LauraLizSmith 9 ай бұрын

Love it! 💚

@merrickmiller1224 8 ай бұрын

Highly suggest using Flourite Black Sand and a undergravel heater for this kinda setup. Have MTS, Ramshorns, Cherry Shrimp, Dwarf Frogs, and a couple crabs in a very similar setup with diff kinds of Cryptocorynes.(build a part with stone that breeches surface for the crabs). Am considering adding a Dwarf Cray.

@jadawatson8505 4 ай бұрын

Is that kind of sand good for Cory catfish too? I want to use this setup for my Cory cats, female betta, some neon tetras and my guppy

@pistons_n_pizza 9 ай бұрын

Great video

@pagewhite8177 9 ай бұрын

Cute!

@user-iw3wi6or4l 3 ай бұрын

THIS IS THE MOST HELPFUL VIDEO EVER

@michellearden6448 Ай бұрын

I will definitely be using this aquarium setup. Just a couple of questions first. I'm moving some frogs from another fish tank, and I have an Amazon sword in there. Can I plant that one too before adding the frogs in? My second question is, what size sponge filter should I use? My third question is, how many of each plant did you use?

@raqueldelosreyes1739 7 ай бұрын

This video was so helpful! We have two ADF that my boys love! Question, how do you clean the tank when the glass starts getting cloudy with I’m assuming algae ? Help please 😊

@mo1nsuit677 6 ай бұрын

you can maybe get a nerhite snail, they are great algae eaters.

@rogerhuggettjr.7675 3 ай бұрын

That just doesn't seem like enough activity without fish. I have a 29 gallon with white clouds, cherry barbs and albino corys and just got a white and a grey dwarf frog yesterday. Between the rocks, wood and plants it's often hard to find them. The corys like to plow over them and when they start to climb it seems to confuse the small fish who drop to the gravel level and use the wood and stone tunnels.

@aquaestate6241 9 ай бұрын

love it! I wonder what you can do if you need to go to a trip? like maybe an auto feeder with freeze dried worms?

@shannarafryer3111 9 ай бұрын

Freeze dried worms are bad for them. They expand after eating them and can cause the frog’s stomach to burst open

@MadiNewberry 9 ай бұрын

Hi, what temperate aquatic plants do you recommend that would be ok in zone 6b? I’m looking into rice fish, but I’m having trouble finding the right plants

@BENfromSUNDIAL 8 ай бұрын

Maybe they'd make good friends for my Betta, Ominis, in his ten gallon. His very own frog choir in the castle.

@_Clayton.Bigsby_ 9 ай бұрын

Does the planted portion of your pennywort die and the rest split off and float up? I have some that keep doing that so I've just given up on planting them and just let them float, which they grew like crazy when I did that.

@joelsukkau7470 2 ай бұрын

yes

@lions9505 9 ай бұрын

Can you keep african dwarf frogs with cherry shrimp? Anyone any experience with that?

@bananafloat27 9 ай бұрын

Small crustaceans are very much on the frogs' menu, but the frogs are very derpy and not good hunters, so they may keep a population in check but they won't decimate it. Kept a couple frogs in a densely planted 10gal with cherry shrimp for like 3 years

@garg4531 9 ай бұрын

Can't say from experience but I imagine at least some of the shrimp might get eaten, but having lots of hiding places should help I'd also recommend adding the cherry shrimp first and let them get a healthy breeding population established before introducing potential predators

@gebus5633 9 ай бұрын

The frogs will try to eat the shrimp for sure. They are so small it won't succeed, but they might damage them when they attack their moving appendages.

@shannarafryer3111 9 ай бұрын

They’ll eat them and sometimes the shrimp will get stuck and they can choke on it

@BlackGaleTiger 3 ай бұрын

I had shrimp in with the ADF. The last one only survived 2-3 weeks in

@moonbear897 9 ай бұрын

I would love to keep these but alas, they are not allowed into Australia.

@aryah1513 9 ай бұрын

I'd like to keep a few pets that are from Australia and they're illegal here in Cali 😢

@ikanpari24 9 ай бұрын

08:37 hello there

@thedude7319 8 ай бұрын

in zoo tycoon for the pc there was an expansion with dinos your cave reminds me of the cave you got for the t rex

@Rat_Queen86 9 ай бұрын

Oooooh, that have an empty 10 gallon tank! Great idea!

@victorcabrera456 5 ай бұрын

Bacon caroliniana😂 3:14

@Satisfyingtoday 5 ай бұрын

Is there some reason for only 6hrs of light/day. Some of these plants see 12-18hrs of light/day. Some people say to leaf lights on 24/7 for a few weeks. I’m starting with 16hr/day to see what happens.

@DragonPuppets914 8 күн бұрын

She only put it on for six hours a day because she didn’t want too much algae

@joshuahawkins2743 9 ай бұрын

Still like the African clawed frog can they still be purchased

@masterpython 8 ай бұрын

They are illegal in some states

@joshuahawkins2743 8 ай бұрын

@@masterpython I can understand why they are a bottomless pit when it comes to food if they were to survive and possibly breed in the wild here it would be devastating to local wildlife that reside

@StraightNoChase 9 ай бұрын

Where did you get the lid?

@WatermelonJiki 9 ай бұрын

Petco has them, those are just standard lids.

@StraightNoChase 9 ай бұрын

@@WatermelonJiki Thanks!

@carrieb4109 3 ай бұрын

Do I need to quarantine african dwarf frogs?

@jacobborukhov9613 Ай бұрын

Dont they need oxygen also?

@WatermelonJiki 9 ай бұрын

Dwarf frogs are better than me in practically every way, and I’m okay with that.

@Syd_The_Sloth 4 ай бұрын

I've had 15 now and all of them haven't lived past 2 months, some lasting less then a week, they float at the top barely moving then they die soon after, my tank is a 10 gallon and it's just them according to several experts I'm not doing anything wrong, they die mostly after a water change but I use special amphibian water conditioner before hand as recommended by an expert, Please help! I don't understand what's wrong!

@frendoffish3348 2 ай бұрын

Maybe try buying your frogs from a different place, it may be the store you are buying them from, I would also restart the tank in case you have a disease in your tank

@Syd_The_Sloth 2 ай бұрын

@frendoffish3348 I tried a different place and same results. I've treated for any disease and restarted my tank with no luck.

@michellearden6448 2 ай бұрын

@@Syd_The_Sloth is it possible your frogs may have parasites?

@Syd_The_Sloth Ай бұрын

@michellearden6448 I don't think so I've treated for parasites and restarted my tank to hopefully clear them out.

@DragonPuppets914 8 күн бұрын

@@Syd_The_Sloth they could have drowned because they don’t have gills, and maybe your water level was too high. They couldn’t get to the top in time. But you could also have an infestation or Water perimeters like too much pH

@carlosj587 3 ай бұрын

Bah-cone All i read was bacon plant. (Bay-can) (pork) lol

@HeRo-qd6tk 9 ай бұрын

Sure why not. A new challenge maybe. 🐸

@chosen2030 9 ай бұрын

Looks really great, but seems like a big waste of aquasoil under most of the rocks.

@masterpython 8 ай бұрын

Roots will find it

@NintendoDoctor 13 сағат бұрын

I have one and his name is cheb (short for chebidurger) like cheeseburger

@TheNewMotherNature 9 ай бұрын

Mmm...Bacon Caroliniana

@chaddavis8751 9 ай бұрын

I have two that I keep in a 33long with endlers, cherry shrimp, mollies and a male betta

@kythuatvuonnam1078 9 ай бұрын

Thật đẹp kiên trì cần thận 🎉❤

@usnavyseal77 9 ай бұрын

Why is this a members only video?

@Dylamos 9 ай бұрын

it's members only on thursday and it comes out for all saturday normally.

@AquariumCoop 9 ай бұрын

Yup, it comes out 24 hours earlier for members on Thursdays (as an extra perk) and then releases to the public on Friday. ~Irene

@BornAgainFarmGirl 9 ай бұрын

The males are very aggressive with their females so more of females is important .

@kaylasgames6845 7 ай бұрын

I have two. I honestly kind of regret getting them. I’ve had them a good long while. Just not a pet I’d get again. I enjoy shrimp more.

@firefly173 17 күн бұрын

Are they able to pass the sand if they ingest it while eating? I have soil substrate and keep a big flat rock as a feeding area for their pellets to land on so they don't eat too much soil.

@Riley095 5 ай бұрын

Since prison jk lol

@RandomTheresa 9 ай бұрын

Where are the Corey, Irene, or Kenzo videos???

@NekoBodhidoesart 9 ай бұрын

Honestly want them back too. Especially Cory

@AquariumCoop 9 ай бұрын

Hi Theresa. Next week we will have a release with Cory. I believe the week after, there will be a release with me in it. Irene also has a video coming out soon on the channel. Thanks for the support! ~ "Zenzo" ;)