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HELP! I am new to this message board and I am looking for advice on African Dwarf Frogs. We are planning on getting both our sons one for Christmas but I'm not sure how to house them. We have a 10 gallon fishtank with one big goldfish in it. We've had the goldfish for about 2 years. Is it safe to put the frogs in that tank or should we get another one just for the frogs? I just want to make sure we do this right so the frogs live!

I would get a seperate 10 or 20 gallon tank. Goldfish produce a ton of ammonia and just to make sure there aren't any accidents, I would go ahead and put them in a seperate tank. My dwarf frogs lived in a well-filtrated tank (Adjust the fliter as needed...don't want the frogs getting sucked up). Use large gravel as the subsrate so they will not swallow it. Make sure there are underwater recesses and a fair amount of plants for them to hide in. I always kept the tank at room temperature to a little warmer than room temp. Pellet food always worked well for me and the frogs ate it well. Do partial water changes every week or two just like with fish. Someone might have more to add, but that is just sort of a general guide. Search for them on the net, as one guy named Martin H. that used to be here had a great site. He had a german site and an english counterpart with some good info. Andy
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"HELP! I am new to this message board and I am looking for advice on African Dwarf Frogs. We are planning on getting both our sons one for Christmas but I'm not sure how to house them. We have a 10 gallon fishtank with one big goldfish in it. We've had the goldfish for about 2 years. Is it safe to put the frogs in that tank or should we get another one just for the frogs? I just want to make sure we do this right so the frogs live!"

ADFs and goldfish will NOT be a happy mix:
http://mike-edwardes.members.beeb.net/Cauratus.html
Please get another 10 gallon tank for your frogs, or better still a bigger one for your goldfish:
http://mike-edwardes.members.beeb.net/Amphibiary/Hymenochirus.html
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Mike.
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I agree. My goldfish are very messy fish, and I have to clean their tanks weekly even with good filtration. I would think that the ammonia they prodice would be bad for the frogs. Not to mention the various water conditioners, salt, etc. used for aquariums with goldfish in them. That could be harmful to the frogs as well. not to mention, some GFs are carnivorous, and could nip at your frog, or the frog could bite the fish's fins. I'd just get them their own tank, and they can live a happy, clean life in there.
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