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Hey all,
Has anybody ever had any success with breeding this species? They have them at PetCo all the time, and I have been wanting to get some for a long time. I am really hoping to be able to breed them, and my frog book(by R.D. Bartlett and Patricia P. Bartlett) says that all you need to do to get them to breed is take out about half of their water, and replace it with water around 10-15 degrees cooler. I have read about people having many problems raising the tadpoles, and having them all die. This is why I haven't tried to breed them yet, but now that im quite a bit more educated about amphibians and aquatics, I want to give it a try. Anybody have any tips?

Thanks,
Andrew

They can be bred and reared successfully if you make a really determined effort. The tadpoles are very tiny when they first develop, which is their most delicate stage. Feeding them food that is small enough for them is what causes a lot of people difficulty. You can find a lot more information about breeding them by clicking here.

Thanks. I think ill try feeding the tads both infusoria and very finely powdered tropical fish food. Ill let you all know how it goes.

-Andrew

Oops, no flake food. Forgot that these guys are carnivores.

Yes, please do let us know how you get on. Do not be discouraged if your first attempt at rearing the tadpoles fails. Most people's first attempts result in failure. Be prepared to persevere.

I had 70 large grown african dwarf frogs - all of them were fully grown and were mating and producing eggs every single day... there were over 200 to 300 eggs being laid daily... and had thousands of african dwarf frog eggs that I separated into another hatchery. 60% to 70% had hatched and there were tons of little microscopic tads only a few days later. Unfortunately keeping them alive is another story. All of the tads had lived no longer than a month. To keep them alive, you need to know the water conditions where they grow in the wild... now I don't know these water conditions but you can find a captive breeder who knows about these. THere are U.S. breeders of captive bred African Dwarf Frogs. Tads that small will eat dafnia and moss. You can buy dafnia made by Hikari that comes in powdered form. Hope this helps