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Do ACFs shed?? I have not read this any where but yesterday my girlfriend and I say a big white mass(?) floating around. It looked like a shedding, but ......?? I do not know what else it could have been. The only other items in the tank are feeder guppies, three White Clouds and a Placostumus (sp?) (which is really growing!!). Any ideas anyone. Everything seems very healthy and we take great care of them...so i don't know.
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Mike
0.0.1 Green Iguana
0.0.1 Pac Man Frog
0.2.0 Albino African Clawed Frog
1.0.0 BIG Golden Retriever 105 lbs

Yes, they shed. I've never seen it all in one piece personally, but that's likely what it is.
Some fish like to eat the dead skin.

Hey,
Thanks, I am sure that is what it is, but after getting the first one (we now have 2) my girfriend and I read everything we could fing on the internet about these little guys, but we did not recall reading anything about shedding. Thanks for the reply.
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Mike
0.0.1 Green Iguana
0.0.1 Pac Man Frog
0.2.0 Albino African Clawed Frog
1.0.0 BIG Golden Retriever 105 lbs

They dont shed in one peice, they eat it while i comes off.

Healthy frogs shed their skin regularly every week or two and often energetically. The old skin will usually be shed in one complete piece and look like a frog “ghost” floating around the tank for a few seconds afterwards. Sometimes the frog will eat it. Sometimes, though, it can be a much more messy process with small pieces of old skin remaining stuck to the frog for a day or so. Things like water temperature, feeding, water chemistry and so on probably influence the manner and frequency of shedding.

yep thats skin. ACF, as well as all amphibians, shed their skin.

also, DO NOT keep ACF and plecos toghether! plecos have dangerous spines on their fins, and if the ACF tries to bite it (and eventually, it will happen, i get emails about this all the time) it will be stabbed though the mouth. causing massive internal bleeding and a slow, agonizing death. if you love your frog, remove the pleco.

please read my website for their complete care. i even have pics of shed skin, so you know what it is. i also have list of animals comptable with the ACF, but i can sum it up for you, NONE.

http://aquaticfrogs.tripod. com

please go to my site, it will answer all of your questions.

rachel
African Clawed Frog Rescue and Adoption

I did not realize that about the Pleco's and neither did my girlfriend. After reading that I told here and we are looking to relocate it. I do have a question though. The Pleco is getting pretty big. Maybe almost 3 times the size of the ACF's and I keep alot of feeder guppies in there. Will they still go after the Pleco. I do not want to take chances, so I am moving it, but i am also just curious.

THANK YOU - Ever body for your replies.
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Mike
0.0.1 Green Iguana
0.0.1 Pac Man Frog
0.2.0 Albino African Clawed Frog
1.0.0 BIG Golden Retriever 105 lbs

it doesnt matter the size. ACF are predators and will attack anything that moves. the bigger the fish, the bigger the spine, the worse the stabbing through the mouth

plecos are probably one of the most misunderstood, "disposable" fish out in the pet trade. they get HUGE, requiring to be in a minimum of a 55 gallon tank. they have their own requirements as well, and should be researched thoroughly just like any other species of interest.

i strongly suggest removing him from the tank ASAP. any type of fish in the catfish, loach, etc. family is a big no no for ACF, as their spines can easily kill the frog. such fish would include plecos, loaches, cory cats, spotted pictus, catfish of any species and size.

i just recently got an email from someone who's frog tried to eat a cory cat and it died the cory's spines lodged in the frogs throat, and not only did he choke, but he also bled to death internally. so sad, and yet so easily preventable.

these frogs EAT fish, keeping these frogs with fish is like trying to keep a snake and a pet rat together, sooner then later....

rachel
In Depth Information On Common Aquatic Frogs

Thanks Rachel,
I appreciate your responses. The Pleco is out of there. I am pretty new to all of this and at first, like I stated, it was something just to keep with the Beta. Then we were in the pet store and say how big these Pleco's could get. I was amazed and now I want this one to get huge. I treat all of my pets awesome. In fact maybe to good. They are all for the most part spoiled. The ACFs crack me up. Even though there are guppies in there, they see me walk up and start digging around looking for pellets. The first one we had would hear the shrimp pellets can shake and come right up to the side of the tank and wait for me to start droppin them in. He (or I ) was trained on that sound. Anyway, we sit around watching for long periods of time. We had the first one in little one gallon deal with the beta. BAD BAD BAD. Bad because no we understand. Now both are in a 15 Gallon one. They love it. I really love the "superman swin", that is what I call it. The one arm back and streaking across the tank.

OK OK OK OK OK I am sorry for long post, but I love talking about my pets. Thank you again for you insight.

THANK YOU
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Mike
0.0.1 Green Iguana
0.0.1 Pac Man Frog
0.2.0 Albino African Clawed Frog
1.0.0 BIG Golden Retriever 105 lbs

hi, i am so glad you got your frogs their own tank you can really tell those who genuniely love their pets and requirements. they are really amazing frogs, they really are one of the FEW reptile/amphibian species that seem to acknowledge their owners and will frequently greet them for food and treats. i have never wittnessed this type of behavior in any other type of herp before.

i've got a group of my own as well, feel free to join. we are very active and post constantly!

www.groups.yahoo.com/groups/froggyfriends

rachel
African Clawed Frog Rescue and Adoption