Lonely African Clawed Frog?

[IvannaFish]

I have sexed my frog (at least I think) He is actually a she and I read that they do better in pairs. Is this true and is this a good idea. I have placed my Koi in a pond so now there are 2 comets and 2 blue gourami 4 goldfish and an algae eater as well as the frog. She seems very lively and eats everthing I put in the tank. She really enjoyed the ghost shrimp treat last night. Just want everyone to be happy <>< Oh and I contacted the guy that I bought the tank from and it is actually 170 gallon custom built tank. Kind of an odd size?!

 

[ram man]

you might want to remove the gouramis and algae eater. these are tropical fish and should not be mixed with coldwater fish

 

[adagiolove05]

I agree with ram man. goldfish and koi should be kept separate from tropical fish because 1) they require different temperatures, and 2) goldfish are really dirty fish, and their waste could actually cause illnesses in a more sensative kind of fish.

i know that african dwarf frogs like the company of other frogs, but i don't know much about the african clawed frog.

 

[lordroad]

African clawed frogs can benefit from a friend. I have a pair of them, but they're in a frog-only tank. I know my large girl is a female, but for my smaller albino, vote's still out.

 

[FisheyLisa]

http://davidcecere.pipidae.org/

my fav site that I have found.

http://allaboutfrogs.org/

a back up though what I read seemed to read exactly like the other site, or was copied from it. there is also a frog forum on yahoo groups. I never go into it though. I have non-clawed, so all I can offer is that you can't put them with fish that are their size, they grow to a decent size, and they tend to be mean. Those sites will help.

 

[longtyme68]

lordroad ~ Is there anything wrong with having frogs with fish? Like particular breeds with each other.

 

[lordroad]

well, adfs = good tankmates for fish that won't eat them

ACFs = cookie monsters that will even try to eat fish larger than them.

 

[longtyme68]

lordroad ~ I read about that in the articles that I found in another post. I guess if all species are similar size they will live better.