African Clawed Frog. help?

ACF_224 · #1 01-27-2011, 03:46 AM

I have a project comeing up, and part of the requirements for the project is to "keep a reptile or amphibian for at least 30 days". I have made up my mind to get (albino) ACF. I have done hours of research on this frog, but research can be pretty one-sided, and I need to know if this would work.

Here is how I would setup.

2-3 Albino African Clawed Frogs
20 gallon long tank
Some kind of quite filter (suggestions?)
Hideing spots
Water at 12" (full in a 20g lg)
NO FISH (except feeders I want to feed them)
an adjustable heater set at minimum 68*F

How does that setup sound? I could really use an opinion or 2!

Thanks!

beckdg · #2 01-27-2011, 10:24 PM

sunsun cannister filter. simple, quiet, cheap, effective, no splash if set up right.

ACF_224 · #3 01-27-2011, 10:35 PM

Well, a sunsun canister filter probably is the best option, but I am on a tight budget. I was thinking maybe the Tetra Whisper series?

Also, I have a 55g tank in my back yard that I am not useing. If I filled it 12", it would be approx 31 gallons. Maybe I could get a Tetra Whisper 40i for it, and if there is too much flow, build some kind of filter baffle. I don't really need perfect, I just need 'good enough' (if you know what I mean).

The frogs don't need any kind of lighting, correct?

Sorry, I hate to turn down suggestions, but I am on a very tight budget right now (setting up the 55g Amazon/Tetra tank right now). It will be enough to support the frogs, though. Just as long as I mostly stay on budget.

Thanks for the suggestion, beckdg!

(edit: btw, I have a paper due tomorrow on African Clawed Frogs...actually, it is more like a speech)

beckdg · #4 01-27-2011, 11:06 PM

a 40i would work. i'd use some aeration also since that won't be much flow. will help the beneficial bacteria get a better start most likely.

no "special" light necessary, no. a discern-able day and night surely would help something somewhere, though.

the budget is understandable.

ACF_224 · #5 02-21-2011, 09:22 AM

Hey guys. I can't get ACF because my brother is afraid that the ACF will escape from my tank, hop on over to his goldfish tank, and kill his favorite goldfish, Feedme. Anyway, ACF have been banned from my household so I think I will try pacman frogs.

beckdg · #6 02-21-2011, 11:19 AM

still a good choice. lazy buggers, though.

Yemeyana · #7 02-21-2011, 07:31 PM

I would have thought a terrestrial frongmore likely to 'hop over' tanks, and a pacman frog more likely to eat ...well, anything.