Hi, total Newbie from South Australia

[Eden]

Hi,

I'm thinking about changing my 6ft Aquaone tank over to a frog tank for local South Australian frogs, with a pool of Murray River rainbows as well. I've had 2 ponds outside for the last few years with these, with tadpoles breeding happily until the pond evaporated off and the pond liner split, then the pond got too hot and the fish died. Frogs are still there though. Hear them every night.

I thought it would be wise to do some reading on setting up the tank properly before I made a start, to see how to go about it!

I look forward to learning a lot.

I currently have:

1.1.0 dogs
2.0.0 ragdoll cats
1.0.0 royal whiptail catfish
0.0.25 red cherry shrimp
(that will be going to make room:
2 angelfish
5-9 peppermint bristlenose catfish
about 15 neons & cardinal tetras
5 male guppys
1 male siamese fighter
1 male flame gourami)

[beckdg]

welcome to the site eden. you'll find lots of information here. definitely the first place to start is the stickies. we're here if you need clarification on anything.

[Eden]

Thanks for that!

Found a very entertaining video sticky in this section, and the other stickys were grand too. Will continue checking out the others on the forum.

Thankyou for the warm welcome! Look forward to learning heaps!

[D3monic]

Welcome aboard Eden! Not sure what kind of frog your looking at housing but perhaps if we had a ID we could narrow down the best environment for it. Frogs of Australia > South Australia > The frogs of South Australia ..Look forward to seeing the build progress.

[Eden]

Having had a look, I'm after local species, probably only the first three, maybe the first 4:

POTENTIAL FROG SPECIES

Crinia signifera
Eastern Common Froglet
Also: Clicking Froglet, Common Eastern Froglet, Common Froglet, Day Frog, Varied Froglet

Limnodynastes dumerili
Eastern Banjo Frog
Pobblebonk
Also: Eastern Pobblebonk, Four-bob Frog

Litoria ewingi
Southern Brown Tree Frog
Also: Brown Tree Frog, Ewing's Tree Frog, Whistling Tree Frog

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis
Spotted Marsh Frog
Also: Spotted Frog, Spotted Grass Frog

Neobatrachus sudelli
Common Spadefoot Toad
Also: Painted Burrowing Frog, Sudell's Frog – locally here, but unlikely to keep

Pseudophryne bibroni
Bibron's Toadlet
Also: Brown Brood Frog, Brown Toadlet – local, but unlikely to keep


Thanks for the help!