Muffymouse

I know it is illegal to buy and sell these guys anymore but my Mother-In-Law still has one from when you could buy and sell them. Pinky is huge and very bloated. She is also albino. Does anyone else around here have one of these guys? What do you feed it? Is bloating a problem?

*Info I know for sure about Pinky

She lives in a 50g tank all by herself, except for goldfish that are put in there as a self feeding device, they put in 5 or so at a time and they last her for several months.

She is also fed worms and shrimp I have no idea how regularly

She is also about 13 years old.

please note: i'm just curious about these guys and about what might be causing her to look like an overinflated balloon.

steveangela1

when did they become illegal to sell? they still sell those here in TN at the aquarium stores and I have dwarf african clawed frogs....

I don't know what would make her puffed up... could she be overeating? My dwarfs don't eat much at all, but they are just dwarfs (literally only the size of quarters).

Muffymouse

she is not of the dwarf variety =))

Muffymouse

she is almost the size of a tea cup saucer

steveangela1

yea, I know the ones you are talking about the lfs that I shop so much at has them for sale... (one escaped the tank when they were getting them out for someone about a month ago, and my son tried to catch it for them)