Aquatic Frog Decor Options?

I am waiting to get somethings for my frog who is in my 30gal tank.
Something like a little cave down at the bortom of the tank that holds air in it.
Also some sort of hiding thing along the glass for him to sit on or in and maybe a floating thing for him to sit on if he wants to?
First aquatic frog I've owned.
Any suggestions?




Suggestions?

 

I think it's really up to your personal aesthetics and what you want. I don't think there's a right or wrong answer! Anything that is safe for fish should be just fine for this little guy

 

Buy some small clay flowerpots.




Richard

And plants.




Richard

 

I plan to get live plants down the road I just don't know what my potions are for decor that I'm looking for as described in the original post or where to get them

 

I plan to get live plants down the road I just don't know what my potions are for decor that I'm looking for as described in the original post or where to get them

Avoid any decorations that have obstructions at the top that frogs can get trapped in. Their instinct is to swim upwards for air. If they can't do that, they may not be able to figure out how to get out of the decoration to surface.

I've never actually seen that happen, by the way. But then again, I've never used decorations like churches with steeples or anything else that could trap a frog. They're not really deep thinkers, so I don't take the chance.

I also avoid ceramics that have finished or glazed surfaces. I don't know what's in the finish nor whether it will leach into the water. Unfinished clay flowerpots won't leach, and clay itself is harmless. The substrate I prefer in all my aquatic tanks is Seachem Flourite. It's clay. It hasn't killed a frog (nor any other critter) yet.

Real (or even fake) Marimo balls are good, too. The fake ones won't do much for water quality, but the frogs will still hide under them.

You can also use fake plants, but use the silk ones. The plastic ones often have sharp edges that can injure delicate animals like frogs. Personally, I think real plants are better. The ones in the picture are a dwarf Anubias (Anubias nana) and a real Marimo ball. They're pretty much impossible to kill. You'd have to work really hard.

You can also use some flat rocks if you like, arranged to create wedge-shaped nooks and crannies. Just make sure they're stable. You don't have to worry about the frogs moving the rocks around, but they have to be stable enough not to collapse on their own. Same goes for driftwood. As long as it's stable, it's fine. (I'd soak the driftwood for a couple of weeks, however, just to make sure all the tannins are out of it.)

I used my ex's coffee cup for a while as a decoration in one of my tanks; but then I started worrying that she may have hexed it, so I took it out. That was right after I found the turn signal kit that she ordered for her broom. Better safe than sorry, you know.

In a nutshell, you can use whatever aquarium decorations bang your shutters. I just suggest you avoid the ones that the frogs can get trapped in. Or just use the flowerpots. The frogs don't know the difference between a $0.98 flowerpot and a $20.00 aquarium decoration.

Richard

 

If you wish to get a cave, pick one with a least two entrances, stay away from sharp decorations, you could get a nice piece of wood, he would surely like to hide under, as suggested, terra cotta pots are good .Every frogs are different so

I'm not sure your frog would used something stick to the glass(the only sticking decorations I saw were a betta leave and a turtle deck) or some kind of floating decoration. Maybe a tall fake silk plant if you don't want to go live plants for now. Mine like to hide in their anubias, their betta log or under the small pieces of wood

 

I have drift wood that was pre soaked at the store but I washed it off and wiped it down before putting it in the tank.
The type of cave I'd like is one that would hold air in it for the frog as well as his food so the fish don't steal his food

So it would have a tube of some sort attached to it so you can drop food pellets down it and has a continuous air supply in it (not hooked to a bubbler) so there is an air pocket in the cave.

 

So it would have a tube of some sort attached to it so you can drop food pellets down it and has a continuous air supply in it (not hooked to a bubbler) so there is an air pocket in the cave.

Interesting idea, but I doubt you'll find anything like that. You'll probably have to make it yourself. Maybe you could start with something like a large cichlid hut and adapt it.

Also, the air pocket would have to be replenished somehow because the oxygen in the air would be depleted rather quickly without it. I'm not sure how you can do that without an air line.

For the feeding, all you really need is something like a turkey baster, or even a 10 ml hand-feeding syringe with a length of tubing or air line attached to it. Most serious pet shops have them. They cost less than $5.00. Pharmacies also sell dosing syringes that are basically the same thing. You could use that to feed foods like beefheart, bloodworms, etc.

Pellets would be a little trickier, but they do make sinking ones. If you feed and distract the fish with some flakes, they'll probably ignore the pellets.

Richard

 

Lol like I said the tubing would be an air hose but not hooked to a bubbler.
I just want my frog to be able to have his own little space I have a cave like thing in the tank already but it doesn't retain any air in it



He's king of the castle lol.

He eats betta pellet food

 

Basically any decoration that isn't sharp and he can't get trapped in should be fine

He eats Beta pellet food

Frozen bloodworms or frog food would be be better.

ADFs are social so I recommend you get another one.

 

Okay, here's how I would do it if I wanted to make such a thing. You have to understand that I'm more about function than form, so it wouldn't be the prettiest thing you ever saw. But it would work.

I would obtain a 7-inch unglazed terra cotta flowerpot without a drainage hole. I would then use a masonry bit to drill two 3/16-inch holes on the sides of the pot, about an inch or so from the bottom, and directly opposite each other.

Next, I would insert a T-connector into one of the holes from the inside of the pot, so a single air line fitting would stick out on the outside and the other two would be inside. The T-connector's purpose would be simply to hold the air line in place. The outside fitting would be connected to an air line and pulled snug.

The other hole on the opposite side of the pot would remain empty. Its purpose would be to allow air to escape, maintaining the air pocket at the desired height. Because it would be opposite the air input, it would also create an air flow across the pocket that would assure air exchange.

I would then place the pot in the tank, allow it to fill with water, invert it, and stand it upside-down on the substrate, propping the front up about three-quarters of an inch using either rocks or terra cotta flowerpot feet. Then I'd hook up the air line, which would fill the "top" of the inverted pot down to the level of the other drilled hole, creating the desired air pocket.

I figure the cost for something like this would be about $5.00 to $7.50 at my local garden supply store if I chose a plain clay pot. If I wanted something fancier, it would cost more. The hardest part would be drilling the holes. That can be a little tricky.

The only possible pitfall would be if the pot floated up once the air was turned on. I'd have to do some math to figure out the likelihood of that happening, and I'd need to know the weight of the pot to do it. My hunch is that it wouldn't be a problem if the air pocket is kept to an inch or so.

Richard

 

Thank you

 

My pleasure.