Tips for feeding african dwarf frogs?

[amil]

I have three adult african dwarf frogs. Basically they’re really hard to feed- they just bash their heads into the gravel substrate repeatedly until they get a mini pellet. this results in them knocking 80% of the pellets i give them in between the rocks to be lost forever. so basically i have to seriously over feed them to make sure they just eat enough and i’ve got a crazy nutrient imbalance even with all live plants and doing a 25% water change and gravel vacuum weekly.
secondly one of my frogs will not eat anything that has sunk. the other two only eat things that have sunk. i give the one worms that stay floating but he ends up choking on duckweed also and is MUCH thinner than the other two. i guess the worms i’ve been giving him (freeze dried bloodworms) provide no nutritional value. any suggestions for better alternatives for him that will float? these guys have zero survival instincts and i really need tips on feeding them.

 

[vnunez4]

I had an African dwarf frog who seemed sick the last few days before he died. I think he starved to death because I'd put food in the tank but I never saw him actually eat it. I read that they are hard to feed and are really picky

 

[Lucy]

Hi
You can try putting food in a terra cotta dish for the little guys who like to feed from the bottom.
Spot feeding with blunt nose tweezers is a good idea for the top feeder, or everyone.

A lot of times ADF's aren't like fish where you can throw food in and everyone gets some.
Sometimes they can be more challenging to feed

When mine were very young and small with the adults being more experienced and competitive, I would use an extra filter tube, put it right above their head and drop the food in.
They quickly learned to swim up the tune (individually) to grab the goody.

I'm sure others will have some ideas!

 

[amil]

Hi
You can try putting food in a terra cotta dish for the little guys who like to feed from the bottom.
Spot feeding with blunt nose tweezers is a good idea for the top feeder, or everyone.

A lot of times ADF's aren't like fish where you can throw food in and everyone gets some.
Sometimes they can be more challenging to feed

When mine were very young and small with the adults being more experienced and competitive, I would use an extra filter tube, put it right above their head and drop the food in.
They quickly learned to swim up the tune (individually) to grab the goody.

I'm sure others will have some ideas!

OH the dish is a great idea!!

I had an African dwarf frog who seemed sick the last few days before he died. I think he starved to death because I'd put food in the tank but I never saw him actually eat it. I read that they are hard to feed and are really picky

sorry to hear that! i see my two that eat on the bottom of the tank eat plenty, due to me severely overfeeding just to get them to eat.