FrogFan23 Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 As I am sure you can guess by my username, I am a big fan of amphibians. For the moment, my specific interest is in aquatic amphibians. This tends to make my needs a little more unusual than most amphibian keepers, as I need to understand the aquarium management about as much as I need to understand amphibian husbandry. I am not entirely new to the hobby. I was big into terrestrial amphibians about ten years ago and was just trying to get into aquariums at that time. Due to my lack of understanding, it was somewhat of a disasterous first attempt. Life took me in another direction for awhile and I got out of the hobby altogether. I got back into it a little over a year ago after a chance encounter at a pet store renewed my interest in African clawed frogs. I'm doing so much better this time around that I now have twelve froglets that I raised from eggs laid by my adults. (Now, I just have to find them homes ... ) What started out as a single 23Gal aquarium has blossomed into five tanks for myself and one large community tank for my wife. I have four adult ACFs, one juvenile axolotl (that I was so lucky to find), and a guppy colony that I am trying to develop as a eventual food supply for my amphibians. I also have a growing interest in freshwater shrimp, specifically glass shrimp and RCS. I find them very useful for managing hair algae in my amphibian tanks. Finding enough RCS in the pet stores to establish a colony is quite a challenge these days, however. I am very happy to have finally found an aquarium forum for people that live in the same area as I do. Makes it so much easier to discuss dealing with water conditions and such ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGr8Blade Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Welcome to AA! There are alot of good people that like the same types of critters you do on this board, so information will be a'plenty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Welcome to the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatureNut Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Hi! Welcome! I'm sure you'll find yourself in like minded company here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qattarra Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 :welcome: to AA! I've never owned a frog, closest I've been is collecting frog eggs out in the flooded feild in front of my parent's place in the spring and hatching them out in a tank. I found it great fun to watch the tadpoles. I released them back shortly after that though as at that time (20 years back), I realized I had no idea of how or what to feed them and if I didn't return them I'd starve them . Hummmm I wonder if they would do well as pest control in my garden if I tried the tadpole thing now and raised up some wittle froglets.........possibly another project ;D Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vapor Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 :welcome: Hello, and welcome to the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgirl Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 I love my ADF's! Do you have Albino ACF's, or regular? I'm looking forward to hearing more about them. :welcome: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrogFan23 Posted April 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Thanks for the warm welcome. It's good to hear that there are other amphibian fans on this board. I have two pigmented/regular male ACFs, one pigmented female that might be a X. borealis cross-breed, and a somewhat rare reticulated albino female that I special-ordered through Ward's Natural Science. No regular albinos so far. The reticulated albino is the mother of my froglets. Sadly, none of them are albino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishBrain Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 Welcome to AA. Hope you enjoy your stay. I only have a leopard frog that I raised from a tadpole. The kids love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toirtis Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 Welcome to the board. Personally, I have only caudates at the moment....my faves being my Pleurodeles waltl. If you really enjot the aquatics, you should take a trip down to Calgary and visit Riverfront Aquariums...we have several very nice Typhlonectes natans in right now....not something you see very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Chicklets Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 :welcome: This is a great forum with a few amphibian keepers as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snaggle Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Welcome the more amphibian keepers the better I want to expand some time, so the more info here the better. Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 :welcome: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigA Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Welcome to the group!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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