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I know I’ve talked about it in the what you doing today thread, but figure there might be some who are more aquarium oriented than pond, so I’m adding a thread here.
I’m raising a late batch of fry in the aquarium over winter. On well water so tap water is same water as I fill the pond/ pool. I’ve got 12 babies in what I’m guessing is a 40 gal tank, with a frog. The frog was thriving in my outdoor aquarium where I kept aquatic plants I didn’t want the fish eating all of, so when I dumped it, it was too cold to just kick out, so it came in. Not sure what kind of frog, but he’s / it’s been in over a week and isn’t messing with the fish. My old in tank filter thing doesn’t have an outlet, so I’ll be making a water bottle/ airline filter thing. YouTube had some great designs! And I’ll be taking a few cuttings of pothos to pull waste from the water, as well as some spider plants.
Has anyone else raised a batch of fry like this? I figure I’ll kick them over to the pond come spring, and use it as a quarantine or raise another batch of fry.
I just moved the fry from a 10 gal to the 40 gal last night, and the fry seem to like to hide. I guess it’s a bit of a shock to have so much space.
 
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The set up for now, hiding fish, and the frog. I’ll have to go to the store for the plastic scrubbies as the biological part of the filter I’m making. At least it won’t drive hubby nots with the waterfall!
 

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Jamie; don't forget you NEED some land for your frog. Yours isn't an aquatic-only type. Make an embankment and add soil, some plants, a hiding place, etc. What I did was to use a piece of acrylic and place it on a brick, so the majority of the land is over the water, allowing some access to the water for the frog. Again, create the land.

That's what fry do as that's their survival instinct kicking in. As they learn they're the top of the new food chain, they'll respond to your presence, esp at feeding time. Fish can be trained too, maybe more so than some humans...
 
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My shy frog seems to prefer the shallow stack of rocks hidden in the plants. He’s not gone to the turtle ledge.
 
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They hide when they can; you know, easier to catch bugs when they can't see you...

Do provide a good amount of 'hiding/dirt/land' as I seldom saw my indoor frogs in the water. Plus, you're going to NOT want the crickets to drown and foul your water, which they will. Give both ample room and your frog-arium will be more maintenance free.
 
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It’s in my fish tank where I’m raising my goldfish fry. I could put it in the small tank, but there’s no space to set that up, and the cats have turned that tank into a play spot.
 
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Hmm, not sure I'd have the frog in with fry as they'd be more susceptible to being a frog-snack, esp if the crickets are gone and he gets hungry. Any way to set up a separate terrarium (with cover) with a small basin of water, just for the frog? If you have another aquarium, you could but it on top of the fry one, leaving access for feeding. You don't need much water for the frog, and if you create an inch/2 inch base of land for the frog, he'd be fine with some hiding spaces. I put pennywort in mine and some grew in the water half while others rooted in the frog soil.
 
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He’s not messed with the fry. Just hides. I don’t have any covers for the tanks, and am not big on a cover for them anyways. Better gas exchange with out from what I’ve gathered. So on the off chance a cat does get up there, I wouldn’t want to risk it getting knocked over.
 
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No space for another tank right now. I’ve got plants squeezed in tight to fit them up where the cats can’t get them. And then in the living room, there’s no space except maybe on the mantle to put a tank, and as we use the fireplace, that might not be a good location.
 

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View attachment 107322 View attachment 107323 No space for another tank right now. I’ve got plants squeezed in tight to fit them up where the cats can’t get them. And then in the living room, there’s no space except maybe on the mantle to put a tank, and as we use the fireplace, that might not be a good location.
 

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I’m still hopeful we will get a few warm days so I can kick it back out. But till then, this is how it’s set up.
If I could get rid of the monstru plant, I’d be able to fit the little tank. I posted it on my local buy sell page on FB, but no takers.
 

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He’s not messed with the fry. Just hides. I don’t have any covers for the tanks, and am not big on a cover for them anyways. Better gas exchange with out from what I’ve gathered. So on the off chance a cat does get up there, I wouldn’t want to risk it getting knocked over.
I was thinking 'window screen' as cover...might even do hardware cloth as it would even keep the cats out should they make the attempt to jump up there.
 
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I’m still hopeful we will get a few warm days so I can kick it back out. But till then, this is how it’s set up.
If I could get rid of the monstru plant, I’d be able to fit the little tank. I posted it on my local buy sell page on FB, but no takers.
looks like you might have a pickerel (or leopard) frog, and a female at that. If you're handy, you can create a plexiglass shelf and glue (or lift it up with a brick, etc) it in the corner for the frog, then add some soil and plants for her. It would keep open an area for the frog to jump back into the water when scared and you'd still be able to feed your fish. I did something similar, making my 'shelf' self contained so any water applied there (for the plants) didn't necessarily take all the soil over the edge and into the aquarium proper. Just an idea.

You'll note if you search, pickerel and leopard frogs are more 'field frogs' that stay near water. Mine are all green frogs and that's still what they do, unless I scare them accidentally while grooming plants. Yours may eventually come out to sit on the turtle platform, esp if she gets used to your presence. Below, some pics of the odd places I find my frogs...

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You’ve got a very pretty set up! I’d like to get it not so scared. Was just talking with my sister , her little pond is in ground, so if it warms up, I might send it over there so it can pick it’s spot. I need to go check my well seep to see if it filled with water, if it did, I could put it there.
The pups were mucking it up pretty bad, so it was a thick layer of gunk with water on top in about a 3’ diameter. I dug a hole and put some channels in to try and get all the water to fill the hole. That’ll be a good spot for aquatic plants to grow, like duckweed.
 

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