Re: African Dwarf Frog and Eclipse System Three

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrew Johnson) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Just curious if anybody can help me out.  I bought an Eclipse System
> Three (3 gallon) filtered aquarium and an African Dwarf Frog.  Right
> now I have a plastic plant and a small clay flowerpot for her to hang
> out in.  I feed her frozen brine shrimp and she spends hours jabbing
> her snout into the rocks hunting.  Then just relaxes in her cave.
> Anyways, I used smooth medium sized (1/4" - 1/2") epoxy coated gravel.
>  Everything I read about these things says not to use anything sharp
> or small for the substrate.  They might hurt themseleves or eat eat
> it.  I also covered the intake with some cheesecloth so an arm or leg
> wouldn't get stuck.
> I was orginally thinking about adding a betta.  I have one right now
> in another 1 gallon aquarium but would buy another.  But I have heard
> that it is possible that they might not get along too well.
> If I don't add the betta, would it be too small to add another frog. 
> I was also considering adding a couple of ghost shrimp.  I am assuming
> they pose no threat.
> Does anybody else here have any other ideas what I could add without
> overcrowding the tank?

The betta is a bad idea - please dont do it. You could add 1 more ADF
(they are quite sociable), but a 5 gallon tank would be better really:
http://mike-edwardes.members.beeb.net/Amphibiary/Hymenochirus.html

> I also would appreciate any ideas for a live plant.

Google for:
Java moss
Java fern
Anubias

Mike.
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Mike Edwardes Tropicals
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