BruceStuart
01-31-2011, 08:04 AM
We currently have two tanks set up. One is a six-gallon with four neon tetras. The other is a ten-gallon that only has four zebra danios in it right now.
I really enjoy the dwarf frogs, but we can't seem to keep them alive. We bought our first one when I knew next to nothing about aquariums. I put him in our six-gallon tank with the neons. He lived for several weeks, then died. I assumed at the time that it was because the tank hadn't been properly cycled. Fast-forward several weeks, and this time we've done everything right. The ten-gallon tank has been cycled and we've tested the water. Everything is cool. I buy a new frog and put it in the ten-gallon tank this time. It dies in two days. A few weeks later, I bring water samples to the pet store. Water checks out fine. I buy two zebra danios (we started with two in the 10-gallon; now we're at four) and a larger frog. He died within 24 hours.
It's worth mentioning that in this time, all other fish have remained stable and seem to be doing well.
I told the kids that if this frog died, we would be done with frogs. It seems cruel to keep buying them if they're just going to die. However, my five-year-old REALLY wants to try again. Could there be something I'm doing wrong? Something with the tank set-up? I've done tons of research, and I can't think of anything off-hand that I might be doing. The last two frogs came from Petco, and I'm suspicious now of their health to begin with (if they each died within a few days, that's most likely a pet store thing, right?). I have another fish store that I trust more, so maybe I should try them again? I've also heard that albino dwarfs are easier to keep alive, but I know they get pretty big.
If we do try again, which tank is better? The 10-gallon or the 6-gallon?
TIA!
I really enjoy the dwarf frogs, but we can't seem to keep them alive. We bought our first one when I knew next to nothing about aquariums. I put him in our six-gallon tank with the neons. He lived for several weeks, then died. I assumed at the time that it was because the tank hadn't been properly cycled. Fast-forward several weeks, and this time we've done everything right. The ten-gallon tank has been cycled and we've tested the water. Everything is cool. I buy a new frog and put it in the ten-gallon tank this time. It dies in two days. A few weeks later, I bring water samples to the pet store. Water checks out fine. I buy two zebra danios (we started with two in the 10-gallon; now we're at four) and a larger frog. He died within 24 hours.
It's worth mentioning that in this time, all other fish have remained stable and seem to be doing well.
I told the kids that if this frog died, we would be done with frogs. It seems cruel to keep buying them if they're just going to die. However, my five-year-old REALLY wants to try again. Could there be something I'm doing wrong? Something with the tank set-up? I've done tons of research, and I can't think of anything off-hand that I might be doing. The last two frogs came from Petco, and I'm suspicious now of their health to begin with (if they each died within a few days, that's most likely a pet store thing, right?). I have another fish store that I trust more, so maybe I should try them again? I've also heard that albino dwarfs are easier to keep alive, but I know they get pretty big.
If we do try again, which tank is better? The 10-gallon or the 6-gallon?
TIA!