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Re: New to the ACF world
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Jul 4 13 7:42 AM
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Hello and welcome Hathor, owner of Hathor,
There's actually some debate about whether there are albino ADFs. An ACF that's three years old and still only three inches long is surprisingly small. Will you check her front flippers? If they're webbed, she may be an ADF. If not, she may be exactly what you said -- an unusually small ACF.
No matter her species, she's going to be fun to have around!
I'd like to see a picture! I can't see the one you tried to post, but if you post it somewhere else (like photobucket maybe) and give us a link, that ought to work. We're in a bit of a transition phase right now and not everything's working the way it used to.
Had your temp tank been fishless cycled prior to putting her in? If not, you're going to want to test her water every day or two and do partial water changes (say, 50%? -- depends on what you find when you test) as necessary, with conditioned water of similar temperature and pH. Large swings in pH and temperature, as well as the invisible toxic chemicals (such as ammonia) that build up in any aquarium with living occupants, are very dangerous for aquatic frogs. Their skin pulls whatever's in the water -- nutrients but also toxins -- directly into their bodies, and they're very sensitive to big changes of any kind (which is why we don't do 100% water changes without a very good reason), so new frog owners who haven't been warned can lose their frogs quicker than they might lose a scaled fish. If any of that doesn't make sense to you ... say, you've never heard of cycling, or you don't know what you're looking for when you test the water, or anything at all ... just say the word and we'll fill you in. Otherwise I'll assume your previous research included this information.
Congratulations on your new frog! May you and she live happily ever after!
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