cute little ADFs (is there another sort?)

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Donna
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Post by Donna » Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:32 am

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Cute froggy picture du jour.
Oddly enough, no, he doesn't have a name. None of my fish do either, not even my favorite kuhli.
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Post by FishyLady » Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:58 pm

Have you thought of getting another one to keep him company? :D

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Post by Donna » Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:13 pm

Yes, I have three at home which I got at the beginning of December. They went through the chytrid treatment, and their quarantine is over at the end of February. If everybody's still OK, one of them will come here to work to keep this one company.

They're enthusiastic feeders, sometimes appearing to engage in terrible battles over food, but nobody is ever visibly injured. I feed them individually with hemostats to make sure each one gets a comfortable amount in their tummy.
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Post by FishyLady » Mon Feb 01, 2010 5:12 pm

Awww, I can't wait to see pics of the other one!!! Can you tell which is the male/female?

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Post by Donna » Tue Feb 02, 2010 10:01 am

Yes, I was rather hoping to pair them off, but so far nobody has a white spot in their armpits. They're either still too young, or all females. They are, however, VERY cute.
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Post by FishyLady » Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:55 pm

Where do you put him while you change his water? Awww he's so little!!

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Post by Donna » Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:24 pm

He has his very own never-seen-soap coffee mug (but without the coffee stains mine sports.) I scoop out half a mug of his old water, slowly fish him out by hand, CAREFULLY put him in the mug, rubberband netting over the top, and drape a paper towel over the whole thing so he calms down. After thoroughly cleaning his abode, I gently pour him back in. All of this on a full belly (him, not me) because changing his water right after feeding prevents him from swimming in Dead Brine Shrimp Soup (Frog Pellet/Bloodworm/Glassworm/etc.).
ADFs aren't just cute, they're extremely hardy little critters.
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Post by FishyLady » Thu Feb 04, 2010 12:53 pm

Soon you'll need 2 coffee mugs, 'His and Hers'!!! :lol:

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Post by Donna » Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:42 pm

OK, one of the three at home has white spots in HIS armpits. He's the one I'll take to work. I'm kinda hoping they'll be friendly enough to share the mug for the seven minutes it takes to clean their tank :)
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Post by FishyLady » Fri Feb 05, 2010 1:07 pm

Oh my goodness I can't wait to see them together!!!

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