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	African Dwarf Frogs fighting..?
Manix Hobbyist Posts: 62 Kudos: 48 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-Aug-2004	I have 3 African Dwarf Frogs. Just now I noticed 2 of them fighting? I am not sure. It looks like one frog is biting the other frog, and it is jumping around like crazy. I'm not sure which is doing most of the jumping. The one being bitten isn't doing much to get free. So I took my net and poke them a bit. That one frog didn't want to let go at first, but when I poked him again, it let go, and both frogs went away from each other. I hope that makes sense. What are they doing? I've never seen this behavior before. What should I do? Last edited by manix at 09-Nov-2004 20:47
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	I would just watch from a far for a few minutes. If one of them really is bullying the other (I've heard storise of them accidently latching onto a tank mate's limbs whilst feeding), then you might need to separate. I'm not much help with amphibians, but there's my two cents.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
superlion Mega Fish Posts: 1246 Kudos: 673 Votes: 339 Registered: 27-Sep-2003	Keep watching them and if it keeps up you may have to separate them. Last edited by Fallout at 10-Nov-2004 18:15 ><>
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	ADF's are known to be pretty calm and non agressive. What size tank are these guys in? Maybe they're feeling a little cramped or stressed, have you changed anything? If the problem keeps up the only thing you can do is seperate them, or bring the agressive guy back. HTH Last edited by Fallout at 10-Nov-2004 18:18 -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
Manix Hobbyist Posts: 62 Kudos: 48 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-Aug-2004	So far, I got them separated with the net. They are in a 40 gallon tank. After two days I haven't seen it happne yet. So it was probably an accident or something. Thanks for the replies.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
T/A Mega Fish Posts: 942 Kudos: 1796 Registered: 20-Feb-2004	During feeding time, I've seen my frogs do the same thing. When they smell food near them, they usually just snap around until they find the food. When all the frogs are around that one area where the food is, things happen. Even after a frog is bite, I've never noticed anything physically wrong. So I wouldn't worry about it.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18
Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004	it might be different with the african dwarfs but i know certain frogs have horrible eyesite and if they sense something moving in front of them they will try to use its hands to push it in their mouths.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18


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