Patrick M. Bodega Aquatics Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Hello! I have two african dwarf frogs and one of them is much skinnier then the other. I am around during feeding and he gets the same amount of food as the other frog and betta but is much smaller and skinnier then the others. There is no aggression in the tank in any way. Is something like API General Cure safe for frogs? Is there anything it could be that is leading to him being so skinny? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexRex135 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 i dont know why but i also had 2 albino dwarf frogs and one of them was really fat but the other one was always skinny and they both lived for about 5 years which is the normal life expectency for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_RF Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Would you load a picture of your frog? Is it a male? And the others are females? Males tend to be thinner than females. By quiet a fair bit. I have personally used the med trio with no ill side effects. https://www.aquariumcoop.com/collections/fish-medicine/products/quarantine-meds-trio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_RF Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) This image found on pinterest shows a good example of how a male is a bit skinnier than a female. And I would say from this picture the male is actually somewhat plump for ADF: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/145030050486668133/ The male in the picture is the one with the bumps under the arms and is holding onto his froggy lady. If your male's body mass is something like this or a bit thinner/flatter, then you should be pretty good. African Dwarf Frogs often will not eat if they have a bacterial or fungal infection. Both bacterial and fungal infections are common in the trade and can surface weeks to months later. Because of that, unless you are certain it is parasitical, I would encourage you to consider doing a broadspectrum like the Coop's med trio. Also, what have you been feeding them? Sometimes ADF will be snobby about their foods. Edited January 18, 2021 by Ben_RF added more detail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theresa_M Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 My male is roughly half the size of my female, maybe just slight more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick M. Bodega Aquatics Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 Well, one escaped a few days ago (the big one) and I later found it out of it's room, through the living room, past the pool table room, and in the laundry room. Sadly, it didn't make it. Planning on reestablishing a couple more frogs, can I quarantine them with General Cure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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