Amphibians / Pets

[stubbo-admin]

Does anyone on the board keep Amphibians as pets.

Currently have some Dart Frogs (Dendrobates Leucomelas) and looking to get some Fire Bellied Toads and European Green Tree Frogs, to go with the Tropical Fish setup.

Also thinking at some point a Budgerigar (if can get that one past the wife).

What pets do you keep?

[WHU(Exeter)]

I have three water snails (well I did have, last time I checked), I don't really consider them as pets as such, but have called one of them White Tip.

Found out yesterday that the collective noun for newts is an ARMADA - I love that, got to be my favourite name for a group of animals, not that I was keeping a top 10 or anything.

[stubbo-admin]

Nice when it's done, although the brown gunk is the 'good stuff' with all the healthy bacteria in it so dont want to get rid of too much of it....like you say....get the flow going well again.

[Hammer and Pickle]

Just spent an hour doing the big annual external box-filter clean - amazing the gunk that builds up over time. And yes, the pipes are now clear; pressure is right back up so I can declare a happy ending

[XKhammer]

100+ gallon brown=water Amazon environment tank with five discus, various tetras and a host of algae and silt eaters, including fresh-water shrimp. It's about the only thing in life that keeps me sane. 

Really? But posts suggest you are insane 

[Hammer and Pickle]

One of the best ever Frogs

https://the-incredibles.fandom.com/wiki ... Voyage.png
 

[SUM A DING WONG]

Sydney,

All this moaning about frogs making a bit of noise is a  bit over the top, don’t you think?

They slaughtered nearly a million people in Algeria.

You’re getting off lightly.

[Sydney_Iron]

Sydney,

Probably worth keeping the frogs around as they must take care of the insects and spiders.

Well they will help, but also stocked the pond with crimson spotted rainbow fish, these little fuckers munch on Mosquito Lavea like its curry to a piss head so its not really an issue.

[Mad Ferret]

Sydney,

Probably worth keeping the frogs around as they must take care of the insects and spiders.

[Sydney_Iron]

Berlington!!!! 

And your welcome to come round my gaff and stamp on as many frogs as you like 
 

[BerlingtonBertie]

Quite an interesting post by you Sydney. Better than your usual dribble that comes out your mouth (and fills your pond).
Do you let the koi suck your gonads when you swim?
id like to shit in your pond and stamp on your frogs.
 

[Sydney_Iron]

I got a shit load of Amphibians! Can't get rid of the fuckers either 

House i bought has an old swimming pool but im past all that stuff even living in Sydney so converted it into a Koi Pond, built an island and planted varies plants and looks really good, stocked it with small Koi which was a mistake, within a week the local Herons, Cormorants and Kookaburras had had the lot

Re stocked but this time with larger Koi and they have flourished, and a couple are absolute monsters ☠ Still go for a swim in the pool/pond in summer and the Koi follow me around, bit weird, reckon they are sizing me up 

Anyway, getting the pond up and going was enjoyable but the only downside is every frog in the area seems to have moved in and the noise at night this time of year being spring and breeding season has the little cunts as noisy as fuck The Peron's Tree frog are the worst, easy enough to catch as when caught in bright light they freeze so as long as your quick you can catch them, i then re home them (can't kill them) a few miles down the road to a creek but im sure the lillte fuckers are homing? As once im rid of one lot within a few days the racquet starts again, rinse and repeat Get Water Dragons as well, they eat frogs so welcome but once the dog gets wind of them, she spends her whole time hunting them so they fuck off. 

[Hammer and Pickle]

No. Do you know what an aquarium is?

[Mad Ferret]

Pickle,

Do you catch your dinner from the tank?

[One Sunny Day]

Have plenty of newts in the pond. Daughter has a pet rat. Used to have two of them but one died of a heart attack or something.  Was a bugger burrying it with no rain for a month. Always get you pet to die in a wet spell.

[stubbo-admin]

Feeding time

https://postimg.cc/z3YKvBL5

Cool setup. Very nice!

[Hammer and Pickle]

Feeding time

https://postimg.cc/z3YKvBL5

[stubbo-admin]

Yeah I get that. Water changes though...twice per week. Frogs you just feed every other day, and trim the plants maybe once every 3 to 6 months. 

I've planted heavily my fish tank, so do a water change maybe once every 2 months, with a top up once every couple of weeks.

[Hammer and Pickle]

Actually, now the system is stable, all I have to do is change 1/4 of the water a week in two batches (50:50 tap and inverted osmosis filtered). Feed is frozen daphnia etc + dry flake). Can’t go wrong really. 

[stubbo-admin]

100+ gallon brown=water Amazon environment tank with five discus, various tetras and a host of algae and silt eaters, including fresh-water shrimp. It's about the only thing in life that keeps me sane. 

Nice setup! Got a 300l planted tropical tank with Angels, Harlequins, Cardinals and Kribs. 

Had a couple of others, but turning them into Frog tanks (just as interesting but much less maintenance).

[Hammer and Pickle]

100+ gallon brown=water Amazon environment tank with five discus, various tetras and a host of algae and silt eaters, including fresh-water shrimp. It's about the only thing in life that keeps me sane.