JDW
New member
Hi All,
I'm new here, this is my first post, nice to meet you all.
I have 2 African dwarf clawed frogs which are doing well in a tropical fish community tank (I spot feed and always check they aren't out-competed).
Today one of the frogs is shedding, which as far as I can tell is going fine, but he has crawled out of the water to sit on top of the filter. The filter (I use a Fluval U4) is positioned so that the flat surface on top is just a tiny bit above the water level, and he's climbed up there.
I literally just watched him do it 5 minutes ago, so it's not like he's been up there for ages. I'm just really surprised, because everything I have read says they never leave the water.
I'd worry about the temperature or water quality, except that the other frog is behaving completely normally. Do they sometimes do this when shedding?
Thanks for any advice/reassurance/pointers!
John
I'm new here, this is my first post, nice to meet you all.
I have 2 African dwarf clawed frogs which are doing well in a tropical fish community tank (I spot feed and always check they aren't out-competed).
Today one of the frogs is shedding, which as far as I can tell is going fine, but he has crawled out of the water to sit on top of the filter. The filter (I use a Fluval U4) is positioned so that the flat surface on top is just a tiny bit above the water level, and he's climbed up there.
I literally just watched him do it 5 minutes ago, so it's not like he's been up there for ages. I'm just really surprised, because everything I have read says they never leave the water.
I'd worry about the temperature or water quality, except that the other frog is behaving completely normally. Do they sometimes do this when shedding?
Thanks for any advice/reassurance/pointers!
John