Dwarf African Frog (Hymenochirus curtipes), Tank-Bred

Dwarf African Frog (Hymenochirus curtipes), Tank-Bred

Name: Dwarf African Frog (Hymenochirus curtipes), Tank-Bred
Brand: Aquatic Arts
SKU: AMPHFRAFRDWF1
Price: 6.99 USD
Availability: InStock

$ 6.99

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* For the safety of our animals, we ship this species exclusively via UPS Next Day Air. If your order contains this item, you will only see UPS Next Day Air as a shipping option during checkout. *

PLEASE NOTE: THIS SPECIES MUST NEVER, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, BE RELEASED INTO U.S. WATERWAYS, ALIVE OR DEAD. IN THE EVENT OF DEATH OF A SPECIMEN, THE SPECIMEN MUST BE FROZEN BEFORE DISPOSAL.

We cannot ship this species to Virginia.

The Dwarf African Frog is an extremely popular, fully aquatic species that is a classic in the aquarium hobby and it can be an excellent addition to the planted aquarium!

The Dwarf African Frog (Hymenochirus curtipes) is a fully aquatic species that is native to slow-moving and stagnant waterways of Sub-Saharan Africa. Unlike the related African Dwarf Frog (Xenopus laevis), it maintains a small size of less than 3 inches (7.5 cm) and can be an excellent member of many community aquarium setups.

The Dwarf African Frog is a hardy species that is much less skittish than many other frogs and toads. While it is not too particular about water parameters, this species does require very clean water with very gentle flow. Regular maintenance is essential since it is a messy and voracious eater. It will thrive in an aquarium with some decor for cover. The Dwarf African Frog is not afraid to jump and climb, so a secure, tight-fitting lid is necessary to prevent it from escaping its enclosure.

While it is a generally peaceful species with other animals too large to be considered prey, the Dwarf African Frog is a predator that will eat anything that it can fit in its mouth, so it is not a good candidate to be housed with tiny fish and invertebrates such as dwarf shrimp. The Dwarf African Frog should never be kept with large or aggressive fish that might bully or prey upon it. It can live communally with its own species.

A scavenger by nature, the Dwarf African Frog is not a picky eater. In fact, care must be taken to ensure that it does not overeat. It will easily eat most high-quality live, frozen, and dry amphibian and fish foods, although it typically will not eat most flake foods. Variety without overfeeding is crucial in providing long-term, comprehensive nutrition to the Dwarf African Frog.

What We Like About This Animal:

Extremely unique and entertaining
Very hardy and adaptable
Very active and outgoing
Thrives in the planted aquarium
Compatible with other species too large to be considered prey

RECOMMENDED TANK PARAMETERS:

Temperature: 72° - 78° F (22° - 26° C).
pH: 6.5 - 7.8
KH: 5 - 20 dKH
Minimum tank size: 10 gallons for a small group

CARE GUIDELINES:

Diet: Scavenger. Requires a varied diet of live, frozen and dry foods
Social behavior: Peaceful with its own species and other non-prey species
Origin: Tank-bred, but indigenous to Sub-Saharan Africa
Average adult size: 2 inches (5 cm), females are larger than males
Average purchase size: 1 - 1.5 inches (2.5 - 3.8 cm)

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For the safety of our animals, we only ship live fish, crabs, and select other inverts exclusively via UPS 1 Day Air. If your order contains this item, you will only see UPS 1 Day Air as a shipping option during checkout. If other items are in your cart that can ship with 2 day or standard shipping options the only shipping method you can still select is UPS 1 Day Air.

UPS 1 Day is a description of the duration of time a shipment will spend in transit once it has been shipped. This does not guarantee the package will be shipped the same or next day from which the order was placed.

Shipping Schedule for this service

UPS 1 Day: Monday through Thursday

Current Handling Time:

1-9 business days

Here at Aquatic Arts, we consider the welfare of the live animals we are shipping to be of the foremost importance. This process is much more involved than simply creating a shipping label and affixing it to a box. Depending on the order, it takes from 4 to 7 people to complete this process properly. We check the weather conditions here where they fly out of the Indianapolis UPS facility and the destination for each shipment. We start early each morning and go through a multi-step process to have the day's shipments prepared in time for the UPS pickup. The volume of orders in our system also affects the processing time. Therefore our stated handling time is 1-9 business days.

Shipping Rate

Pricing is by size of package needed to fill entire order and distance it must travel. It will be calculated at checkout.

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Dwarf African Frog (Hymenochirus curtipes), Tank-Bred