African dwarf frogs and low water levels.

[xxianxx]

I just brought four african dwarf frogs from a guy who was selling his frogs as they creaped his wife out (lol), he kept them in a small tank with about three inches of water and gravel piled up in one corner just breaking the surface, i was very surprised to see two of the frogs sitting on the gravel with their backs out of the water, i asked if they did that regularly? and the answer was yes. I was not aware of this behavior, i have only seen dwarf frogs in fully aquatic tanks with eight inches or more of water and no area to "bask", is this behavior a recognized form of behavior for this species? and if so would it be worth while building my tank up to recreate these conditions?

[Jenste]

I just brought four african dwarf frogs from a guy who was selling his frogs as they creaped his wife out (lol), he kept them in a small tank with about three inches of water and gravel piled up in one corner just breaking the surface, i was very surprised to see two of the frogs sitting on the gravel with their backs out of the water, i asked if they did that regularly? and the answer was yes. I was not aware of this behavior, i have only seen dwarf frogs in fully aquatic tanks with eight inches or more of water and no area to "bask", is this behavior a recognized form of behavior for this species? and if so would it be worth while building my tank up to recreate these conditions?

When I kept dwarfs they would routinely sit on top of a floating turtle log I had for a short while then jump back in the water

[tgampper]

Jenna is right. This species and other aquatic frogs have been known to exit the water from time to time. Aquatic frogs are tough and in their native Africa, they have been seen migrating over land to colonize new water areas. Floating plants will work too. Many people who keep ADFs, recommend that the water levels be kept around 6 inches, so they can easily access fresh air at the water's surface.

[xxianxx]

I have mine in a tropical tank with fish at the moment but am planning to have a single species tank eventually, my cherry shrimp will be very grateful when the frogs get evicted lol