African Dwarf Frog

African dwarf frogs are carnivores that eat small meaty foods — thawed frozen bloodworms, brine shrimp, blackworms, and daphnia, plus sinking pellets made for frogs or carnivores. They're nearly blind and slow to feed, so target-feed each frog (drop food right in front of them or use a feeding dish) and feed at lights-out so faster tankmates don't steal it. Offer food 3–4 times a week and avoid overfeeding.

Tiny, fully aquatic frog that lives underwater but must surface to gulp air, so it needs calm, shallow water (under ~16 in / 40 cm) and a tight lid with no escape gaps. Peaceful and social — keep three or more. Nearly blind, it hunts by smell and feel, eats slowly, and is easily outcompeted by fast fish. Most active at dawn and dusk; loves soft sand, gentle flow, and dense plants or caves. Males 'sing' a soft humming buzz to court females.

Will breed in a mature tank. Courtship peaks after a cool, slightly lowered water change followed by warm (~80°F / 27°C) water; the male hum-calls and clasps the female (amplexus). The pair swims in arcing loops to the surface, releasing a few eggs at the top of each loop until hundreds of floating eggs are laid. Remove the adults — they eat the eggs. Eggs hatch in 2-3 days into tiny free-swimming tadpoles that need infusoria and then baby brine shrimp; rearing them is delicate.