NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/rec/aquaria/9801

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Newsgroups: rec.aquaria
Subject: Re: frogs
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
From: Eric Schweitzer <[e-mail]>
Date: Saturday, 2 Jan 1993 00:36:26 EST
References: <[e-mail]>
Organization: City University of New York/ University Computer Center
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In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Steve Kilbey) says:
>
>Here is an information message. I left a message some time ago asking .....
>............................ You see, I had frogs before (only 1 inch long)
>and they ate 10 neons in a day. So I got rid of them, and then bought really
>small ones. So I am safe for a while.
> What I would like to know, is, since they are African frogs, I was
>wondering if they can be put with African Cichlids? One person wrote back
>and said no, ..................

It may well depend on what an 'african frog' is. I have two small green
froggies with webbed feet that are about 1.25 inches long. I've had them
for almost a year, and they aren't getting any bigger. They are in a
community tank, and get along just fine with the small fish there
(cardinals are the smallest).

I have seen other frogs, also called African frogs. They have round
things on the ends of their toes, and get MUCH bigger than my guys.
(I think I've seen them in both green and white, but I'm not certain.)
I have no doubt these big ones would eat cardinals for brunch.

So, we seem to be stuck with the problem of 'what is an african frog?'
(If I had an 'american frog', what could you say about it? How big
might it get? Africa is a BIG place.)