I think my African clawed frog is having seizures. Can someone please help me or give me some advise on this?

Question

While I was washing dishes earlier my daughter pulled a chair up to my aquarium and threw her hotdog into the fish tank. By the time I finished washing dishes and noticed that there was a hot dog in my tank all the fish and frogs were tearing it to bits. Mainly the cichlids and the frogs were eating the small peices that were being ripped off by the cichlids. The cichlids do look a bit stressed, and my african clawed frogs appear to be spasming. I'm assuming that this might be do to the extremely high sodium levels in hotdogs. I was thinking that maybe if I were to put melafix in the tank it might help. Can anyone tell me if it would help at all? Are my cichlids and frogs going to die? Do you think it might just pass? I'm so very sad and I would appreciate any help or advise on this situation.

I would also be grateful for any links that might help me.

Answer 1

Some larger towns have vets that have a specialty with reptiles, amphibians, and even fish. If you have a number for someone like this, call him and see if you can't get some advice over the phone.
Also, you can try an aquarium (not Wal Mart) that sells fish and amphibians. Call them and see what they say. Some of them have really knowledgeable people who might be able to help you.

Answer 2

that's relatively no longer unparalleled, and actually the fault of the employer, whilst the dwarf frogs are mixed with the clawed frogs. for my section whilst my Petsmart area gets their fish shipments in, i circulate by using and check out them only in case, and characteristic yet to discover a clawed frog. until eventually now purchase constantly examine their front hands. A 5 gallon tank isn't ideal for a clawed frog and that i do evaluate truthfully the bare minimum to be 10 gallons. a ten gallon tank is relatively fairly small with in basic terms a 20"x10" footprint. *in spite of ways many water differences you do, it does not replace the size of the tank. If that isn't a danger you need to return him or discover him a sparkling living house even however you do no longer go with to do it. in case you incredibly like him then you definately would be wanting him to be healthful and stay in a suitable living house. ~EDIT~ i'm sorry yet even however you like him, and in spite of greater desirable partials on the tank, as mentioned above, the minimum does not replace. however the widely recommended minimum is 10 gallons, i does not shop mine in decrease than a usual 20 for the greater desirable area.

Answer 3

You know its not that good of an idea to even put those two in the same tank!
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