In my aquarium lived among other creatures a catfish named Clyde who is a bully and a small spotted frog named Thadeus J. This morning Thadeus J. was dead and Clyde was bullying the other frog that lives in the aquarium. My husband removed Clyde from the tank and put him in a 5 gallon fishbowl alone, but i'm told that clyde will not survive in there with out filters, pump, and a heater. What should I do about Clyde the catfish bully?
2007-03-17 10:17:17 · 10 answers · asked by Stormy 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
I would run out for another aquarium and let Clyde be by himself. That mean Clyde needs to be alone.
2007-03-18 10:54:48 · answer #1 · answered by ?Sherbear ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would seem for now that the simplest solution would be to have Clyde and the other frog switch places (if Clyde gets along with the other residents in your tank).
You frog might need warm water temperatures, but they don't requie a filter. If he's an African dwarf or clawed frog, they surface to breathe. You will have to clean his tank frequently, and put something over it so he can't jump out with the 5 gallon setup. But if you want to keep Clyde and the frog, you will eventually have to give them both a home. Is Clyde's bullying because he's getting cramped in too small of a tank, or are there too many fish in it? He might need a larger tank to himself, or with fish his own size. You could use the present tank for the frog and any smaller fish.
2007-03-17 17:41:23 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How badly do you want to hang on to Clyde? If you want to keep him, then do what it takes for him to be able to survive alone in a tank or maybe he needs a girlfriend. Find a fish that is "fish & frog friendly" when adding to your aquarium. My sympathies to Thadeus J.
2007-03-17 17:27:30 · answer #3 · answered by Shortstuff13 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The catfish is just doing what catfish do, trying to eat a frog. You need to choose between frogs and catfishes in your tank as they really don't belong in the same tank (as you have found out). All you can really do is pick one and take the other to a pet store to get rid of it. Please don't release a fish into the wild, it's quite damaging.
MM
2007-03-17 17:42:30 · answer #4 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, A don't let him go in the wild, he could be a foreign fish and screw up the ecosystem.
What kind of catfish is he?
WHoever told you that "Clyde" will die without necessities is right, he will.
2007-03-17 18:38:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would take Mr. Catfish down to the local stream and set him free, after all , a catfish isn't exactly the kind of thing to put into an aquarium.
Nor is that fair to the poor frogs. Think about it.
2007-03-17 17:24:48 · answer #6 · answered by Lisa R. 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
put him in a frying pan with a deep boiling hot oil with the dead frog so that he will be terrified for life and be scared of frogs
2007-03-17 22:20:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get clyde a girlfriend and name her bonnie...the fish is just cranky...as for the frog...i pay him my respects
2007-03-17 17:25:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
put the stupid evil catfish in a pondddd where it belongs :)
2007-03-17 17:20:36 · answer #9 · answered by Lina x3 Pete Wentz is the sex! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sushi or battered and deep fried, that is the question.
2007-03-17 17:20:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋