My Dwarf Frog needs help?

Question

Hi, I was chaning the aquariums water, so i took both of them out and right away put them into warm water, and then they started to jump around and stuff, when I put them back in the tank of warm water they stoped moving one was flipped on its back wasnt moving at all, so I started putting in really cold water on them untill it flipped over and started to move, but then both of them where pealing off, and now they arent as active anymore they just sit there on the botton of the tank go up for some air and barely eat anymore, yestrday they ate everything I gave them now they dont. whats wrong with the?

Did not add anything, they were fine before with the water I use, I have a filter for my water, but they seem quite now they move for air but thats it all they do is hide now

Answer 1

I had dwarf frogs. They seem to either be super active or they hang out in one location. As for cleaning the tank it is essential that the water is the nearly the exact same temperature. Remember frogs are cold blooded and it is more difficult for them to regulate there body temperature. So if the water there were in was hotter than the water in the clean tank they probably went in to shock. Also many aquatic animals are sensitive to chemicals found in tap water. I found this page someone posted and if you scroll down a bit they have posted some tips on caring for these frogs.

http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/mypets/dwarfs.html

They are relatively popular aquarium pets so you might also be able to find a book about caring for them if you want something more in depth.

Answer 2

As a general rule of thumb, NEVER EVER pour cold or hot water on any fish or amphibian. The shock alone can kill them. It is very important that with tropical fish and frogs that they are never put into an environment that colder than 72 degrees or hotter than 82 degrees. Secondly, did you use water conditioner to remove the chlorine from the water before putting the frog back into the aquairium?