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[samsfern]

i need to make a platform so that the frogs in my tropical fish tank can surface.
Im gonna be making it with some grey perspex, and its gonna be held to the tank by some of those sucker pad things, im gonna join the perspex to the sucker pads using glue, but i need to know which glue is safe to use, i dont want to kill all my fish off, lol, so if anyone knows, many thanks, sam

[Dan]

Use aquarium grade silicone sealant.

[sheddd]

that clear dry sillcone free glue.
same stuff you use for showers and the like's!

b&q should sell it tis where i got mine from to bodge up a fish tank lol

still going strong to be honest too lol

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

What kind of frogs do you have?

[Icey]

This might be a better alternative?

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item255887fb24

[samsfern]

ok thats great thanks, i have african dwarf frogs, the only things in the tank are about 20 khuli loach, two plecs, and about 20 frogs. We have another tank downstairs as well, with a bit more variety, lol

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

There 100% aquatic, If they find dry land they will more than likely sit there until they dry up so much that they stick to it and then "dehydrate", The equivalent of us drowning.

Speaking from experience, We used to breed these frogs years ago. Now i only have 3

Edited by Mini-Mad-Craig, 01 February 2010 - 06:42 PM.

[samsfern]

oh ok, thanks for that advice, its just that they keep swimming up to the surface for air, so thought id make a platform to make their life easier, lol glad you told me that, just out of interest how did you manage to breed them?

[Bungle]

you need a boy frog and girl frog ............................

[samsfern]

and what do the boy and frogs do? .......lol

[Bungle]

family forum Bec will tell us off

[Mini-Mad-Craig]

Its all good mate, we made that mistake at first. Its not a very nice thing to see though, We learned our lesson after we came home to find 4 crusty frogs dried up.

Another thing make sure there tank has a SUPER secure lid. We've had a few escape victims, Including one rather pathetically cute incident, Lets just say we found a crusty frog stuck to the window eye-ing up our pond. So close, yet so far

And breeding, Bungles got the jist of it although they do better in smaller quantities, its a lot easier to breed if you have 5 frogs in a tank because they find it difficult to chose a suitable breeding mate otherwise much like us. We just raise the temperature up a bit and there's special food that encourages spawning in frogs, but since yours are already at tropical temperatures you cant really do the first bit.

Edited by Mini-Mad-Craig, 01 February 2010 - 06:58 PM.

[samsfern]

ok then, lol, whats the special food then? Also the tank that the frogs are in, has been modified from where i was breeding livebearers, this means, the tank has a sort of runner system, so i can seperate a part of the tank for the baby fish to grow

Edited by samsernie, 01 February 2010 - 07:01 PM.

[Bungle]

And breeding, Bungles got the jist of it

i know we have 2 children

[davidv]

Craig is the expert on frogs and eggs.Can you not drop in clean floating wood so they get on and of easy never been hot on frogs only the bright green ones with fab. eyes to lick them.WOW.