Setting up an EPIC aquarium for African dwarf frogs!

[@Diospyros1985]

Such a great, simple scape - I bet those froggies love it!

[@giggiwidit5638]

22:00: I LOVED THAT !!! ... Matt completely losing his train of thought due to a 'Muddy Bottom' I also love everything about this tank !

[@angiebear8727]

Had three in a twenty long with a male betta. Sadly the betta passed at about age three. Then the male started singing often and soon had eggs…now I have 13. Ten tadpoles made it out of the tons of eggs. Had no special protection besides plants, wood and rocks. Fed them baby brine shrimp until they could eat their adult food. Love love love these frogs! Highly recommend and love the scape Matt ❤

[@csharpe5787]

They are so cute. 😊

[@andrewolsen5667]

I picked up 3 African Dwarf frogs from my local fish shop about 3 weeks ago. They’ve been so much fun to feed and watch!

[@brfinger]

I have kept and bred them for years. Just wanted to tell you your setup looks great. Tgey are remarkably hardy and pair well with any peaceful fish thry can not eat.

[@brfinger]

If you ever decide to keep fish with them, I have had success with kuhli loaches, cardinal tetras. Bettas, honey and dwarf gouramis, corydoras. Hill stream loaches, and many more

[@brfinger]

Also overfeeding is easily done. Limit fatty foods like beef hearts and blood worms. Mine personally love baby brine shrimp, black worms. Vibrabites, and bug bites.

[@AHAquariums]

Brilliant video as always Matt. You have the same sense of humour as me, muddy bottom got me too 😂

[@eatmynoobfood7461]

I do love those little frogs. 🐸 Great vid as always FSM. The subscribe post it made another appearance 😜😂 I think it's about time the the flamingo got a name! Maybe Fred. 😜😂✌️💜

[@megmills4798]

Awwwww they are so cute love the platinum one

[@mcbabs7495]

UN grand merci pour la vidéo!

[@BigShrimpin416]

I just got my tank/plant room painted a really nice green and new flooring!! I can’t wait to get everything back in the room and set it up! My jungle room as I call it!

[@giggiwidit5638]

It's not a Fish Shop Matt video, without FLAMINGO CUP !!!

[@janetaylor8635]

Nothing wrong with a Muddy Bottom !

[@paulawicks-farr3078]

Super cute frogs! How about calling it the aquarium room?

[@Ultrasonicgekko-dm]

You read my mind.

[@LordChumbley]

Super cool video. Another great aquarium build that is not typical fish tank. Keep up great work . Thanks.

[@FishShopMatt]

Thanks, will do!

[@dirtymuttmuddypaws5727]

I have had african dwarf frogs more than 15 years and axolotls about 10 years. I love those creatures🤗🤗 😍. Because of you I FINALLY decided to get axolotls again 😉 THANK YOU 🙏. Regards from Denmark 🇩🇰

[@FishShopMatt]

Thanks for sharing! That's amazing!!!

[@jhaych]

You'll definitely need a lid, I've had them jump out before when I kept them during water changes etc!

[@maxwellmolleran5943]

I came here to make sure this was said, they definitely need a good lid

[@FishShopMatt]

Yeah all good there is a glass lid that goes on top just in case. I thought I left a bit in about having a glass lid but now watching it back that bit must have got cut.

[@jhaych]

@@FishShopMatt yeah they certainly need it! They love to jump out hahaha!

[@wendydix5534]

You could use a magnet to connect to the shelf. Great job ❤

[@FishShopMatt]

Yes! Thank you! I've got some amazing magnets in the garage with clips on them! Thank you again!!! 💜

[@wendydix5534]

@@FishShopMatt my pleasure. Anything to make things easier 😉

[@innieplays]

I really want frogs..but hubby says no. LOL

[@theaquascapecorner]

these little guys are totally awesome, i’ve kept them for years. only thing i’d say is lean away from bloodworms, as they are known to cause bloat. mysis is my go to

[@Miauwro]

Matt, I found you thru the bald guy and you’re actually so funny. immediately subscribed and will be stalking your vids

[@gemmacorinne9487]

😂 sorry this comment made me giggle…. The bald guy! You mean MD right?

[@BigShrimpin416]

I’m assuming you mean MD right? 😂

[@littlemidwestrebornsdolls]

I have been thinking about dwarf frogs 🐸 🐸 for awhile. I don't know what I'll do. I also think about starting a shrimp tank. But both tanks would need a solid lid. My Dad wants me to take his and Mom's kitty. I agreed to take the cat, any shrimp and frogs need to be protected. (Gina)

[@Medievalskill]

I actually laughed out loud hard at the Annette joke🤣

[@ThePreston1984]

These little guys are soooo cute!! ❤🐸

[@oliverwatson3774]

You can also tell between the frogs by their eye position. The African dwarf frogs have their eyes on the side vs the much larger African clawed frogs have them directly on top of their head

[@FishShopMatt]

Yes I did hear this but haven't ever compared the two. I knew the webbed feet thing was easy to visualize.

[@oliverwatson3774]

@@FishShopMatt yeah true especially when you don’t have them side by side to compare

[@LadyLegz35]

Great video again. Your music is always perfect..nice one😊

[@HBrsz]

Matt, it will be great if you show us how you setup the "fish garage". Nobody makes videos on how they set up their shops. Just a suggestion. Thanks for the content mate, I really enjoy it👍

[@transienttrina7928]

I've been setting up a tank for my japanese rice fish fry, but now I want to make that tank a frog tank. I had 2 African dwarf frogs for about two years. One died and the other shortly after. They really do need to be in groups. They "hug" each other, and it's super cute. ❤

[@Cozy-1049]

It's an aquatic room, unless the doggos are in there then it's an animal room 😂

[@jakobraahauge7299]

I just learned that Kalla loves being outside in ponds in the summer in our climate (I'min southern Denmark, so same-same) - if you get a kalla, I hope you'll keep that on your list funny ideas ( and if you keep it inside, keep irs feet wet..)

[@megmills4798]

Love the music

[@1969longshanks]

Keep up the good work Matt

[@FishShopMatt]

Thanks! Will do!

[@ElgatoUnamused]

Epicness, thanks Matt !

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you and you're welcome!

[@scottibass]

The lotus pods gave me that itching sensation

[@nicolapragnell920]

I got one of each yesterday myself!

[@FishShopMatt]

Amazing!!!

[@gigi3242]

They are adorable; could you do a species profile on them? I didn't realize they were so small, never considered having them because I thought they would need a huge tank. Thanks Matt, have an awesome week.

[@reptiles4ever679]

ive been waiting for you or md to do a adf tank for months now since mine started breeding ahhahaa should try and convince md to do one next ahhaha looks amazing matt!!!!

[@megmills4798]

Afternoon Matt😊

[@Boz-e4k]

I bet Quinn is loving the frogs

[@FishShopMatt]

He does indeed, always asks where they are

[@nakikiish]

Love 🐸!!

[@FishShopMatt]

Same here!

[@richardveenstra7638]

Hy matt love youre channel so peaceful and happy 😁 and great news i gone be a grandpa 🎉🎉🎉

[@giggiwidit5638]

CONGRATULATIONS !!!

[@Lilyflowergirl98]

Oh they are such sweet little things. I have one in a community tank of nano fish and he just doodles about. I first kept them about 15 years ago

[@areacode911]

I hope you get sponsored by some company. This is cool

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! I get help from a lot of great companies to be fair.

[@MyNoshalot]

Great set up but as others have said you definitely need a tight fitting lid. They are expert escape artists. I've kept both ACF and ADF and they've all escaped my lidded tank through gaps I thought it would be impossible for them to fit through.

[@greenwarrior8971]

I've got 3 African Dwarf Frogs in a heavily planted 80 litre with some Costa Rican tetras,one pearl gourami and 4 neon tetras plus some ghost and cherry shrimps. I feed them blood worms and frog pellets and daphnia. They're absolutely hilarious and come to the top of the tank when I tap. Hours of fun ❤ The males tend to be smaller and slimmer. The females have a larger tail bud between their back legs 🎉

[@FishShopMatt]

That sounds amazing! I'm excited to see these little ones grow!

[@dirtymuttmuddypaws5727]

DONT FORGET TO CLOSE THE TOP ☝️☝️. They do climb up the corner of the tank 🫣

[@FishShopMatt]

Yeah this tank does have a glass lid, I thought I left a clip on about it but evidently I didn't hahaha.

[@Kais_Aquarium]

love it!

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you!

[@christophersquire4275]

Very timely as i had just set up a start 100 ready for mine as maidenhead gillingham have them in and they look so cool

[@gibbnasta]

I'm not sure of the legalities in the UK for Elodea/Anacharis, but it's a great plant for ADFs. They'll hide in, breed in, and eat it. I've kept them off and on for about 20 years, and Elodea is a staple in their tanks.

[@critter.k19]

Burton Bindings cameo! haha Fish Shop Matt is also Snowboard Matt!?

[@FishShopMatt]

Yeah probably been a good few years since I went because COVID and then baby but I'll get back out there one day.

[@alvinjones1327]

Metal shelf metal light wouldn't magnets be a better mounting option?

[@Cecil-hotel]

Looks good but I would worry about jumping out without a lid

[@memouse1978]

love the shirt

[@FishShopMatt]

Thank you! My newest merch design! 💜

[@davidadkins8805]

Have your subtle ‘Subscribe’ sticky notes helped your numbers.

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahaha not really but I've popped them in several videos and no one has commented on seeing them. For the last two videos I've made them super obvious so I will have to go back to hiding them a bit more hahaha.

[@graffic13]

Amazon swords are fun... but crinum and anubius is literally what should have been in here😅❤❤❤love it.... When will we get african butterfly fish

[@amelinebruce]

Is there any benefit in having an area outside of water for these frogs to climb around, or do they prefer full submersion?

[@chhhlllooe]

Not an animal I expected from todays video but great video matt!

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahaha yeah bit of a random one! I nearly named it frog shop Matt 😂

[@msanne40]

Hey Matt. Curious. If they need to surface to breathe, would it have been better to lower the water?

[@Kipsyz]

Is there a reason you put the sand in after the wood/rock? Seen it done both ways but no ones explained why.

[@粉骨砕身の伝説]

If you put the sand in before, the hardscape would move, being on top of it

[@FishShopMatt]

Yeah depends on the setup if I know the fish won't dig and I have a thick plant substrate then I will place rocks on top. If I'm worried about digging or rocks moving I will place them on the bottom. Then depending on the weight and size I will sometimes use something to cushion them.

[@msanne40]

I've been wondering that also.

[@kraizero1882]

Made me laugh with the suicidal subscribe😂

[@giggiwidit5638]

Yeah I'm loving how he sneaks them in lol

[@lucyturner1316]

Ive just rescaped my African Dwarf frog tank. I only got the one and shes doing great on her own. I would like to get some more but the tank is only 24 litres, and I didn't want to overcrowd it, how many would be able to house in that size tank?

[@uncaring77]

Could you put a male Betta in with these frogs Matt?

[@vivibraun5134]

:-) I love them, I would like some too. Can i feed them with Guppi fry ? I allways have too many of those 🙂

[@88marome]

Don't you need a lid on the tank when you have aquatic frogs? I had the bigger African frogs when I was a kid and they jumped out several times even though we had a lid on.

[@FishShopMatt]

The small ones aren't as jumpy as the big boys but I do run a piece of glass across the top of this one just in case.

[@patrickbaldwin9244]

Are you not concerned that with the wood out of the water that they may get out

[@naumacia]

Matt I love you but I need a ten minute version of your videos. Could you do both 40min + 10mins versions plz?

[@stevecooper6653]

Think 🤔 it’s more a case of MATTS ARK.

[@sdad742]

muddy bottoms🤣

[@FishShopMatt]

Hahaha it has to be left in

[@morilot]

Are biodegradable filter media really a good idea? That means they will degrade in your filter. 🤷

[@93kristof]

Why would you want degradable filter media? Bio media and sponges you never have to replace unless they fall apart, so you want them to be as resilient as possible. Carbon is already degradable as is.

[@nightlite9009]

I never like to see a cartridge in a filter, particularly if they are made from something that can't easily be replaced with a permenant alternative. Plastic is only a problem because greedy companies want after sales. There is ABSOLUTELY no justification for any cartridge in a filter. I'd rather we got rid if cartridges and used media that never needs to be changed, just rinsed and reused. It's better for our fish, aquariums and the Environment. The frogs are awesome though.