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Allergic to Dwarf Frog food, frozen blood worms… Now what?

My daughter has one of those tiny dwarf frogs in her aquarium. She’s had him for about 4 years now, and he eats (thawed) frozen blood worms every other day from a brine shrimp net. For the first several years that we had him, I was the one who fed him, and I developed a horrible allergy to the blood worms. It severely affects my eyes and makes me extremely congested. So my daughter took over feeding the frog, but now she’s getting allergic reactions as well. It makes her skin break out and affects her breathing. It’s probably not safe for us to keep this frog, but we feel sorry for him. He’s used to our tank and our feeding methods… What are our options? Would a pet store take him back? Would that be cruel of us to try to find him a new home? What’s your advice? Thanks!

Can I own a male and female red claw crab in the same tank?

Okay so i have a 2.5 gallon tank. I know male red claw crabs are very territorial, but will a male and female get along? Also, the fish store said that the reason the crabs don’t fight in the tanks that are in the store is because there is soooo many that it actually offsets them being territorial. So can I get like 4 or 5 in the 2.5 gallon tank or will it be a blood bath? I want more than one, so hopefully i can get a male and female, but if a male is too territorial, can i get more to offset it?

Also, if i can squeeze another question in- am i able to raise brine shrimp in the tank so that they have a constant supply of food or will that not work out? Thanks.

a baby african dwarf frog

i have a baby african dwarf frog… (the large old one just passed away, so i got a new one…) this baby is only about a cm long… he wont eat anything i try to feed him… ive tried freeze dried blood worms, freeze dried brine shrimp, and flake food, but he wont eat it. i cant get to the store for a couple of weeks to buy frozen blood worms or brine shrimp, what can i feed him..(will tiny peices of frozen meat work..) any ideas would be great!!! also, should i keep him alone in his one gallon tank all to himself, or put him into a large already slightly overcrowded tank? and one last question… how long does it usually take for them to get fully grown? (my old one was two inches, but i bought him when he was fully grown…) i just want my baby froggie to be happy!! thanx in advance for any help and/or advise!!

Fish Emergency?

ok so i have a 100gal. tank with 6 bala sharks…..ive been feeding them tropical fish food and i started feeding them blood worms and brine shrimp about a week ago….my problem is that this food is floating food and when i feed them i can sit and watch for hours and they wont come to the top to eat…….one fish is on his death bed and i am worried that the rest will follow soon if they do not eat…….ive had this tank for a while now with the bala sharks so they have to be eating because there still alive but i want to kno how to make them eat more/ actualy come to the top…..my temp is about 77F…….thanks for your help
im still feeding them the tropical flake but im alternating between flake, blood worms and brine shrimp

What is the best food for African Cichlids?

I have tried blood worms( which they seem to like but i have hears that they shouldn’t have to much protein, brine shrimp, (flakes, floating pellets and sinking pellets they used to like this stuff but don’t really seem to want to touch it anymore) I have heard that you can use fresh veggie but i am not sure what kind and if I have to cook it first or not.

thank you in advance
What are spirulina flakes and where do you get them from?