Dwarf Frog and Yellow Labids

Hello everyone!

I've had 3 yellow labids living with my two dwarf frogs for a few months
now. I've never seen the labids attack the frogs but I've seen the frogs nip
at the fish when they are right above them. Yesterday I came home to find
what was left of one of my frogs (not much at all). I feed my fish and frogs
on a regular basis and they are fed flakes, frozen brine shrimp and blood
worms. Are they more aggressive due to possible spawning?

- J

As much as labs are pretty peaceful as far as Mbuna go, in general they are
still pretty nasty fish. My labs killed of the pair of kribs I had with them in
very short time, and I thought the kribs were nasty.

Jay wrote:

Hello everyone!

I've had 3 yellow labids living with my two dwarf frogs for a few months
now. I've never seen the labids attack the frogs but I've seen the frogs nip
at the fish when they are right above them. Yesterday I came home to find
what was left of one of my frogs (not much at all). I feed my fish and frogs
on a regular basis and they are fed flakes, frozen brine shrimp and blood
worms. Are they more aggressive due to possible spawning?

- J

I hope they don't end up fighting eachother with the same results.


"Rich Conley" wrote in message
.. .
As much as labs are pretty peaceful as far as Mbuna go, in general they
are
still pretty nasty fish. My labs killed of the pair of kribs I had with
them in
very short time, and I thought the kribs were nasty.

Jay wrote:

Hello everyone!

I've had 3 yellow labids living with my two dwarf frogs for a few months
now. I've never seen the labids attack the frogs but I've seen the frogs
nip
at the fish when they are right above them. Yesterday I came home to
find
what was left of one of my frogs (not much at all). I feed my fish and
frogs
on a regular basis and they are fed flakes, frozen brine shrimp and
blood
worms. Are they more aggressive due to possible spawning?

- J

what was left of one of my frogs (not much at all). I feed my fish and

Well, no matter how well the fish and the frog seem to be getting along
sooner or later something will and always does happen. That is why you
shouldn't mix frogs with fish. The fish will nip at toes, "pollute" the
tank, and even eat the frogs. The frogs will try to eat the fish and the
frogs themselves can be kind of messy.

--
Jeremy Carroll
Center for Reptile and Amphibian Propagation and Conservation
http://www.onet.net/~eagle/Reptile/index.htm