ZephAmp
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I've been keeping clawed frogs for 3 years and this is only my second time encountering diseases; I had a bout of red-leg when I first started that healed over just fine, but now I think this may be more serious.
A week ago two of my 3-4" females began regurgitating their meals.I thought this was because of stress right after eating; however, they both began spitting up with no disruptions. This morning I woke up and found the pigmented female with white patches all over her body and shed skin in her tank; I couldn't tell on the other female because she's albino, but there was also a lot of shed skin. One of my smaller females also regurged last night.
I have all three isolated in another room (they were in separate enclosures before; this is just an extra precaution.)
I fear this may be chytrid. 2 weeks ago I bought some fathead minnows from Cabelas, quarantined them for a week, and fed them to the frogs. I believe this is the source of the disease.
Right now, as I said, they're all isolated, and I've dosed their tanks with Sulfamethazine and Trimethoprim. Somebody I know recommended Tetracycline; is this worth a shot?
What other medications should I use? Is this chytrid?
**ALSO!
All the frogs are showing no interest in food right now. They're all still active and are in no way lethargic.
A week ago two of my 3-4" females began regurgitating their meals.I thought this was because of stress right after eating; however, they both began spitting up with no disruptions. This morning I woke up and found the pigmented female with white patches all over her body and shed skin in her tank; I couldn't tell on the other female because she's albino, but there was also a lot of shed skin. One of my smaller females also regurged last night.
I have all three isolated in another room (they were in separate enclosures before; this is just an extra precaution.)
I fear this may be chytrid. 2 weeks ago I bought some fathead minnows from Cabelas, quarantined them for a week, and fed them to the frogs. I believe this is the source of the disease.
Right now, as I said, they're all isolated, and I've dosed their tanks with Sulfamethazine and Trimethoprim. Somebody I know recommended Tetracycline; is this worth a shot?
What other medications should I use? Is this chytrid?
**ALSO!
All the frogs are showing no interest in food right now. They're all still active and are in no way lethargic.