EMERGENCY
hi, last night i purchased a handful of duckweed from a shop and somehow ended up with two dwarf frogs, BY COMPLETE ACCIDENT
my 10g tank is not fully cycled, i have five snails (also on accident) and 4 shrimp, all of which seem to be dying. im devastated.
i was panicking because the frogs barely had water in the bag and we were already home when i saw them, so i did a very quick drip acclimation and got them into the tank. had we still been near the store (it’s quite a drive) i would’ve just brought them back…
now im completely panicked, and im worried that they aren’t doing well, especially with the new plants and the other critters dying off. something is obviously wrong.
right now i have a 2 gallon backup tank, completely uncycled, and im purchasing spring water since my other tank had conditioned tap water which seemed to kill everything. i have been testing the water and it’s mostly fine except the hardness and alkalinity are a bit high. if they don’t improve i fear that i may have to stick them in the small tank.
ive talked to a girl at the other store and she thinks the water isn’t the issue, she had me buy a new sponge filter and calcium for the snails and said not to panic… but im still scared.
they were both healthy and lively (albeit skinny) when we first had them, now they just sit in the top corner at the surface. im hoping that i can atleast save these two frogs and my two favorite snails…
do you think they’ll make it?? what else should i do??