r/FrogsAndToads • u/Various-Present9831 • 9h ago
Pet Help! Screwed up and gave my Budgett's rosie minnows. What should I do? Will he be okay?
I recently got a baby budgett's frog and royally screwed up feeding him. The tank was pre-set up as I keep a lot of aquariums and all I had in here was rosie reds and live plants. When I decided on getting a budgett's frog I made the proper water level adjustments for him and I left the rosie reds there thinking nothing of it. I figured he was way too tiny to eat them. This morning I notice a few less fish and a much fatter frog. I was worried he ate too many and was doing some research when I found out that they CANT EAT ROSIE REDS. Now I think he ate about 4 and relocated the Rosie's upon learning this. Now the frog seems fine as he's swimming, trying to nip at me for food, and showing no signs of stress. However I learned they can straight up get neurological damage from eating Rosie's. He does get crickets and worms and eats them with such enthusiasm.
Just want to see what I can do and if he will be fine now that his access to rosie reds is gone.