Hi I keep two male adf's together. They fight sometimes but i have noticed one is now the stronger. The other seems to have become weakened and is staying at the top of the tank, recently not seeming interested in food. i noticed a week or so ago that his snout looked a little deformed and this evening i saw him repeatedly swim and butt at the water surface. He has what looks like a flap of skin hanging off his belly and is just staying at the top also looking slighly thin. I have moved it too a small tank and begun treating with melafix. I wonder if he just needs to build up strength as the stronger seemed to be excluding him from food i dropped in. any advice greatfully accepted. regards Paul

Hi the Adf passed away. I noticed he had a number of raised lumps like pimples in front of his eyes and around his jaw line. They were large in comparison to his size and light colored. I am thinking they were blocking his breathing(he was swimming and butting at surface) and ability to eat. the only other sign of illness was his stomach was black and this seemed to lead to his rear(this could have happened when he died). I think he got tumours but maybe he had an intestinal blockage? he was around 2.5 years old(mb older from tadpole). Please could anyone give me thoughts on cause of death? I will have funeral tomorrow regards Paul

I hope you get some answers from some other frog keepers. Sorry about your little guy.

Hi Paul,sorry to hear that you lost your frog.I have kept those guys for years and adore them myself.
As for the flap of skin,it's possible that he may have been trying to shed his skin.They are known to do that.Most times it goes pretty easy,but I have seen a few times where it became an actual problem for them to remove it.
As for the bumps.without an actual pic,it's so hard to say.I have some frogs that seem a bit bumpier for lack of a better word,than the other frogs.
Is it possible that what you think is a deformity near his mouth,is actually skin trying to peel off?
As for him being thin,were these frogs kept alone,and what do you feed them?Their eye sight is known to be really bad,so there have been times where I've literally had to hold the food in front of them to eat.
I actually ust lost a frog that got thin like that.I made sure he ate everyday,but he just wasn't keeping any weight on like the girls were.
You have to be really careful when adding any sort of medications as they are absorbed through their skin.
Sorry I don't have any better answers for you.I hope the little guy is okay.