Water hiding ok?

MonopolyBag · #1 (**permalink**) 11-15-2007, 02:38 PM

I have 4 leucs about 5 months old. And one always hides under water, is this ok? He comes up again though.

Julio · #2 (**permalink**) 11-15-2007, 04:34 PM

my leucs used to the same thing back when i kept them, it was also the only species of frogs that did this.

MonopolyBag · #3 (**permalink**) 11-15-2007, 04:56 PM

OK, yeah. I have a water feature where they can jump around and over on rocks, but I just noticed this hiding behavior by only one of them today. And he hides under a ledge of some wood under water, then comes out when he is less scared.

reggorf · #4 (**permalink**) 11-15-2007, 05:22 PM

does it have enough cover on land to hide under? My leucs needed TONS and TONS of plants. I kept adding large leafy plants and they started coming out more. Try adding more plants to their tank. It will make them feel safer.

skronkykong · #5 (**permalink**) 11-15-2007, 06:02 PM

One of my azureus would randomly go under water and just sit. Maybe he was just bored.

MonopolyBag · #6 (**permalink**) 11-15-2007, 07:31 PM

plenty of hiding for them
got some tree fern panels they also climb all the time and hide
I also got co co hut and plenty of caves under the wood.

MJ · #7 (**permalink**) 11-15-2007, 07:49 PM

If you're talking abut the viv you posted a few weeks ago there's no way near enough cover.. add alot more plants and leaf litter :wink:

MonopolyBag · #8 (**permalink**) 11-15-2007, 09:37 PM

I am talking about that viv, and yes I have added more. I know they needed more than that. And I added some leaf litter as well.

Conman3880 · #9 (**permalink**) 11-15-2007, 09:44 PM

My auratus used to do that all the time back when they had a pond. One of them would actually burrow in the gravel underwater. It worried me, but they can usually get themselves out of sticky situations.

AndrewFromSoCal · #10 (**permalink**) 11-15-2007, 11:12 PM

Do you have a picture of your upgraded viv?