Amphibians in Aquariums Alert..

[brewmaster15]

Hi all,
I wanted to bring this to everyones attention due to the seriousness of the issue. There is a fungal disease sweeping through the world called..Chytridiomycosis
Read about it here.
https://www.theaquariumwiki.com/wiki/Chytrid_fungus


This fungus is literally wiping out wild populations of amphibians. As a result there are bans on imports of amphibians but not all are covered... and one common pet, the african clawed frog may be a carrier. These frogs are common in aquariums and may be a source of wild amphibian infection through their tank water...

If you have these frogs or See them at a petshop try and get the petshop to read up on this disease...it really is a nightmare pathogen.

More resources...
https://www.fws.gov/story/2020-07/fighting-chytrid

https://cwhl.vet.cornell.edu/disease/chytridiomycosis

https://amphibiaweb.org/chytrid/chytridiomycosis.html