My dart frogs have arrived!

[tbtusk]

Two or three days ago my frogs arrived!!! I set up the tank months ago, and hatched the plan to get these guys maybe 9 months ago, but finally, they are here! There even brighter than I expected. It's nice to see an animal in such a natural enclosure as well.

There are three of them. D. leucomelas, or for the rest of us, bumblebee dart frogs. And no, they are not poisonous in captivity. I'm planning to add an under-gravel filter and three tetras to the water area. Oh, and that ugly silver thermometer in the photos has been removed. All natural now.

 

[Nanci]

Very cool!! Do they go in the water? Are they a PITA to feed??

 

[dndvictory]

Very pretty, frogs and tank.

 

[Putty]

I like the frogs a lot...but the tank blew me away . Very nice!

 

[dpreston66]

Great frogs and an awesome set up! Well done!

 

[EmJagsz]

That's a very impressive tank! Congrats on your new additions

 

[Jessicat]

Beautiful leucs! Your enclosure looks great as well.. although I'd have thought it'd be a little more grown in if it's been running for a few months. Ah well, you can always add more plants.

As far as the tetras go you probably already have read of the controversy adding fish to a frog habbitat, but here are just a few things I see off the bat.. You'd need to completely change your viv in order to support fish. Remember, you need to meet the fish's needs as well as your frog's needs. Also, the main reason why fish may not be worth the hassle is you might end up stunting reproductive activity among your trio.
One of the main reasons people keep their frogs in such naturalistic looking tanks with water features is to be able to witness completely natural activities, which include tad laying and rearing. Frogs deliberately choose a nesting site away from fish.


Nanci, keepers raise fruit fly colonies for their frogs. They are pretty easy to keep as long as you remember to start your new colonies consistently. You can also try to get smaller insects like springtails to actually live and breed among your frogs within the tank.

 

[Tula_Montage]

Thats the thing about dendro keepers, you keep an anclosure, not whats in it LOL!

Gorgeous setup and froglets of course.

 

[Calift]

Very, very cool! And the Viv looks really great

 

[tbtusk]

Thanks everyone!

Beautiful leucs! Your enclosure looks great as well.. although I'd have thought it'd be a little more grown in if it's been running for a few months. Ah well, you can always add more plants.

yes, I would too. I never got moss, which seems to grow fast and cover the ground fquickly. Along with that we had a little plant trouble. Two of the low, ground plants nearly died for some unknown reason. They seem to be coming back quite well, but with only one plant for ground cover, it seems a little empty, i think.

As far as the tetras go you probably already have read of the controversy adding fish to a frog habbitat, but here are just a few things I see off the bat.. You'd need to completely change your viv in order to support fish. Remember, you need to meet the fish's needs as well as your frog's needs. Also, the main reason why fish may not be worth the hassle is you might end up stunting reproductive activity among your trio.
One of the main reasons people keep their frogs in such naturalistic looking tanks with water features is to be able to witness completely natural activities, which include tad laying and rearing. Frogs deliberately choose a nesting site away from fish.

I'd heard a few things like this. I wasn't sure the frogs would use the large area of water for many tad poles though. I had the impression that the frogs would isolate the tadpoles from each other. But maybe that doesn't matter with such a large water area? :shrugs:

I've been working on a plan to get the water quality up, and keep the fish happy, but it has been a little difficult. Most of the trouble is with keeping the tank looking natural while supporting the fish. If the frogs will use that large water area for breeding, then I'll probably skip it considering how hard it has been to find a good filter that I can hide easily.

Thanks for the info

edit to add:

Nanci, they do go in the water, but so far they haven't much. Just every once in a while I notice them wading a bit, but thats about it so far.

 

[babsfish]

Nice tank and great looking frogs!

 

[Jeff Linkchorst]

Nice Viv. They are on my List of things to get. Have fun with them. I know I would.