Poison dart frog vivariums

[Melll]

That photo needs a sun glasses warning 😎 It looks great 😃

 

[Steve Buce]

Great work, all looking good

Do you follow troy goldberg on youtube

 

[gex23]

That photo needs a sun glasses warning 😎 It looks great 😃

That AI Prime packs a punch for such a diminutive little light!

Great work, all looking good

Do you follow troy goldberg on youtube

I watch his videos occasionally - there's not a lot of choice with this hobby - compared to aquascaping or reefing channels for example!

 

[gex23]

If anyone remembers, last year I bought 4 unsexed Oophaga pumilio 'isla colon' which all turned out to be male.....

Well i've been offered a 1.1 proven pair that i'm collecting tomorrow .... along with tadpoles they're caring for in a bromeliad - fingers crossed that they'll continue that care in the new tank.

It's a bit too soon as the tank is very fresh, not grown in and a little unstable with regards humidity .... but it's an offer I couldn't refuse - just means they'll need a bit more TLC than the other tanks 🙂

 

[gex23]

Almost full

 

[Melll]

a 1.1 proven pair that i'm collecting tomorrow .... along with tadpoles they're caring for in a bromeliad - fingers crossed that they'll continue that care in the new tank.

Did you collect them, if so how are they all doing?

 

[gex23]

Did you collect them, if so how are they all doing?

Yes I collected them, took some time to settle in but doing well now.

At least one of the tadpoles survived as I spotted a froglet amongst the leaf litter, while the adults have resumed breeding as I saw the female transporting a tadpole yesterday.

 

[gex23]

I was busy adding new bromeliads to the tank containing the suspected 2 x male Pumilio 'red frog beach' and removing / cleaning / replacing other plants at the same time.

One neoregelia in particular, whilst removed, was shook to remove the old water and loose algae and out this popped :



Bar constant calling from the male, i've seen relatively little interaction (with them staying on opposite levels of the tank), breeding behaviour least of all eggs!

Suffice to say I was shocked!

I suppose I can now suggest I have a 1.1 pair of Oophaga pumilio 'red frog beach', meaning I now have :

- 1.1 Oophaga pumilio escudo / 2 morphed froglets / tadpoles
- 1.2 Oophaga pumilio rio branco / 1 morphed froglet / tadpoles
- 1.1 Oophaga pumilio isla colon drago / 2 morphed froglets / tadpoles
- 1.1 Oophaga pumilio bastimentos red frog beach / tadpole

 

[gex23]

The Oophaga pumilio red frog beach enclosure with a couple of new bromeliads :

- Neoregelia 'small talk'
- Neoregelia 'flaming lovely'





Orchid sp. blooming (unsure on the species)





Begonia 'thelmae' blooming :



Nice christmas moss growth :



Think it's about time I start a new thread for these tanks

 

[gex23]

The Oophaga pumilio red frog beach enclosure with a couple of new bromeliads :

- Neoregelia 'small talk'
- Neoregelia 'flaming lovely'





Orchid sp. blooming (unsure on the species)





Begonia 'thelmae' blooming :



Nice christmas moss growth :

 

[gex23]

In progress

 

[gex23]

Collecting 3 juvenile Oophaga pumilio 'almirante' tomorrow and, separately, a large order placed for orchids and climbers :

Climbers :

- Begonia listada
- Cissus discolor
- Marcgravia spec. Costa Rica NEU
- Marcgravia spec. Kolumbien


Minature orchids :

- Diplocaulobium stelliferum
- Masdevallia minuta
- Masdevallia wendlandiana
- Pleurothallis janettiae
- Pleurothallis tribuloides
- Pleurothallis spec. aus Mittelamerika
- Pleurothallis spec. Mittelamerika
- Pleurothallis costaricensis
- Pleurothallis (Specklinia) corniculata
- Stelis spec. Kolumbien

It's been an expensive day 🙂

 

[gex23]

Rio Branco enclosure freshly planted - June :



September :



Some areas struggling with damp / algae / too moisture retentive, but overall i'd say the growth is 'satisfactory'.

50/50 happy with it thus far.

 

[gex23]

A few residents..

Almirante sub-adult




Red frog beach male






Escudo froglet




Rio branco froglet




Isla colon female

 

[gex23]

This is now closed down if moderators want to lock the thread.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

This is now closed down

I'm sorry to hear that, I didn't know anything about Dart Frogs at the start and I've really enjoyed the thread.

cheers Darrel

 

[mort]

That's a shame I really enjoyed this thread as well.