info for building a perfect vivarium for dart frogs

golden69_ca · #1 (**permalink**) 05-21-2006, 11:27 PM

i have found an asortment of info but nothing to consistant . can some one point me in the direction of some realy good info .i want to build a wall and house maybe 10 or so diferant types and also have the room if they whant to breed.
thanx

Marty · #2 (**permalink**) 05-22-2006, 06:28 AM

Hey golden

Have you read how I made my wall unit ?

http://www.vivariumforum.com/?q=Dart...nstruction-Log

Marty

PS. btw, I hope you're not thinking of mixing several species in one tank. This is not a good practice as it leads to hybrids which are frowned upon in the dart hobby.

golden69_ca · #3 (**permalink**) 05-23-2006, 01:45 AM

good read on the wall you build i would like to get some of the technical info on the system . i dont plan on mixing breeds . how many frogs per tank do you have and what size are the tanks . do you have breading pools in any and how did you set them up ? lot of questions lol

Marty · #4 (**permalink**) 05-23-2006, 06:25 AM

I only keep one pair per tank. Tanks are 30gal each. No breeding pools. I do have bromeliads in each tank and coco huts with petrie dishes that serve as egg deposition sites. For my pumilio tanks I have two large bromeliads with deep water holes in axils of the leaves. That is where the tads develop and morph out. My vent tank has some small film containers. That's where my vents like to lay eggs.

golden69_ca · #5 (**permalink**) 05-23-2006, 11:07 PM

i will be starting with the a couple of the mantella sp first is this a good idea ? do you have a close up of a empty tank not installed i don't understand the venting system you have made

Marty · #6 (**permalink**) 05-24-2006, 06:39 AM

Mantellas like cooler temps, so be sure not to heat up the tank too much. I don't have closeups, but you can click on the pictures in the post to get closeups. Basically there is a mesh covered slit in the top of the tank and then one at the bottom, both close to the front glass. The fans pull air from the tank across the front, keeping it fog free

golden69_ca · #7 (**permalink**) 06-26-2006, 01:06 AM

do you have the dimentions of your tanks that i can get to help me build my tanks thanks

Sacrifice · #8 (**permalink**) 07-12-2006, 05:13 AM

www.dendrobase.de

You can there see which combinations mix.

Dartfrogfreak · #9 (**permalink**) 07-23-2006, 08:07 PM

Marty Ive loved that rack sinceyou posted it on Dendroboard!
And I luv the way you made the site so you can see a closeup of each viv !
BTW if ya dont mind me asking ,wut would be the Approximate US cost on that ????

Todd

Marty · #10 (**permalink**) 07-23-2006, 11:34 PM

Thanks, I'm glad you like it. Probably 3K or so...mayb a bit more? I got some wicket deals, so it didn't cost me that much.