would this work

leuc11 · #1 10-17-2010, 08:06 PM

I have a really nice densly planted 10 gallon terrarium and I would like to use it as a showcase terrarium with differnt species to bring out the color I was planning on putting one dendrobates auratus panamanian black and blue together with one dendrobates leucomolas would this work

boabab95 · #2 10-17-2010, 09:22 PM

NO. mixing is a big no-no with darts, cross-breeding the main reason. if you were to, you would HAVE to make sure they are all male.

leuc11 · #3 10-18-2010, 06:20 AM

i'm not really intereste in breeding and i'm getting them at froglets so it will take some time to

Grimm · #4 10-18-2010, 09:43 AM

No, 10 galons is hardly big enough for a single auratus. And mixing is unhealthy to the frogs, and to the hobby as a whole.

boabab95 · #5 10-18-2010, 11:05 AM

Agreed ^^^

JimO · #6 10-18-2010, 09:48 PM

I agree as well. They could end up being so stressed that you could lose both of them. A pair of either species needs a 20-gal or more to thrive IMHO.

WannabeVivMaster · #7 12-06-2010, 12:43 AM

Seems mixing morphs is a delicate process. Cross breeding is a major concern. 10 gal is small for housing multiple frogs of same morph, let alone mixed morphs.
If you must mix morphs, any eggs, tads, froglets in the future must be given away/sold as mixed morphs. Problem is, will the buyer be honest enough to give away/sell potential mixed morphs as such?
The Dart Frog Keeper hobbyists need to steal an "AKC" of dog world and impose it into some sort of Dart Frog Pure Breed registry. To my knowledge, it doesn't exist. It is very important given the fact that Dart Frog natural habitat is being decimated!

frogfreak · #8 12-06-2010, 09:20 AM

Leuc11, I don't understand why a "Show tank" has to be a mixed tank. I hear that a lot and to be honest, I just don't get it. Why can't a single species tank be a "Show tank".

There's some amazing single species tanks out there. If you really want a "Show tank" you're going to want some fantastic wood and plants to start.

boabab95 · #9 12-06-2010, 11:17 AM

agreed^^^ and honestly, as I have said in other forums, IMO, a mixed tank doesn't look as good. too much colour, while single species tanks, have that little flash of colour from the 2-3 frogs depending on viv size. mixed species kinda "wash out" the colours... at least for me.

hope that made sense.