Melanophryniscus stelzneri, in 29 gallon standard

[Tindomul1of9]

These cute little guys have been with me since last August.
I've got them in a 29 gallon tank, with a water feature. They don;t go in the water unless chasing food. They eat fruit flies, ants, termites, small spiders that stray into the viv.
First some pics of the toads:
This is Piva


This is Piva and Che Pive


Pebeta



Here is the viv:




And the Masdevalia rolfiana in there;

And my latest addition, Angraecum dideri suppose to give a big white flower


Hope you all approve.

[snake_freak]

Very nice. Awsome looking lil toads, they look really velvety.

[Tindomul1of9]

You are right, they do. I think its the flash on the camera though.
Recently, one of the three (hopefully the only male) has been singing his little heart out.

[Marty]

Those are absolutely beautiful toads !!!!

One thing though, try to resize the large image a bit, it breaks the layout. I'll try to install something that will do that automatically on oversized pictures.

Marty

[Tindomul1of9]

Thanks! '
Sorry about the size thing, I don't really know how to resize the pic, .

[jbph74]

That set up is great. I can't get any plants to grow for my frogs. Everything I get dies within 2 months, I usually leave it out for a month to get rid of any fertilizer and thn it goes in the terrarium for a month and comes out dead after 30 days or so. Your plants look so healthy and perfect!

[Tindomul1of9]

Maybe you have problems with your drainage? Does your substrate stay really wet, or does it drain well? What kind of plants are you trying?

[Tindomul1of9]

Or it could be the size of your frogs that are killing the plants. I know my viv wouldnt look half as nice after one day with two dumpies. Everything would be mushed to the ground. This viv is designed only for small, light weight frogs or toads.

[Pavel]

Do you have to drain the water yourself from the water feature to change it or do you have some sort of filtering system?

Also if I may make a suggestion? Some sort of backdrop, I think, would enhance the terr's/viv's overall appearance

[Tindomul1of9]

Hi, I usually just use a cup to take out extra water about once every two or three weeks. It all depends on how often and how heavily I mist the tank.
I agree a background would make the place look better, but I don't want to mess with the tank at this point. I'de rather just start new tanks and put backgrounds on them, which is what I am currently doing.