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Gabby
The fact that they found a nice hiding spot is not a cute thing, they are probably freaking out due to lack of hiding spots. As for the tank it is was too small for any frog , specially an azureus which is mid size. The spagnum moss is not the right substrate and will not give any benefit to the frog a.e. micro fauna. I would rethink your strategy and take out that water feature, these are not aquatic frogs but jungle frogs and do not require 25% of their habitat loss for a pool . I applaud you for trying to give them more room, how about a 20 gallon and not a 10 ?
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Do you have a cover for the tank? They can and will climb the glass and escape.
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Gabby
The issue with the waterfall is that the tank is wet 24/7 and darts do require dry spots to hang out on..... they can not be wet all the time . I am also looking at that tank and it looks like a mesh screen top tank which is also no need for them, you need to keep humidity up.
Make sure in your 25 gallon tank you add lots of leaf litter , more spots to hide and of course take out that silly waterfall =) .... the frogs and I will thank you ..
enjoy them, they are beautiful
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allright, so keep some dry spots.
and by the screen top you mean that it lets the humidity out right. the new tank is going to be closd with a ew ventilation holes. so that one is covered.
im not sure what you mean by the leaf litter though.
for the waterfall i thought it was a nice feature but i guess its better when you have a long tank and not a small or tall one like i do.
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In the wild the frogs live in jungle/rainforest areas where the leafs from trees are seen all over the floor .. not only do leaves create a more natural look but they also allow for hiding spots for the frogs and places for microfauna to grow.
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so more plants then. gotchya
as for the substrate what do you recommend?
thanks for all your tips. new to the frogs so ur input is awesome.
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actually sphagnum moss is a very good substrate. its slightly acidic so it keeps bacteria down. but if you dont like the look you can switch to coco fiber or even just gravel. so you dont have a glass top on that viv? if not id get one as quickly as possible.
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hukilausurfer Wrote:actually sphagnum moss is a very good substrate. its slightly acidic so it keeps bacteria down. but if you dont like the look you can switch to coco fiber or even just gravel. so you dont have a glass top on that viv? if not id get one as quickly as possible.
I agree with Damian.There are lots of better substrates that are "slightly acidic" than sphagnum moss. It is OK for a temporary substrate, or in addition to other substrates, but there are much better substrates. Gravel is not one of them. Frogs can hit at flies and take in gravel , soon becoming impacted . The same with 100% coco fiber.
Peat brick is more fibrous and more acidic. Leaflitter is acidic. The goal is to get micro fauna going, and keep a healthy tank. The break down of organic substrate that is leafy and fibrous helps this out. A mix of several substrates seems to work best.
Rich
Darts with parasites are analogous to mixed tanks, there are no known benefits to the frogs with either.
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