05-23-2006, 07:44 PM
i'm relatively new to the dart frog thing,
and i want to make sure that i'm doing things right.
i wanted to know the basic rules of thumb
when it comes to community tanks.
i've been getting some conflicting info
about mixing species of dendrobates.
some of the vendors at my local swap meets tell me that mixing
species is okay as long as they're similar sizes
and you make sure that there's plenty of hiding places.
others tell me that mixing tincs, azureus and leucomelas frogs is okay
because azureus have been reclassified as tincs
and the leucs are bold enough to compete or food.
yet others tell me that any real kind of mixing is a bad idea
and even tinc morphs should be separated.
my local pet store has a tank with adult azureus and blue auratus
and they appear to be living in harmony.
as well as a community tank of juvenile leucs, azeurus, tincs, auratus
and galactonotus and they seem to be doing quite well.
sorry if this topic has been touched upon before,
but i did a pretty thorough search before posting
and wasn't able to come up with anything too definitive.
any and all opinions are appreciated,
thanks in advance.
and i want to make sure that i'm doing things right.
i wanted to know the basic rules of thumb
when it comes to community tanks.
i've been getting some conflicting info
about mixing species of dendrobates.
some of the vendors at my local swap meets tell me that mixing
species is okay as long as they're similar sizes
and you make sure that there's plenty of hiding places.
others tell me that mixing tincs, azureus and leucomelas frogs is okay
because azureus have been reclassified as tincs
and the leucs are bold enough to compete or food.
yet others tell me that any real kind of mixing is a bad idea
and even tinc morphs should be separated.
my local pet store has a tank with adult azureus and blue auratus
and they appear to be living in harmony.
as well as a community tank of juvenile leucs, azeurus, tincs, auratus
and galactonotus and they seem to be doing quite well.
sorry if this topic has been touched upon before,
but i did a pretty thorough search before posting
and wasn't able to come up with anything too definitive.
any and all opinions are appreciated,
thanks in advance.