My frogs

[AzJohn]

Dendrobates tinctorius "Cobalt"
Phyllobates terribilis "Orange"
Ranitomeya imitator "Chazuta"
Ranitomeya uakarii

The little guys were hard to get a decent picture of with my phone.

 

[moricollins]

Dendrobates tinctorius "Cobalt"
Phyllobates terribilis "Orange"
Ranitomeya imitator "Chazuta"
Ranitomeya uakarii

The little guys were hard to get a decent picture of with my phone. View attachment 313620 View attachment 313621 View attachment 313622 View attachment 313623

Nice! I love the chazuta. I think they're at the top of the list for my next frogs. Are they active and bold? My uakarii are always on the move

 

[AzJohn]

Imitators are a great frogs. I my opinion they are more active and visible than uakarii. They are much more arboreal compared to uakarii, and like a lot of vertical space. I house mine in a 18x18 base that is 36 high. They use the whole tank. I'll see them feeding on the bottom, but they mostly live near the top. They are great parents. They'll lay eggs in mounted film canisters or even on the glass. The males tend the eggs and deposit any tadpoles that hatch in either film canisters set vertically or in bromeliads. The males will call from spots where tads are deposited to get a female to lay an egg for the tadpole to eat. I allow the males to raise any tadpoles on their own. Right now they are working on two tadpoles. I don't even know how many are in the tank. I can recognize a few generations of frogs. The one pictured is about half grown. The only issue some people have is that they call a lot and it is noticeable. I like the sound. They have different calls for tadpole feeding and breeding. It's pretty cool.

 

[Dandrobates]

I had a pair of chazutas a while back but they failed to thrive. I’m enjoying my E. anthonyi a lot as of late since they’ve been producing viable clutches for me.

 

[moricollins]

View attachment 313761 View attachment 313760 I had a pair of chazutas a while back but they failed to thrive. I’m enjoying my E. anthonyi a lot as of late since they’ve been producing viable clutches for me.

That first picture is great! Rarely do you see that kind of color. Do they always look that red?

 

[Dandrobates]

That first picture is great! Rarely do you see that kind of color. Do they always look that red?

Thank you. But bear in mind it took me over a hundred shots to get that one lol. Honestly though a lot of it has to do with good lighting. I use a 7500k led light and that pops a lot of the reds and greens. These guys are otherwise a bit muted in color when they’re in the shade.

 

[velvetundergrowth]

Such stunning creatures. Darts are high on my "To-keep" list. They're like little precious gems hopping around the jungle

 

[Dandrobates]

Such stunning creatures. Darts are high on my "To-keep" list. They're like little precious gems hopping around the jungle

Here’s a few more

 

[velvetundergrowth]

Here’s a few more

I would be late for work every morning in if I kept those because I'd be too caught up just staring at them for hours on end! There are a lot of beautiful, colorful animals in the world but these guys probably tie with some species of Marine fish for most spectacular!

 

[moricollins]

Here’s a few more

Nice! P. bicolor? Or terribilis?

 

[Dandrobates]

Nice! P. bicolor? Or terribilis?

Bicolor although I do have a trio of terribilis too though. All in all I have a moderate sized collection. Last count not including tadpoles and froglets I have a total of 17 adult darts a trio of T corticale, and one L caerulea,

 

[Dandrobates]

I would be late for work every morning in if I kept those because I'd be too caught up just staring at them for hours on end! There are a lot of beautiful, colorful animals in the world but these guys probably tie with some species of Marine fish for most spectacular!

Honestly it’s a labor of love. I spend an hour and a half a day doing maintanence. I keep Ts to get my mind off the frogs lol.

 

[AzJohn]

View attachment 313761 View attachment 313760 I had a pair of chazutas a while back but they failed to thrive. I’m enjoying my E. anthonyi a lot as of late since they’ve been producing viable clutches for me.

Breeding E anthonyi. I hope you have a lot of tank space.

 

[Dandrobates]

Breeding E anthonyi. I hope you have a lot of tank space.

Lol yes their breeding project takes up half my basement

 

[Teal]

They are amazing little creatures!

What really fascinates me is that their bright colours in the wild signify a warning, but captive bred specimens over generations retain the colouring even though the warning is false. It doesn't coincide with other captive breeding programs for other animals whose traits change with more generations being born in captivity.