Time to Quarantine New Dart Frogs? Acclimation Period once introduced to new tank?

[megsfrogs]

These will be my first dart frogs. I am buying directly from a breeder. I am between dendrobates tinc 'cobalts' or 'powder blue'. My tank has been planted and seeded with sprintails about 2 1/2 weeks ago. And I have producing D. melanogaster fruit flies, bean beetles, and springtails. The frogs I am looking at are all 5 to 8 months of age. They have already been eating fruit flies, bean beetles, and springtails. I am in particular looking at a pair of 8 month old cobalts. They have already been housed together. If the 12 by 6 is to small would a 12 by 12 be okay for a quarantine tank? Also thanks for the advice about the damp paper towels rather than sphagnum moss.

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

The smallest quarantine procedure should be no less than 30 days, and generally about 60 days, but you can take more days, up to 90, or 100,ect,ect,ect

[flybyferns]

These will be my first dart frogs. I am buying directly from a breeder. I am between dendrobates tinc 'cobalts' or 'powder blue'. My tank has been planted and seeded with sprintails about 2 1/2 weeks ago. And I have producing D. melanogaster fruit flies, bean beetles, and springtails. The frogs I am looking at are all 5 to 8 months of age. They have already been eating fruit flies, bean beetles, and springtails. I am in particular looking at a pair of 8 month old cobalts. They have already been housed together. If the 12 by 6 is to small would a 12 by 12 be okay for a quarantine tank? Also thanks for the advice about the damp paper towels rather than sphagnum moss.

The 12x12 is fine for QT. If they have been together, I would leave them together. I would wait a minimum of 30 days. Give them cover ( a hut a big sprig of some plant and some leaf litter ( on the paper towel ). This is an easy way to observe them -- just to be sure all is well. There is a big difference between 5 and 8 months.