New to the azureus dart frog world

[adriana]

Hi, I am new to the forum and dart frogs. I recently got a baby azureus dart frog who currently lives in a ten gallon set up, I am thinking about adding another frog in the future. I have heard you have to have the same species in the tank? Also what combinations work best as far as the sex of the frog goes? Thanks for the help!

[John]

Welcome to the forum Adriana. You are correct, you should only keep the same species (actually the same race within species, to be exact). Azureus are a subspecies of Dendrobates tinctorius, and in that species you are best to keep a single male and female pair, or 2 males with 1 female at the most, though the latter is a little riskier than a single pair.

[JimO]

Welcome to the Forum. It's good to have you.

John's right. Also, a ten gallon tank is a bit small for a pair of adult azureus.

[John]

Bigger is always better but I must admit I keep and breed my pairs in 10 gallon tanks without issue.