Water features

[wesleybrouwer]

It depends on it, sometimes thet will put all of their eggs in the same basket,
others times they spread them.
Kind of depending on how much choice they have.

In my experience, the Dendrobates family puts them all in one place.

There are species dropping the larvaes of in different pools or bromeliads,
altough you're tincs might just put it all in one waterbody.
Since they are not cannibalistic, dad is not to concerned spreading them.

Lots of times it takes a while before dad will succesfuly help the tads to reach water,
sometimes it is just after a couple of clutches they get the hang of it.
But it could be they are doing it right from the start.
Just don't worry if they don't, it's quit normal

Wish you good luck with the eggs,
hopefefully we will see some pictures soon of dad with some tads on the back

[JBear]

I have a group of 4 metamorphs, I am simply doing the research ahead of time. They are approx. 2-3 months old with 1 still in tad stage. The tad has hind legs, a lot of yellow on the dorsum, and obvious, visible, forelimbs in the "sacks".

My album: http://www.frogforum.net/members/jbe...inctorius.html

I think chances are good to get at least 1 pair out of the group. They are siblings... Is it ethical to even allow breeding? Should I just choose my best male and best female and buy/trade 2 different Suriname Cobalts and seperate the original 2 that way? I definately want to breed them, but only if it is a contribution to the species. I would never want to ruin a genetic lineage!

Thanks for the help!

JBear

[Jace]

I honestly don't know anything about breeding this species, but I saw an interesting new product in a local petstore....it's a fake bromelid style plant that has a resevoir in the center of it to hold water. The main part can be positioned to either sit on top, or on the side. It looks like a really neat idea-would something like that be useful for breeding? The plants, if I remember correctly, were labelled as "Smart Plants" and stamped with Exo-Terra on them.

[wesleybrouwer]

I would mix them with another bloodline

For the smart flower,
another great method to make one yourself.

Take a hose in the diameter you want,
fold it up by taking both sides together and put a wire around it in the middle to hold the entrances up.
You can then clip the entrances a little slope and you got yourself a nice bromeliad waterhole

[JBear]

Thank you for all your help! Do you know anyone looking for new bloodlines in Suriname Cobalts? Willing to trade when they are sexed...

JBear

I would mix them with another bloodline

For the smart flower,
another great method to make one yourself.

Take a hose in the diameter you want,
fold it up by taking both sides together and put a wire around it in the middle to hold the entrances up.
You can then clip the entrances a little slope and you got yourself a nice bromeliad waterhole