Re: Another male to the party....
@Kevin, from my understanding, you need to keep the water low for better breeding. Recommendations have been 4cm. Also, any deeper and the males have a high tendancy to drown the females. In the wild, they may swim in the deeper areas, but come to the edges to breed. I feel that the water temperature will be important too.
@Will, yep, pictures, pictures, pictures! I will try to get a video camera too. The rain system is a 1000 gph pump into a pvc rig with spray heads used in the hydroponic industry. Should give good rain simulation. I will run the pump for several hours each day or even over night. Yes, male interaction will be expected. Problematic, possibly. I expect a lot of countless hours of observation. It is important that the males call and interact. Not only for the males, but for the females. Something about the calling and fighting helps the final development of the eggs in the females. I am hoping that the hides, grass divides and raised areas will visually separate males when they need time apart.
Hopefully, as the eggs are laid, I will gather them up and move them to several other kiddy pools for grow out. All will have conditioned water and some filtration.
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