What DOES your tank look like?

[clownonfire]

Awesome thread, Cheri! I'll post a pic of my American Green Tree frog tank as soon as I can get one without a flash.

Eric

[bshmerlie]

Bump...this post kind if goes hand in hand with the one Eric just posted.

[beezy]

check my picx in my album...its not as nice as the picx but its ok..loll

[ViperJr]

Well, it's not very similar but... I hope it will do anyway.

http://www.frogforum.net/members/vip...8284-front.jpg

[clownonfire]

Well, it's not very similar but... I hope it will do anyway.

http://www.frogforum.net/members/vip...8284-front.jpg

Looks great!!

[clownonfire]

Here's a picture of my American Green Tree frog tank. It's a vertical 35 gallons. There is a layer of hydro balls, earth, coconut husk and forest mix. We've planted philodendron, there's croton, green spider plants and a Janet Craig dracena. This picture was taken when it was freshly planted, so it looks a tad spare. Pothos were added and a very large Dracaena, in which the frog loves to sleep in. The plants now are taking over.

[bshmerlie]

What Eric just said is key, "It looks like the plants are taking over." Look at the jungle pics that's what it looks like. When you first plant the tank in may look a little thin but when it grows in it should look dense. I hope Tony posts a picture of his red eye tank...its another simple but great one. Beezy you do need to add more plants and ditch the fake ones. Take a look at my Red Eye tank in my photo album...see the two plants on the far right...with the small leaves. Those plants are gone. I noticed my red eyes didn't use them or sleep on them and I adjusted. I dug those suckers out of there and put in things they will use. When you're new to frogs your tank should be a progression. As you watch and observe your frogs you will learn how to design their tank. As you do your tank will look nicer, more natural and your frogs will be less stressed. I'm new to dart frogs so I have a bunch of new babies. And those little guys love leaf litter. I used to use it just to keep soil off my tree frogs. But little baby darts they live under it they can't get enogh of it. Don't be worried about not being able to see you frogs if its too densly planted. Believe it or not they are more bold if a hiding spot is only one jump a way. You'll have the boys singing from the tree tops right out in front like a show off.

[clownonfire]

check my picx in my album...its not as nice as the picx but its ok..loll

Beezy. I did take a look. Your tank seems about right. It's high, you have branches, there are plants (I would add more pothos, and would remove the fake plants - the plastic is so rigid on these fake plants that they can cut the frogs). You have a bowl of water which is also very important.

Now I do have one major concern: I see a American green tree frog in the same habitat as the Big-Eyed tree frog.... That my friend is a big no-no! In general we suggest that no species of frogs should be mixed together, unless you are a herpetologist working in a zoo and you are recreating the natural environment of species who live together in a micro-system.

Also, AGTF and BETR have different requirements. Your BETF needs higher humidity as opposed to your AGTF. Too much for one will be detrimental like too little will be for the other one... And the skin toxins they both secrete are not healthy for each other.... Look up "slow poison" with frogs...

Eric