looking to get a Surinam Toad (Pipa pipa) have ?

[Jaysommers]

Well that someone would be me.But there is alot that goes into breeding them and it is too much to post on this thread. They are easy to keep.Just put them in an aquarium with aged and dechlorinated water and keep them in the upper 70's. They are very easy captives.I feed Pipa pipa earthworms and an occasional deformed axolotl juvie. I do not use filtration.I do not test or adjust PH. The information out there regarding them needing tannins or soft water is completey false. I keep pairs in 20 gallon tall tanks.I also breed them in those tanks. I have never ever seen Pipa pipa do the breeding roll i have seen described in literature.That is something I have seen P.parva and P.carvalhoi do. My suspicion is that P.pipa doesn't do it and authors just theorized in their writings basing the assumptions off of experience with small Pipa. I can count the number of people I know of,who have breed Pipa pipe( in the whole world) on one hand. To my knowledge I am the only person who has done it multiple times and consistently.

[toxxxickitten]

Well that someone would be me.But there is alot that goes into breeding them and it is too much to post on this thread. They are easy to keep.Just put them in an aquarium with aged and dechlorinated water and keep them in the upper 70's. They are very easy captives.I feed Pipa pipa earthworms and an occasional deformed axolotl juvie. I do not use filtration.I do not test or adjust PH. The information out there regarding them needing tannins or soft water is completey false. I keep pairs in 20 gallon tall tanks.I also breed them in those tanks. I have never ever seen Pipa pipa do the breeding roll i have seen described in literature.That is something I have seen P.parva and P.carvalhoi do. My suspicion is that P.pipa doesn't do it and authors just theorized in their writings basing the assumptions off of experience with small Pipa. I can count the number of people I know of,who have breed Pipa pipe( in the whole world) on one hand. To my knowledge I am the only person who has done it multiple times and consistently.

So, would using filtration be okay to use? How often do you do water changes? And what sort of "decorations" do you use in their set ups - if any? A 20 gallon tall would be sufficient for two adult Pipa pipas? Their care sounds pretty much like that of a Budgetts Frog, except Pipas are fully aquatic?

[Jaysommers]

I keep and breed pairs in 20 gallon tanks. I don't use filtration but you can if you want.I use gravel as a substrate and use no decoration.They are not really that used to hiding in the wild.they usually sit right out in the open on leaf litter. Putting decoration in the tank just takes up space.even when they are on display in zoos with plenty of decoration they usually just sit out in the open. 20 % water change weekly.

[IrishRonin]

How long have you had your pipa pipa? Do you sell the offspring? I really appreciate the info, is there anyway you would be willing to write down the breeding procedures, I'd love to be much more educated on the subject before I get a pair. Thanks again Jaysommers

[Jaysommers]

I have been keeping and breeding pipa for a very long time.20 years.pm me or email me. here are a few pics