Might get 3 cobalts, need advice please

[XDragonFrogX]

That helped a ton actually! Thank you! Im gonna be using a 20 gal long tank. Ill get a bigger tub for them too. Which is gonna help me a ton to get their main tank ready. I may go ahead and see about making a back ground for it as well and i wanna pick up plenty of live plants . Ill update later if i end up getting them!

[flybyferns]

That helped a ton actually! Thank you! Im gonna be using a 20 gal long tank. Ill get a bigger tub for them too. Which is gonna help me a ton to get their main tank ready. I may go ahead and see about making a back ground for it as well and i wanna pick up plenty of live plants . Ill update later if i end up getting them!

Hi Amber,
I think the 5 gallon is ok for the quarantine. The little 2.5 gallon I'm using has a thumbnail species in it.

Remember .... you will have to get a secure top all so .... of which will need to covered somehow ( with plastic, plexi, or glass to keep the humidity up)
It will never go to waste. As you will be needing more darts

Quarantine is great for new dart frog owners as well. It is a great time to learn how the frogs behave, you will really get to know them!

I hope the links above helped! Josh' has good Prices. His bags of ABG mix ( link above) are a decent price; low enough so you're not tempted to want to mix it yourself.

Also, I wanted to mention- the need to get set up with the fruit fly culturing supplies. You might even practice making a culture; especially if purchasing 'local' pre-made cultures are out of the question. Buying them pre made on-line are expensive because of the shipping.

Wondering? If you are getting tincs, have you considered getting 'a pair'.

Auratus or leucomelas will do well in groups w/ its own species. I believe the leucs are easier to care for than the auratus. Just a thought. The leucs are very bold.

Enjoy!
Please let us know if you have any questions

[XDragonFrogX]

I only had the azureus and cobalts to choose from, and I got the auratus 3 little buggers! they are now set up in a sterilite bin with wet paper towels, a pothos plant, and a over turned shallow lid They are in a 6 qt that seems ok for them but im considering something a bit bigger(I have 15qt ubs as well but they have holes in them as they where used for leopard geckos at one point). He also gave me 2 fruit fly cultures. I am gonna buy some supplies to make 5 more from him in the next week or so to keep them going . Im really hoping I will do OK with these guys! Ive heard so much about darts being hard to care for. This is the only reason I havnt gotten them sooner. But thought id make the leap! I REALLY like these guys though! So much neater in person!
I am picking up the 20 gal long today so I can get it started. I thought about doing a background but I think ill just do a basic one for now with just the drainage layers and life plants and worry about the background later

[Tonya Freeman]

I'm assuming you meant Azureus? If not.. well, that is what you have

When I got my first darts I went a bit overboard with the quarantine tank. I think I used a 56 quart sterilite container with some sphagnum and could barely find my little froglets in there lol. You don't want to go too large.. but you want them to be comfortable. They are rather tiny as froglets.. smaller than most people imagine (which is why mine had a quarantine mansion!)

You chose a bold and hardy frog. Azureus are often recommended for beginner dart owners. Like I said before, once they reach maturity you will need to keep an eye on them. There could be aggression due to breeding age.. and if that happens you will need to pull out the bullied frog and put it into its own enclosure.

May I ask what you are doing about feeding? Have you purchased the flies and supplements yet?

[XDragonFrogX]

LOL yes i meant azureus.. ive been looking up all kinds of darts and got mixed up when i was typing! lol sorry!
I edited the above post but it must of been while you where writing your post haha. They gave me 2 fruit fly cultures. one that was started in august and one that is newly started I am gonna go back and get a starter kit from them as well that will be good for 5 more cultures!

[Tonya Freeman]

I figured that is what happened lol. I just wanted to make sure that when you researched them.. you were indeed researching the correct ones

You will want to get on a routine for making the cultures. With 3 frogs... you may want to try doing 1 culture per week. You will most likely end up with an excess of flies.. but it is better to have too many than not enough! That will give you an idea of what culturing schedule would work for you. Sometimes cultures can crash for the strangest reasons. By making a new one weekly you would still have enough from your previous cultures to feed from. Always start your new culture with flies from your youngest culture. There will be less of a chance of transferring mites that way. Mites are one of the things that can destroy your culture! You could invest in some mite paper to sit your cultures on, or you can make your own with paper towels and a mite spray.

As far as supplements go.. dart frogs need a calcium supplement with their feedings. I personally think that Repashy Calcium plus is the best.. but that is just my opinion. Supplements are only good for around 6 months.. and would need to be replaced after that. There is no need to buy a large container of supplements when you will probably end up throwing most of them out. I also give a monthly dose of Repashy Superpig to my leucomelas for color.. but I don't know if it would make a difference with Azureus. I occasionally do a dose of Repashy Vitamin A once per month as well. Calcium plus is a great all in one supplement.. so many only use that.