D. AZUREUS FROGLETS

[CanadianAmphibian]

Hey frog people! What up? Guys, I need your advice here. I' m tempted to buy these D. Azureus froglets for sale for a little lower price than adult ones. I heard that froglets aren' t hardy and can die easily.

Should I get them froglets or just get adult one? Thanks guys.

Fred

[DartMan]

Fred,

How about some more information, like have you kept PDF's before, what size viv are you planning on putting them in, etc......

BTW - Welcome about DendroBoard!

[CanadianAmphibian]

I only have Mantella frogs right now and never had Dart frogs before. I' m thinking of getting D. Azureus and putting them in 10 gallon vivarium for now.

[Frank H]

Froglets of Azureus are pretty hardy. Azureus froglets will be bigger than adults of some of the "thumbnail" species.
I suggest buying the froglets making sure you have food to feed them. Even adult Azureus dont like hydei as much as melanogasters so make sure you have some small foods around. Springtails are not needed, but will definately help put some weight on the froglets.
If the price is not much difference from froglets to adults, go for adults.

Since you keep mantellas allready, Im sure you have enough experience to feel comfortable with the froglets .

If you plan to keep them in a 10 gallon, dont get more than 2 froglets. I feel when they grow up, even 2 will be cramped in a 10g. This would steer me away from buying adults.

Id say buy the froglets, but also invest in a 20H tank or bigger.

Hope my rambling helped a little.

[CanadianAmphibian]

Thanks Frank, that really help. It' s just this guy is selling me 4 froglets for $240(Canadian). I thought it' s a good price. While this other guy I met wouldn' t exactly tell me how much he' s selling his adults. He said that it wouldn' t be as low as $240 for 4.

I just wanna make sure that the froglets wouldn' t die on me before they become adults.

are you planning on keeping all four in a 10 gallon together? azureus females are pretty territorial to say the least. from my readings its testy to try and mix them, even in large enclosures. id go with adults and try to purchase a pair. there are tons of breederes that keep/breed them in 10s, so its prolly not the worst thing, but id definatly invest in the 20H or better, as reccomended above.

[CanadianAmphibian]

I' m thinking of putting a pair in a 10 gallon tank and separate the other two until I get a bigger tank. Thanks for the advice guys.

[hoyta]

hey! as froglets, you can keep them all in the 10 gallon for now. then again, it matters on this guy's froglets age. i've seen some people sell froglets that are an inch! LOL! soryr to throw another loop in! i have a pair in a 10 gallon, and they do great. i'm going to be moving them to a 20h ot long soon, just for looks..