Best beginner dart? - Page 6

BillB55 · #51 (**permalink**) 09-24-2008, 02:23 AM

I am a beginner, and I have only a pair of green leg lamasi frogs, but I think they're great. The male started singing within a couple of weeks of my getting the pair--a beautiful little cricket/bird-like trill that I can hear from another room. The breeding started, and they have produced lots of eggs and tadpoles already (have had them 3 months, not long enough for froglets yet). The highlight so far was seeing the male start to carry tadpoles around on his back. These are small, fairly shy frogs, so I'm sure other people (maybe most other people) would say they're not good for beginners. But, I love the metallic yellow and green and black colors, and their interesting little lives in the bromeliads. I think the fact that they are such prolific breeders has made a huge difference, and now I'm thinking about what I want next! (what I want is red galactonotus, but not sure if I should do that, because it seems they like it a bit warmer, and my house is pretty cool in the winter). Anyway, my two cents,
Bill

bksbuddha · #52 (**permalink**) 10-02-2008, 03:07 PM

I voted auratus because that's what I have & am extremely please w/their visability at the moment. It's a good thing that they come out as they're only about 1 1/2 months old &

very hard to find when they choose to hide. Besides, they come in my fav color: Blue!

LittleDip · #53 (**permalink**) 10-02-2008, 04:00 PM

I voted for the leucs. The our colorful and bold. I have them in my living room and they are always out and about. Their call is amazing and loud. I can hear them all the way in the kitchen.

geckoman2 · #54 (**permalink**) 10-30-2008, 01:45 PM

D. auratus I am new here as of a few minutes ago and am getting back into darts. I chose D. auratus because that is what I started out with and they were super easy for me. I have been into reptiles and amphibians all my life and started with the darts a few years ago. I stopped after moving too much and now am ready to settle down with a few vivs. I will probably get the D. auratus first.

Azureus84 · #55 (**permalink**) 11-27-2008, 09:21 PM

I voted for azureus. They're relatively hardy, bold and one of the most beautiful darts out there. It's the species that really got me started in the hobby.

clippo · #56 (**permalink**) 12-06-2008, 12:16 PM

not sure if they've been mentioned (as I've just skim read) and they are not in the poll... I was considering red backed D. galactonotus as my first frogs..... any views on them at all? Could I add say 2 azureus and 2 galactonotus froglets into a tank (30UK gal) at the same time?

carola1155 · #57 (**permalink**) 12-11-2008, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by clippo

not sure if they've been mentioned (as I've just skim read) and they are not in the poll... I was considering red backed D. galactonotus as my first frogs..... any views on them at all? Could I add say 2 azureus and 2 galactonotus froglets into a tank (30UK gal) at the same time?

I would not recommend mixing those two species into adulthood, as once they become sexually mature they may become agressive (especially any female azureus).

Also, galacts are not really considered a great beginner frog as they can be very difficult to breed.

Edit: It was mentioned, just found this:

Quote:

Originally Posted by KeroKero

Galacs and truncs are uncommon/expensive for a reason - they are tricky to breed successfully (not to mention sex in the first place). They are nice easy frogs for the most part, but a lot of people have some very serious issues breeding them, otherwise I would have recomended them in my other post. Both those species I'd say were more of an "intermediate" tinc group frog.

ahinkle · #58 (**permalink**) 12-16-2008, 04:29 PM

I voted for "Other" because my first were imitators and I found them not to be to difficult.
I have seen them within one year be extremely shy and also not shy at all. It all depends on what they are used to, if there is a lot of back ground movement in the area they are at, then they just take it for granted. No or little movement and they become the most reclusive guys ever.

Shady · #59 (**permalink**) 12-16-2008, 11:16 PM

i voted for azureus since they were my first frogs.. Mine have been bold and problem-free(knock on wood) since I got them almost a yr ago. I couldn't be more happy with them especially since they just started to lay eggs like crazy.. plus they are blue and black My favorite colors

cant go wrong there haha

Jerseyzuks · #60 (**permalink**) 01-13-2009, 01:17 AM

I'm fairly new to PDFs (but not to herps in general)

I currently have D. auratus and D. leucomelas.

I voted for the D. leucomelas, just because mine are very active and voratious eaters. As a newbie, it was very satisfying to see them chow down hours after I placed them in their new vivarium.

My D. auratus are beautiful, but they are less active and a bit more shy. They also don't eat quite the way the leucs do, so they aren't growing as quickly.