Ranitomeya vanzolinii

[Damien]

Hi

Does anyone here keep or breed vanzilini's?

I have tapoles in bromeliads and am wondering what they will be feeding on. They are onbviously feeding on something as they are growing but I just want to make sure it is enough for the duration of growing and if I should be supplementing.

Any advice would be appreciated

Damien

[rmelancon]

vanzolini are non-obligate egg feeders, the female is feeding the tads eggs.

[Damien]

I didn't realise they were egg feeders too. I have taken one out that was in a film canister and can see at least 2 in a bromeliad which I left. I though egg feeder tadpoles were dificult to raise artificially? This one is doing fine on spirulina etc..

Damien

[MJ]

Obligate egg feeders only eat unfertilized eggs

Non obligate egg feeders eat both eggs and other materials.

Vanzolinii are non obligate there for can be raised very easily artificially, I raise some of my vanzolinii tads and leave some for the adults to raise.

[Damien]

Do your vanzolini usually lay in bromeliads or do they use containers at all?

[MJ]

Mine lay on bromeliads film cases and broad leafs.

[Julio]

are these guys still not legal here in the US? even if transported from Europe?

[Ronm]

I raised mine with a mix of fish food, spirulina, dried daphne and such with succes.
Ron

[Damien]

I have two in bromeliads and a third was transported to a cannister. I am raising that one ok on spirilina.

I have found spawn since which proved to be infertile. Are they likely to produce again while they are feeding the two in the bromeliads?

Damien

[zBrinks]

With most dendrobatids, removing the tads/eggs encourages the perspective parents to reproduce more frequently.