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·I have kept several reptiles over the years, Chameleons, Geckos, Snakes, etc.
however, I have never really done much with amphibians. All of my animals receive a lot of care, and i really spare no expense when it comes to their needs, so you can guarantee that a dart frog tank would be no different for me.
I live in Fresno, CA. Some of you may be familiar with it, we have very hot summers, 100-110 daily, with a night time low in the 80's usually, our winters are pretty average, never cold enough to snow, and rarely cold enough to freeze, because of the cost of AC/Heating, in the summer we dont run the AC until after 6 PM, so the house can get somewhat warm, usually in the low 80 to mid 80's, not uncomfortable, but not very cool either. In winter, it can get a bit chilly at night, but nothing bad, probably low 70's in the house, but we do run the heater before noon and after 6 PM to help save energy and save money while we're at it.
Anyhow, now that you know my temps, I would really like to setup a small planted vivarium for frogs,nothing too large, maybe a 20 gallon to start. What is the best way to go about doing this? are there any real bullet proof designs that are good for beginners? does anyone have a step by step guide, i have reef tanks, and my crested gecko tanks are all planted, so im very good at planting and decorating tanks, but the only plants i generally keep are ficus, and scheffelera, which obviously are not used in dart frog vivaria.
so, after this really long post, my main question is, what is the best way to go? what frogs should i start out with? which ones should i mix in a tank that size and how many? are there any good plants that are easier for beginners?
and i guess the biggest questions is, like my topic says, are dart frogs for me? i think i can handle it, but i want your honest opinion.
thank you all for your time, i appreciate any help i can get, and please feel free to comment and ask me any questions if you feel i may have left something important out.
THANK YOU!
p.s. i really like creeping fig if that could be worked in somehow
however, I have never really done much with amphibians. All of my animals receive a lot of care, and i really spare no expense when it comes to their needs, so you can guarantee that a dart frog tank would be no different for me.
I live in Fresno, CA. Some of you may be familiar with it, we have very hot summers, 100-110 daily, with a night time low in the 80's usually, our winters are pretty average, never cold enough to snow, and rarely cold enough to freeze, because of the cost of AC/Heating, in the summer we dont run the AC until after 6 PM, so the house can get somewhat warm, usually in the low 80 to mid 80's, not uncomfortable, but not very cool either. In winter, it can get a bit chilly at night, but nothing bad, probably low 70's in the house, but we do run the heater before noon and after 6 PM to help save energy and save money while we're at it.
Anyhow, now that you know my temps, I would really like to setup a small planted vivarium for frogs,nothing too large, maybe a 20 gallon to start. What is the best way to go about doing this? are there any real bullet proof designs that are good for beginners? does anyone have a step by step guide, i have reef tanks, and my crested gecko tanks are all planted, so im very good at planting and decorating tanks, but the only plants i generally keep are ficus, and scheffelera, which obviously are not used in dart frog vivaria.
so, after this really long post, my main question is, what is the best way to go? what frogs should i start out with? which ones should i mix in a tank that size and how many? are there any good plants that are easier for beginners?
and i guess the biggest questions is, like my topic says, are dart frogs for me? i think i can handle it, but i want your honest opinion.
thank you all for your time, i appreciate any help i can get, and please feel free to comment and ask me any questions if you feel i may have left something important out.
THANK YOU!
p.s. i really like creeping fig if that could be worked in somehow