Starting a 72 gallon poison dart frog tank.

First since I am just starting my research what are bromelids???

Second I am planning 4 inches of water with about a 2 gallon water area showing, the rest of the water will be under a false bottom. I was thinking like 4 tetras. Then there will be a hole drilled for an overflow going to a sump with a pump that will run two water features (a waterfall on each side going into the pond area), the sump will also house the pump for whatever fogger system I decide on.

I plan to have the background go from very thin at top to about 2-3 inches thick at the bottom to help create a natural look.

I am also interested in keeping thing very natural so if anyone can supply some links to places that sell supples (bark, cork round, moss, plants, possibly mushrooms that are safe for the frogs) that are good quality it would be appreciated. I am also looking for plants that would thrive under NO lighting.

Hopefully I have given you a good idea of what I am trying to do.
 
Just looked them up, I will be adding some plants but I am going to be choosing one or two types and thats it, I feel it helps create a more natural look.

I have a question about fruit fly cultures, do you have to buy new starter cultures or can you just keep splitting them and making more??
 
Nolapete said:
They can swim fine. There is no slime to slough off in the water, so that's not something to worry about. I don't know why people assume that reptiles are slimy, they aren't.

The D. auratus do stay low. If you were keeping pumilios, then I'd suggest putting some bromelids, but it's really not necessary with auratus.

What's the layout of the tank?
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reptiles aren't slimy, some amphibians are..

oh.. and frogs are amphibians, not reptiles. don't write me off as an assumption please. i know more than you think.
 
hi there,

best of luck with your new project!

I have a male and female D. auratus (the female is blue & black & the male is green & black). You can buy or culture your own fruit flies (flightless); I find buying a container for $10 lasts me nearly a month (it will produce up about 1000 flies), feeding 12-20 flies per frog, per day (i also have an accidental baby lizard in there who eats too). I also feed 1 week old crickets (6-12 per frog), for variety.
I have a bromeliad (along w/ orchids and vines and other plants) and it is, by far, the preferred plant of my frogs. They tuck down into the base of the leaves, where the water is stored. My female was out eating & I just watched her crawl back in to her bromeliad after stuffing herself on crickets & flies!
Dart frogs can, in fact, drown in deep water if they are unable to get out....just make sure your water features have something that the frogs can crawl up & out of the water on. A tip to remember; frogs skin absorbs minerals etc. via osmosis, so R.O. water etc can actually leach the "goodness" out of the frog...nicely balanced aquarium water is best for misting and water features.
Finally, J double R is correct; some amphibians are a bit slimy (i say this with the most loving tone, as my frogs are next to me as I type & I wouldn't want to offend them ;) Even with a small water bowl which I change daily, it's amazing how "slimy/slick" it gets in 24 hours. I do not know what that could or would do to "fish water" but it is something to investigate.
Cheers!

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