24 Nov 04

Hey all,

My name is Rob C. I have been reading Frognet for about two years faithfully. I hadn't signed up to be able to post until last month. I have kept a few different types of frogs, but have never had any successful breeding projects. I enjoy the frogs more for the aesthetic value, and haven't gone out of my way to setup breeding colonies .I recently got my large vivarium up and running for the second time, and it is really amazing. It's 4' high 4' long, and 2' deep. I constructed a waterfall that goes from top to bottom, and almost to the front of the glass. It has the ultrasonic humidifier plumbed into it, where the fog comes out the caves. I also have fiber optic lights worked into the water pooling areas, and into the caves. Today I got my moss, and got most of it set up. The waterfall has 21 slots cut for plants, and the construction allows holes to be punched easily and safely, to add anything else. So I have about 17 more plants to get in there and it will be up. It has four 96w compact fluorescents, and a four foot exo terra 7.0. I will get some of the water samples tomorrow, to test for toxicity, as the technique we used to build the waterfall is completely new. It involves products, that to my knowledge, haven't been tested in this environment before. The best part is that it's 4'x4'x2' and weighs about 30 pounds. It is set up to be fully accessible to the small frogs from the ground to the very top. I am wanting to put Pumilios in here, but am wondering what else I can mix with them, without aggression. Being this large of a setup I would like to get a fairly large collection coexisting together. I am also willing to go with something else, if I can get away with a wider variety of color in the tank. Maybe some Auratus? I have culture flys in the past, and have quite a herper past, just not a lot of dart frog knowledge.

Thanks for your help, and it's great to
be an active member of this group,

Rob C. _______________________________________________




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