EGGS
List of how eggs are kept by members of Frognet and in what water
Compiled by
John Gibeau
Okay, here is the running tally so far for those that have replied. 17 May 03
Location - Burlington VT
Water - 1 week aged tap
submerged/not submerged - completely submerged - Dendrobates auratus
Location - Silver Springs, MD
Water - 10 stage filtered, bottled
submerged/not submerged - completely submerged - Dendrobates auratus,
ventrimaculatus
Location - Oshkosh, WI
Water - City tap with PUR water filter attached
submerged/not submerged - not submerged - tinctorius
Location - Marysville, WA
Water - City tap
submerged/not submerged - completely submerged - (17 species of Dendrobates,
Epipedobates, Phyllobates)
Location - Patuxent River, MD
Water - Rain
submerged/not submerged - submerged - leucomelas, imitator, terribilis,
tinctorius, azureus
Location - Philadelphia PA
Water - Aged tap water (aged 48 hours and yes they use chloramines) water
hard pH around 7.2
submerged/not submerged - Not submerged; If I submerge the eggs to date from
tincts, auratus, azureus, and E. tricolor 100% mortality. If I keep the eggs
damp with maybe 1/3 to 1/2 egg submerged then less than 20% mortality before
hatching. After hatching I would lose maybe another 15%. We are moving to
pumilio. E. silverstoni and P. terriblis will let you know how these fair to
add more data
Location - Staten Island, NY
Water - distilled water; water come from lake conesus, high in agricultural
runoff
submerged/not submerged - not submerged; Tinctorius (3 types), auratus (two
types), and a few leucomelas and azureus
Location - Hazelton, Iowa
Water - aged tap water
submerged/not submerged - completely submerged; Costa Rican Auratus
Location - Sweden (European theater)
Water - Aged, dechlorinated tap water
Submerged/not submerged - not submerged; (But left with parents as long as
possible):
"Tinc group" (D auratus, D azureus, D galactonotus, D leucomelas, D
tinctorius,) Left with parents until moved by them: D. imitator,D.
intermedius, E. tricolor, P. vittatus.
Location - 40 miles west of Chicago, IL
Water - 3 stage RO with Methylene Blue after much frustration (calling in
the big guns)
Submerged/not submerged - completely submerged; reticulated auratus, brown
spotted auratus, black spotted auratus, green Panamanian, blue Panamanian,
and blue/black Auratus; true Alanis tinctorius, powder blue tincs, and
luecs.
Location - Geneseo, NY
Water- only distilled water (but water originally comes from lake conesus,
high in agricultural runoff)
submerged/not submerged - not submerged; Tinctorius (3 types), auratus (two
types), and a few leucomelas and azureus; I have not seen a noticeable
difference in tadpole survivorship between locations/water type
Location - Manhattan KS
Water - 5-stage RO filtered well water
submerged/not submerged - (currently) submerged; Phyllobates bicolor, P. vittatus - not-submerged; Dendrobates (but considering changing to all submerged)
Location - West Haven, CT
Water - 1-2 Day old aged tap water (PH of 8; This will turn your hair green,
folks!!)
Submerged, not submerged - not submerged; D auratus
Location - Westminster CO
Water - 1-2 Weeks aged tap water
Submerged/not submerged - "thumbnail class" frogs are submerged, while
everything else is sprayed daily until it is ready to hatch; Dendrobates
tinctorius (surinam cobalts, brazilian yellow head, citronella (dot), Ole
Marie, Sipaliwinni), Dendrobates azureus, (Purples not regular blues,
though I used to do blues) Dendrobates auratus (Kahlua and cream, Green and
Bronze), Phylobates aurotaenia (green stripe), Phylobates bicolor,
Dendrobates Ventrimaculatus (T- albino), Dendrobates Amazonicus (red and
yellow), Mantella nigrican, Phylomedusa hypocondrialis ( tiger leg monkey
tree frog)
Location - Dallas, TX
Water - 1/2 & 1/2 aged tap & RO, if mold shows up I make a quart of oak leaf
tea
and add it to the RO/tap mixture color of mild tea
Submerged/not submerged - completely submerged -1 inch deep in water & paper
covered cup and I mist them often to break up the surface and aerate the
water.
Location - Lynnwood, WA
Water - tap water
Submerged/not submerged - completely submerged; D. fantasticus, D. azureus,
D. auratus (Panamanian) D. tinctorius Oyapok & Suriname cobalt, D.
castaneoticus, D. imitator (note - eggs left with parents and tadpole
removed from water source) D. quinquivittatus, D. Pumilio (note - animals
listed but not encouraged for newcomers, eggs not touched or tampered with
from laying point until froglet stage.)
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