While I have both D. reticulatus and D. fantasticus as the "red" in my menagerie, I think you might want to try the red morph of D. galactonotus. I do not have this morph, and it is supposed to be more shy than the totally delightful orange guys I've had for years, but I've also read other reports on it that are more positive. If they are anything close to being like their orange cousins, I'd chose this one for a red palate.

D. reticulatus in my experience are just a bit difficult. They are bold enough, but they tend to deplete themselves into a single pair, and even though they are not supposed to be particularly territorial and you don't notice any fighting, they probably are. They are a bit more delicate over all than some others. Froglets are particularly difficult to keep alive to maturity. D. fantasticus is really more orange than red, at least my morphs are. They are fun little frogs, but need a lot of space and are escape artists, which is a bummer when it happens, because they are rather expensive. It's hell to find a $150.00 mummy on the floor the size of a house fly.

I would personally go for the red galacts.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

D. auratus blue, auratus Ancon Hill, galactonotus orange, galactonotus yellow, fantasticus, reticulatus, imitator, castaneoticus, azureus, pumilio Bastimentos. P. lugubris, vittatus, terribilis mint green, terribilis orange.

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