Hey,

I would have to say the biggest help to u would be research and reading as much as possible...



as far as a dart frog...if u want a group then i would chose the leucomelas or terriblis both do well in groups..and are an easy beginner frog... very bold and entertaining...they will hold your interest..



the Azureus are great bold frogs but don't do too well in groups as the females will beat each other up in the presence of a male...



also terriblis are good because they are a rather large dart frog and can eat some larger prey..like crickets... leucomelas are smaller and need smaller prey like Flightless Fruit Flies...they aren't hard to culture but if u want to just run down to the petstore and pickup some crickets then terriblis are the frogs for you...



Living Vivariums are very beautiful indeed...but they take some planning and forethought...

whether or not u are going to use a false bottom

drainage layer

substrate

plants

lighting

construction

i would reccomend dendroboard.com



they are very informative and offer great information at a click...



i would not reccomend mixing dart frogs species and/or mixing OTHER species with dart frogs...most of the time it just doesn't work either there are different housing conditions or even feeding...



it can be done sometimes but it isn't for beginners...



oh and a 40 breeder is a nice size tank..i would say u could fit about 4-5 Terriblis or Leucs in that size tank...

that would be a nice group...but as far as background i say make your own...but im sure u will see all of that over at dendroboard...



I hoped i helped alittle bit



Tyler

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