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I'm getting ready to set up another tank for a group of leucs. I would like to put a small pond in this one but once again have no idea how to do it . Right now i only have one leuc who is about 5 months old, but would like to move him and get some "playmates" Are they able to go in groups? Ho wmany could i put in there? Thanks you again for answering yet another one of my many mnay questions

to make a pond in a tank it is very helpful to have a false botton, this is also a good drainage system. if you do it this way you can make it have a waterfall with little difficulty also. an easier way to do it is to get a glass divider and silisone it on. i make tanks with backgrounds and waterfalls and i could make you one if you don't want to do it. leucs can be kept in groups, it is better to have only one male. if you have more than one male they will try to drown eachother over territory and mates. contact me if you have more questions or want a tank made.

Leucs are good groupies, so you can keep about 1 per each 5 gallon, regardless of sex. Male leucs do NOT try to drown each other. There is little fighting among leucs, and that is usually done between the females, more or less laconically, if at all. They are active frogs and utilize all areas from top to bottom of a vivarium.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

4 D. auratus blue
5 D. galactonotus pumpkin orange splash back
7 D. imitator
6 D. leucomelas
4 D. pumilio Bastimentos
4 D. fantasticus
6 P. terribilis mint and organe
4 D. reticulatus
4 D. castaneoticus
2 D. azureus
4 P vittatus
2 P. lugubris

i have a bastimentos too.

where are you located ? if you are remotely close it may be a good idea. If not maybe you can help me build my own waterfall or pond with directions. thanks you greatly for the advice. This is an awesome board

tell me where you are i'll tell you if it's close.
here is how to make a tank with a waterfall
1)get the size tank you want and clean and dry it well
2)buy PVC pipe, eggcrate, mesh screen
3)get GE black silicone and put like 4 in. on the sides of the tank (this is so you don't see the PVC)
4)place the PVC evenly throughout the tank (silicone them down if you want to)
5)put the pump close to where you want the waterfall to be on the bottom of the tank
6)put the eggcrate on first, then the mesh. cut a hole in the mesh for the wire of the pump
7)fill the bottom up with water to see if the pump works
8)add your substrate and add put the cord of the pump where you want the water to some from. it is best comming from a "great stuff" background and dirtbackground or a piece of driftwood
tell me if you want to know how to make a realostic looking background. all this is less than 30.00 if you have the tank-for the false bottom and the background.

In my most recent tank, I used hydroponic Coco-Tec slabs, which are about 3 inches thick X 6 X 36, but can be easily cut, divided horizontally and put together to be deeper than 3 inches, if you want. They are made from a loosely woven cocoanut fiber which has been stiffened and further preserved with what I believe is latex. You can cut it and shape it to fit the tank, silicon the pieces together, cut out ponds, a place for the pump, etc., then hid the edges that go against the glass with aquarium pebbles or other rock. Water flows freely through it, and it supports the substrate without sagging. (This particular tank has been set up for a year with no problems so far. It is totally neutral and non-toxic.) I put a layer of weed cloth between the Grow Slabs and the substrate, because it is rather coarse and the substrate will filter into it if you don't use a finer barrier to separate the soil from the water.

Depending on where you live, you may be able to find this at a local nursery or in a large city, there may be a hydropnics specialist. My last shippment came from CropKing, 5050 Greenwich Road, Seville, OH 44273.

For backgrounds, I always like to incorporate cork bark. Although I haven't tried the Great Stuff yet, I've seen it at the AZ frog show, and it looks like it works well. It would also work great to hold cork bark, so I'm thinking of using it in my next vivarium. Whichever methods you chose, have fun.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

4 D. auratus blue
5 D. galactonotus pumpkin orange splash back
7 D. imitator
6 D. leucomelas
4 D. pumilio Bastimentos
4 D. fantasticus
6 P. terribilis mint and organe
4 D. reticulatus
4 D. castaneoticus
2 D. azureus
4 P vittatus
2 P. lugubris

I seen your post over at the gecko board too. well anyways im in west virginia

thats about ten hours away, so just keep asking questions sometimes it is hard to find simple info. on this stuff, they have to make it complex. you saw my posts in the gecko bord?

Im looking for a pair of cresteds for my big tank. They come in so many colors. I really like the dalmation ones and the red flame one. So many colors so many decisions. Here is the tank they will be going in. what do you think. i dod find some bamboo the other day. just havent got it cut yet to make a few more spots to climb on