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Well my imitator tad is no longer on the males back, But it is no where to be found. There is a small water feature in the tank and that could be were it is. There is plenty of places it could be hiding in there. Hopefully some of the eggs she has been laying are fertile. I actually got to watch her AS SHE LAID EGGS the other night. That was pretty kewl.
Anyway everyone keep on froggin'
TonyT
Tony, do you have bromeliads in this tank? If the tad is in one of the brome vases, you may not be able to see it readily at first. They can really burrow down into them. Just keep them full of water and notice where the male is guarding the most and calling the female who will come over and lay her feeder eggs. He'll hang out and check on the tad a bit more than she will, but both will know where the tad is. Even with a flashlight, it's difficult to see the younger tads down in there. As it gets older, you may see it run to the top and wriggle a bit.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho
4 D. auratus blue
3 D. galactonotus pumpkin orange splash back
5 D. imitator
4 D. leukomelas
4 D. pumilio Bastimentos
4 D. fantasticus pending
this reminds me of when I tried locating the tads that a pair of bri bri pumilio laid in the past. They can be tricky to find and you'll have to look high and low for any movements in the water. Ive found that carefully sneaking up to the vivarium when it hasn't been disturbed for a while is a good way to find them. the tads usually hang around near the surface of the water and dart down into the depths when disturbed.
Congrats on the tadpole!!
-Bill J
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Updated list as of: 12/13/03
2.2 D. azureus
1.2.7 D. ventrimaculatus
3.3.1 D. tinctorius 'Suriname cobalt'
0.0.3 D. tinctorius 'patricia'
0.0.1 D. tinctorius 'giant orange'
0.0.1 D. tinctorius 'citronella'
0.0.2 D. auratus 'Panamanian'
0.0.5 D. auratus 'green/black'
0.0.3 D. imitator 'Alex Sens line' (very soon)
0.0.2 D. reticulatus (soon)
AHHHH I can not handle it anymore... My darn frogs better get to it!
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Kyle
Dart Links - still a work in progress
1.2.0 D. leucomelas
1.1.0 D. azureus
1.0.1 D. imitators
Tony,
When mine had a tad they were feeding I could hear my male calling like crazy to the female and then his call would lose volume when she approached him and he would start calling very softly to her.They would both back into the brom axil and then she would lay the feeder eggs. It is worth watching it done for the few months they spent doing it.Very cool behavior.That is unless you want to raise them yourself,it's your choice.
Mark W.
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