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I have 4 D.leucomelas, I have had them for a little over a year now, all live well in a 20 gallon tank. 2 days ago i noticed 1 looked a little thin, he was slow to react and moved very slugish. today i found him floating in his water fall. I guessed he was dead at first, and took him out of the tank but i could feel his heart beating barly in my palm, he barly moved his legs a little after some time. I have no idea how long he was in the water i have reason to believe he might have been to week to climb out on his own. he is currently alive - but in very very poor shape. I also noticed another 1 acting a little slugish today(from the same family) anyone have any idea's? I really like him and would like to keep him in good health.

I belive you have frogs that are dominating the weaker "thin" frogs and keeping them stressed and from eating. Do you ever see them wrestling or anything like this, especially when you feed them. My suggestion is to seperate them to see if that helps at all. They should begin putting on weight shortly after this. I would also give the a dip in some pedialyte for about 20-30 minutes or so to help replace the electrolytes and thing that they have lost during all this.

Hope this helps a bit and keep us posted.

Good luck,
TonyT

Although D. leucomelas are good groupies, I would follow the above advice. Separate them all into individual "nurseries" and then check out and clean up your terrarium thoroughly. If you don't tear it down and rebuild it, (which I frankly wouldn't do myself,) at least check the water quality in the falls and pools, clean up any rotted plants, rinse it all down well with spring water, clean the glass with vinegar, and put a new layer of substrate on top of the old. If they all prosper in your "quarantine nursery" set-ups for a month, gain weight, put them back together again in the main tank.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

4 D. auratus blue
5 D. galactonotus pumpkin orange splash back
5 D. imitator
6 D. leucomelas
4 D. pumilio Bastimentos
4 D. fantasticus
4 P. terribilis
4 D. reticulatus
4 D. castaneoticus

I agree with seperating them out and watching their seperate eating habits. If they are eating and still losing weight, I would definatly send fecals out on the ones losing weight. Have you fed any "wild" insects that could carry internal parasites? How about vitamin supplements?

Hey UPDATE: shortly after this thread the 2 ill one's died, I took the remaining living 2 out, however I had to go to a wedding out of town So I took them with me and did the best I could, they did not survive either. this experience has kind of effected me from buying more frog's. I had those luec's for about 1 and ahalf years with no probs, then that just happened over night. I was thinking of starting a new tank.... but I am not so sure. I really enjoyed the frogs and dont want to lose any more in the future. any advice?