I am planning on setting up my first PDF vivarium sometime this year and I am just doing some preliminary research. I am fond of the D. leucomelas and my wife really likes the D. tinctorius “French Guiana Cobalts.” So my question is, would I be able to house a pair of each of these in a 40 gal breeder tank? I plan to have the water feature (pool and waterfall) in the middle of the tank to kind of divide the land areas. If this would work, would a pair of each be the max I could house together? Thanks for your time.
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Housing Multiple Species
slackin
May 29, 2007 09:14 PM
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Slaytonp
May 30, 2007 11:37 AM
The tinctorius in particular are very territorial. I wouldn't mix them with other species.
Mixing species is rather controversial, although it is sometimes done successfully with carefully chosen species in very large tanks. I wouldn't recommend attempting it, at least until you have first hand experience with each raised separately. In a 40 gallon, you could put 4 to 5 D. leucomelas, because these do get along well in groups, or a single pair of tinctorius, which get along best in mated pairs.
Another choice might be to divide the tank with a vertical piece of glass or screen so the two different species are physically separated.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho
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