this is what they called 'golden tadpole'?
this is what they called 'golden tadpole'?
Cant ID the tadpole..cos..i would have to look at the underside... As for the frog...did you get it locally?? If so i may have an idea of what it is...if not, offa my head i can think of another 2 that looks similar..
The tadpole and the frog are the same. According to LFS the tadpole is from china. Size is around 1.5 - 2inch long. Have a reddish spot on each side of the head. The frog have red eye. BTW what should I feed the frog.
Jack
Wa...very sorry...never see correctly... never expected that they will bring this kind of frog in leh... definately not local..lol..
err....i think it should be either a dendrobates or phyllobates..or somewhere closeby that type...hmm...let me check..
I am not sure about the species of the tadpole but I have definitely seen it at the lfs in front of 10Mile shopping center. I thought quietly to myself - Who on earth would buy these disgusting stuff!? The tadpoles are very big, about a fistful long, with developing legs
Cheers,
Andrew
Poison arrow?? Don't think so, the frog is juvenile and is already 1inch long from head to butt. The tadpole is also too big for a poison arrow.Originally Posted by ranmasatome
OH...didnt know the size..lol...Hmm...looks quite interesting...take some better pics leh..a bit blur... i would love to see its front view.. and a better side profile...looks quite nice..maybe i go buy..
Hi Jack, from what i see, that's under the mantella family. They are quite reasonably big and when they develope from the tadpole stage, they're quite big. But as time goes by, the body size will go down to maybe 80%. This is natural under this genus.
Feeding wise, ya can opt for mealworms, those small ones or tiny crickets which ya can start them off with. For info on pinhead crickets, do pm me.
Another thing i would like to highlight is to take out that piece of metal gauze as it'll cause skin irritation to the frogs even if it's stainless steel. Minute amounts of it will cause the skin to have problems in the near future. So i suggest ya take out anything that's metal in tha setup.
Btw, they prefer more land area, so do provide a substantial area for them to bask on and to roam about. For water area, have just a small portion of it and also not too deep as they're not good swimmers.
Regards,
Phillip.
sounds like vivarium is a nice home for them. Is this frog considered rare?
Last edited by Wild Ginger; 16th Jun 2005 at 12:00.
Cheers,
Andrew
It seems like in the mantellas genus like bro philips have mention... But another thing is it is mention that Mantellas are only found in Madagascar...
Not sure about the tadpole...
Last edited by Wild Ginger; 16th Jun 2005 at 12:01.
Seems like M. laevigata...
It is a aboreal mantellas... So it might like some woods, branches, twigs for it to climb??
pretty thing!!!
China?? got mantellas in china??? how come never hear before?
I will try to get more picture. Hopefully can a confirm ID. I know nuts when come to frogs. THANKS guys for all the help.Originally Posted by ranmasatome
Jack
cute little fello.....
Which lfs have them ? Would like to get some.
Thanks
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