TADPOLE WATER




In their natural habitats, the rainforest, Dendrobatid tadpoles develop in water that is soft, yet acidic.  However, we simply use Reverse Osmosis water and we are able to successfully raise ours.  There are many ways to rear your tadpoles, you should ask around and pick and choose the techniques that are right for you.  We have raised many successfully in groups, but currently we raise them individually.  There are many pros and cons to each way, and it also depends greatly upon which dart frog it might be.


Don't buy tadpoles - there is no gaurantee that they won't have spindly or even die before fully developing.  We do not sell tadpoles and would not recommend to anyone buying them.  Too much risk.

Water changes should take place on a regular interval determined by the quality of the water - which will depend greatly upon what you feed your tadpoles. 



WHAT TO FEED YOUR TADPOLES



We use pure, health food grade powdered spirulina and chlorella algeas.  If you use the pure forms you will not cloud or foul the tadpole water.  Again, there are many other foods that people use and we are not saying that ours is the only way.  We mix the algeas 50/50.  Works for us, been using them for almost 10 years now.



GROUP REARING OF TADPOLES



At the Arizona Dendrobate Ranch we have successfully (in the past) raised the following species of Dendrobatids in groups:



D. auratus
D. leucomelas
D. tinctorius



And, we did not hesitate to try and raise any other dedrobates that are closely related to these, even D. azureus, in groups either.

NOTE


Tadpole rearing is not difficult for the most part, but you should seek advice from others in your region or area on what has been successful for them, as their conditions are going to more closely resemble yours.

Our thanks to Jack Wattley for sharing his knowledge of the Spirulina and Chlorella algae.