Cayo de Aqua Laying eggs

Knoxter · 05-01-2009, 08:06 PM

Hey Guys,

Today, while setting up a tank, I heard a lot of calling from the Cayo de Aqua tank. As I slowly walked over to the tank the male did not stop calling, like he usually does. I noticed that while the male frantically called the female was beginning to lay her eggs. Now I had never witnessed breeding behavior in person before, but I had just watched a video of vanzolini breeding and it looked like my gal was re-enacting what I saw. She slowly cleaned the leaf, moving her body in a circular motion. Then she popped them right out. I was amazed, and I only had time to grab the still shot. The video camera was in the car. Darn! Anyway, I ended up with four eggs. I normally have to hunt for eggs, I have never seen them lay out in the open like this.

Enjoy!

Marc

atlfrog · 05-01-2009, 08:21 PM

Congrats. I am hoping when I get mine for payment on this website I am doing that I can actually get them to breed for me too. Anything you can share that might help me or someone else out in this matter?

Socalsam · 05-01-2009, 09:52 PM

Grats Marc! They all look good. Keep us posted on thier development.

Sam

socaled · 05-01-2009, 11:17 PM

congrats on the eggs are you gonna artificially rear them or you'll let the parent do their job...

-Angeles

Knoxter · 05-01-2009, 11:32 PM

No Ed,

With Pums the parent have to rear them.

TonyT · 05-02-2009, 12:18 AM

Congrats on the eggs. I got my Imitators today and the male has been singing NON STOP all evening. Hopefully the el Doradoes will call like that as well. Keep us posted on their progress.

TonyT

Socalsam · 05-02-2009, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knoxter

No Ed,

With Pums the parent have to rear them.

I know some Thumbs you can rear but i didn't know you couldn't rear Pumi's. Is that all egg feeders or just Pumi's? Hmm, thx for the info Marc.

Sam

---------- Post added at 10:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:05 PM ----------

Nvm Marc is right. I just did some research on Pumi's and they raise their young. Keeping adult frogs isn't the problem its raising the tads thats the hard part. Its best to let the parent rear them. One thing I wanted to ask is Do you plan on pulling them once they are tads, or let them grow up in the Viv? I have heard of pulling the tad but never the eggs. So Marc how about selling me some of those?

socaled · 05-02-2009, 06:41 AM

Oh my bad I just presumed you could rear them because on another board people were saying that they were rearing egg-feeders on the egg yolk method or some would even use the fish egg method to rear the egg-feeders. Some experienced frogger are actually taking that step in rearing their pumilio tads. Here's the link http://www.dendroboard.com/forum/bre...adpole+feeding. That's why I brought it up but I knew that it was alway the parents that reared the tads.... Hope this help others in their curiousity at rearing Egg feeders...

-Angeles

atlfrog · 05-02-2009, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Socalsam

I know some Thumbs you can rear but i didn't know you couldn't rear Pumi's. Is that all egg feeders or just Pumi's? Hmm, thx for the info Marc.

Sam

---------- Post added at 10:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:05 PM ----------

Nvm Marc is right. I just did some research on Pumi's and they raise their young. Keeping adult frogs isn't the problem its raising the tads thats the hard part. Its best to let the parent rear them. One thing I wanted to ask is Do you plan on pulling them once they are tads, or let them grow up in the Viv? I have heard of pulling the tad but never the eggs. So Marc how about selling me some of those?

As of right now, egg feeders babies can not be taken care of by us (if you have found a way please share but the likely chances one of us is able to do so is slim to none.), but some interesting things I did hear through the international grape vine is that a company is working on developing a product that will help us out in this task so cross your fingers.

Socalsam · 05-02-2009, 10:50 AM

*Fingers Crossed* That will be cool. Any idea what company it is?

Sam

05-01-2009, 08:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Knoxter Administrator/SiteOwner Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA Posts: 430 Real Name: Marc Knox	Cayo de Aqua Laying eggs Hey Guys, Today, while setting up a tank, I heard a lot of calling from the Cayo de Aqua tank. As I slowly walked over to the tank the male did not stop calling, like he usually does. I noticed that while the male frantically called the female was beginning to lay her eggs. Now I had never witnessed breeding behavior in person before, but I had just watched a video of vanzolini breeding and it looked like my gal was re-enacting what I saw. She slowly cleaned the leaf, moving her body in a circular motion. Then she popped them right out. I was amazed, and I only had time to grab the still shot. The video camera was in the car. Darn! Anyway, I ended up with four eggs. I normally have to hunt for eggs, I have never seen them lay out in the open like this. Enjoy! Marc __________________ Marc My frogs- Vanzolini, El Dorado (ong&gold), Cayo de Agua, Almerante, Gold Dust, Yuris, Imis, Inters, Taras, O Lamasi, Iquitos Vents, Varis, SI. I appreciate everyone here. Without you, there would be no DFF. Thank you for your support.

05-01-2009, 08:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
atlfrog Site Sponsor Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ATL, GA, USA Posts: 396 Real Name: Matthew "Merek" Preferred.	Congrats. I am hoping when I get mine for payment on this website I am doing that I can actually get them to breed for me too. Anything you can share that might help me or someone else out in this matter? __________________ Merek Matthew Cardew :: ATLFROG.com HTTP://www.blogtalkradio.com/reptilian-fish

05-01-2009, 09:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Socalsam Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Murrieta, Ca Posts: 431 Real Name: Sam Cavoulas	Grats Marc! They all look good. Keep us posted on thier development. Sam __________________ A few frogs.

05-01-2009, 11:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
Knoxter Administrator/SiteOwner Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA Posts: 430 Real Name: Marc Knox	No Ed, With Pums the parent have to rear them. __________________ Marc My frogs- Vanzolini, El Dorado (ong&gold), Cayo de Agua, Almerante, Gold Dust, Yuris, Imis, Inters, Taras, O Lamasi, Iquitos Vents, Varis, SI. I appreciate everyone here. Without you, there would be no DFF. Thank you for your support.

05-02-2009, 06:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
socaled Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 350	Oh my bad I just presumed you could rear them because on another board people were saying that they were rearing egg-feeders on the egg yolk method or some would even use the fish egg method to rear the egg-feeders. Some experienced frogger are actually taking that step in rearing their pumilio tads. Here's the link http://www.dendroboard.com/forum/bre...adpole+feeding. That's why I brought it up but I knew that it was alway the parents that reared the tads.... Hope this help others in their curiousity at rearing Egg feeders... -Angeles Last edited by socaled; 05-02-2009 at 07:07 AM..

05-01-2009, 11:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
socaled Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 350	congrats on the eggs are you gonna artificially rear them or you'll let the parent do their job... -Angeles

05-02-2009, 12:18 AM	#6 (permalink)
TonyT Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Marshall, TX Posts: 67	Congrats on the eggs. I got my Imitators today and the male has been singing NON STOP all evening. Hopefully the el Doradoes will call like that as well. Keep us posted on their progress. TonyT

05-02-2009, 10:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
Socalsam Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Murrieta, Ca Posts: 431 Real Name: Sam Cavoulas	Fingers Crossed That will be cool. Any idea what company it is? Sam __________________ A few frogs.

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