Keeping Juveniles

[Gingrich]

What kind of setup should you have to accommodate the terrestrial/kind of hydrophobic juveniles of species like C. orientalis or C. pyrrhogaster? Should I let them live on the mossy land area of my tank (20 gal. 3/4 full of water) or make a low water level tank setup with a large land area inside a plastic tub? Any suggestions? Thanks.

 

[Gingrich]

I have lowered the water level in my main tank, but I could still use some suggestions as to how I should have my tank set up.

 

[Azhael]

First off, you have to decide wether you´re raising them fully terrestrial or not. Some might go back to water at an early age, others might be tricky. If you keep them terrestrial, i´d recomend paper towels, and if you want them to be aquatic, just let them be in the parent´s tank, or either set up a container for them. I have my C.orientalis juvie with their parents, and it seems happy there, making incursions in water every now and then.

 

[jewett]

I keep my juvenile C. pyrrhogaster's in plastic shoe boxes. They have about 3 inches of water, tons of java moss and one terra cotta shard to break the surface of the water. Some of the juvies still mostly hang out on the sides of the boxes, but they all hunt for black worms in the water. I have not lost any C. pyrrho babies housing them this way, and I do think they have grown faster than when I was keeping them terrestrially.
Hope that helps, Heather

 

[Ingo]

Hello,

yes when you keep the juveniles aquatic, they grow much faster.

I keep my fresh metamorphosed Juveniles in tanks like on the photo.

Greetings Ingo V.