About two weeks ago I mentioned I was concerned because my little spotted runt of an intermedius wasn’t doing well in the tank with two females. I think he was in there for over a month and having no luck with either ladies. I said I’d give it another month, but I’m pretty sure within four days I switched him into a tank with a different female. I was busy making four new tanks and labeling them, which I’m pretty sure happened over the weekend. So yeah, about a week ago or maybe ten days. I still had my doubts about the little dude, but time passes and I can never remember what I did to change things. Did I add a new broom into that tank this weekend, or before I moved them? I have no idea. But whatever I did, it looks like adding the brom was a good move in the long run. That tank now has three broms, which I’m trying to do for all my tanks.

Over the weekend I finished moving frogs and tanks around. I wanted my Copper Tarapoto next to my other Golden Tarapoto. The next day I decided I also needed to move my Banded Intermedius into a new tank, and switch the location of a few tanks. That’s nine 15 gallon, eight 10 gallon, three 12x12x18, one 6.5 gallon cylinder, a 35 gallon, and a 8 gallon. I didn’t move them all. Just a couple. But I learned in the process that the Banded I thought was a girl, is actually a boy.

This is my male. I can pick him out easily because he’s the only one that doesn’t look like he’s got a mask on. He was always on the other side of the tank sleeping, so I assumed he was the odd man out. I had even considered separating him. In fact I even pulled him out and was going to, but I had no where to put him. The next day I put him back in the tank and he started sleeping with the others. Maybe to be safe. Then yesterday when I moved them, he started very softly calling. It’s a boy! I was pretty happy.

Finally more good news tonight. Yesterday after I moved the intermedius tank with the runt in it, I noticed he seemed to be trying to court the female. I didn’t hear any calling. I never do. But he was acting weird and trying to get her into a black film canister on a suction cup. He didn’t appear successful and I didn’t think about it since. Then tonight I got some oak leaf litter and was tossing it into all the tanks. I checked the film canisters. No eggs. Then I happened to glace at the edge of the new brom I put into the tank. Three eggs!

I don’t plan to move them out. I want to try and see if they will come full term on their own. But I’m psyched this pair is finally breeding. No more moving this tank or pair. They are good the way they are.