I love your review and the superb photos Geomroph, though the animal enclosures are on the small side as you say.
For such a critically endangerd animal as this which is now extinct in the wild i think more could have been made of this exhibit.
I wish there was more natural lighting too rather than the odd spotlight. I can imagine this species in the Axolotl set up would look better. The the wild form of that species is also extinct or nearly so, but the captive population numbers millions world wide.
Fortunately there are reasonably large populations of Panamanian golden frogs in captivity (but none of these are in Europe ). The off-show breeding enclosures used for this species are commonly smaller than this – the husbandry manual recommends 15 gallons/55 liters+ for a pair, or 20 gallons/75 liters for a group of up to 8 females. Adult males are highly territorial and can't be housed together for extended periods. Several exhibits in Dallas World Aquarium are of insufficient size for the inhabitants, but this isn't one of them.
Fortunately there are reasonably large populations of Panamanian golden frogs in captivity (but none of these are in Europe ). The off-show breeding enclosures used for this species are commonly smaller than this – the husbandry manual recommends 15 gallons/55 liters+ for a pair, or 20 gallons/75 liters for a group of up to 8 females. Adult males are highly territorial and can't be housed together for extended periods. Several exhibits in Dallas World Aquarium are of insufficient size for the inhabitants, but this isn't one of them.
I wasn't complaining about the size of this set up Condor just the fact more could be made of this particular species with it's extinct in the wild status.
I know most dart frog keepers use from 10 gallons + per pair set ups for their animals I always liked to keep mine in slightly larger ones personally.
