What kind of Bombina do I have?

[pinkspore]

These are my craigslist toads. Please pardon the critter keeper, they have a planted/cycled/filtered 10G tank waiting for them in my classroom tomorrow. One of them appears to have a swollen/cloudy eye.

Any guesses on species or gender?

This guy looks like he might be a different variety than the bright ones.

 

[FrogEyes]

They're all Bombina orientalis.

 

[Molch]

Oriental fire belly toads, Bombina orientalis. They can be green or brown on top.

I recommend googling "Bombina orientalis caresheet" to get detailed info on how to take care of them. Here is a good one for a start. They like a tank that is part water and part land. They are voracious eaters, so make sure you have lots of live crickets for them!

The females tend to be plumber, with a relatively larger abdomen than the males, but it can be difficult to tell. Only the males call.

 

[pinkspore]

Thank you! I've been reading caresheets and the existing forum posts about these guys, they are adorable. Their tank is a 10G that is half filled with water and has a filter with a waterfall and stream so they have plenty of water and some land too. There's also a little java fern, some pothos, and a water hyacinth in there.

Most of caresheets I've read say that I can house 5 or 6 toads in a 10G tank, but a lot of the forum posts say that this size is barely adequate for my toad trio.

 

[Molch]

5 or 6 per 10 ga does sound tight. These are very active toads, so the more space the better. Your 3 will probably be ok in the 10 ga though.

 

[pinkspore]

They seem to be settling in nicely.

This is Calico Jack's bad eye. Maybe an old injury?

Here's his good eye.

And Jack from the front.

Henry Morgan.

Black Bart.

 

[Molch]

lookin' good I'd keep an eye on that cloudy eyeball though - it might have gotten injured, I'd watch to make sure it doesn't get fungus. If it looks stable that way it's probably ok...