These dwarf cobalt tinctorius are some pretty special frogs in my opinion! These are our four to five month old juveniles, at or above one inch in length!The pictures in this listing are very typical of each and every juvenile we will be sending out, the bright yellow markings are to be found on each of these. This is noteworthy, since most of the “cobalt” forms are somewhat variable in the shades of yellow they may show, and some cobalt form D. tinctorius are actually marked with fairly pallid yellows. Not these!  Anyway, their smaller size makes them ideal for smaller enclosures, and overall they are just a nice little dart frog.

One side note about the history of these dart frogs in the US hobby…”back in the day”, say around 2000, these were fairly common in the hobby, in fact, after Azureus, these were often the most common tinctorius available.  I worked with a nice bloodline that looked a lot like these frogs (in this listing) did, but many of the dwarf cobalt bloodlines in the hobby were from a different locality and were much less brightly marked.

Eventually my group was lost, and since then (around 2010) I’ve rarely seen dwarf cobalts offered.  A couple of years ago Taron at Dart Frog Connection brought these in from Europe and it is very nice to see them back in the hobby!

Become familiar with these frogs territorial nature before ordering them! You can read more about this frog here.
Please do not order dart frogs without becoming familiar with their care. We provide full care instructions on the Dart Frog Care Sheets page, if you are a beginner with dart frogs, please read through this information, and feel free to ask any questions, we are happy to help.

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