Blue and Black Auratus (Dendrobates auratus) – Sleek High-Contrast All-Star

Draft a sleek, high-contrast masterpiece into your bioactive lineup with the Blue and Black Auratus (Dendrobates auratus 'Blue & Black'). This stunning locale takes the classic camouflage pattern of the Green and Black dart frog and swaps out the emerald hues for an icy, metallic sky-blue to deep turquoise. Set against a rich midnight-black base, this color scheme delivers incredible, clean visual pop under any high-quality enclosure LED fixture.

The Blue and Black Auratus excels at a highly cooperative, social ground game. They are renowned team players, living in total harmony when housed in small groups. While they can play a defensive, slightly reserved game when first introduced to a new environment, they quickly gain confidence. With age and a well-planted tank, they become bold, steady athletes that love to cruise the stadium floor, ducking under leaf litter and climbing low hardscape in search of micro-prey.

The Performance Stats:

• Icy Turquoise Contrast: Metallic sky-blue markings provide a clean, modern aesthetic that contrasts beautifully against tropical moss and wood.
• Hall of Fame Hardiness: Extremely resilient, adaptable, and forgiving, making them a top-tier draft choice for hobbyists of all experience levels.
• Excellent Group Dynamics: Highly social and non-aggressive; they do exceptionally well when kept as a multi-frog squad.

Important Product Note: Because live animals feature entirely unique, organic patterning, your frog's exact color splitting and leg spots will vary slightly from the stock images shown. Adult tinctorius can become highly territorial; we recommend housing them as single pairs. In alignment with responsible husbandry, do not mix different locales or morphs of dart frogs within the same enclosure.

The Playbook (Specifications)

• Classification: Dendrobates auratus ("Blue and Black" Locale)
• Life Stage / Age: Healthy, well-started captive-bred juveniles (Unsexed)
• Average Mature Size: 1.25" to 1.50" Inches
• Dietary Requirements: Strictly micro-invertebrates. Mainstay diet of flightless fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) and springtails dusted with premium calcium and vitamin supplements.
• Environmental Sweet Spot: Terrestrial focus with light climbing tendencies. Thrives in warm tropical temperatures of 70°F–80°F (21°C–26°C) and constant humidity levels of 70%–90%.