Fire bellied newt

[Alexxxxsv14]

Like I said, low temperature and land areas are 100% necisarry for long term well-being of Firebelly Newts. If you only have one, you can keep it in a 2.5g if you can keep it clean and regulate the temperature. But the situation the Newt is in now does not have happy ending, and may end in the death of one of the Cichlids as well. They don't have that orange belly for show... it's aposamatic coloration, just like a Coral Snake, it warns that it's very poisonous. They can even cause a human to get very sick and throw up if you swallow enough of it... Imagine what eating the whole Newt would do to a small fish. And besides, how would a slow Newt compete for food with large, aggressive Cichlids? Please... do the right thing... FB Newts can live for 20 years under the right care. Please strive for that

it eats pellets that cichlids spit out. well you sound like know alot about this species but mine seems to be perfectly fine like i said almost 2 yrs in my tank.

 

[Bottomfeeder]

Alright ill just keep him in the 10gal, He hasn't gone up for air any idea why?

Good call!! They really do not do well in fully aquatic tanks with warm water.

Your water must be well oxygenated Cold water holds more dissolves oxygen, which means less trips to the surface. Another reason Newts shouldn't be kept in warm water.

 

[Bottomfeeder]

Update:
Just a PSA about Firebelly Newts and temperature. Brooklyn has had a small heat wave over the last few days, and the Newt temp went to 79... my largest and favorite Newt caught a fungus and died. Low temp for Newts is as important as high temp for basking Lizards.

 

[coura]

mine lives fully aquatic with big sa/ca cichlids

What kind of newt do you have? That is a bad combo if you ask me.

 

[Bottomfeeder]

Yeah... Like I said... It's definetaly a sad ending for the Newt AND the Cichlids... Coura, he said he has a GT and an Oscar.

 

[bullheadgod]

I got my first newt last night, Ive always wanted one but could never find one. I currently have him in a 10 gallon with access to drift wood above the water but he hasn't yet got up there to breathe. Do they really need to come out of water as adults? If not could he go in my 75 with my bichirs? (none of them are big enough to eat him yet) Any advice about fire belly newts is appreciated thanks

wut u shuld do is take water and imitate a shore line like half 1/4 land 3/4 water but make sure u got runing water like a centimeter deep stream throught the land an d get newt food as well