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4 Echinotriton andersoni with 3 Cynops pyrrhogaster? We've had both species long-term in separate aquariums and both have done well. We were wondering if given a large enough aquarium if these 2 species could live together with a variety of foods and plenty of hiding/secure spots for everyone.
Many thanks for any replies...
Jim

I definitely wouldn't do it. For one, those Echinotriton are just too rare in this country (assuming you live in the US) to risk putting with anything else. Also, Echinotriton are largely terrestrial, unlike C. pyrroghaster, which appreciate a much more aquatic aquarium. I wouldn't do it...
~Mike

i would not risk mixing the firebellys and the crocs. i don't know whether the crocs carry toxins of their own or are resistant to the firebellys toxins, but the crocs will get to be bigger, if they already are not, and could pose a threat to the firebellys, which could cause a bad chain reaction and you may only be left with the firebellys.

Echinotriton are more terrestrial and I am aware of similar attempts using Tylotriton shanjing and Cynops ensicauda that resulted in the drowing of the shanjing..

Ed

If they've been doing well separately, why risk it? I wouldn't mess with a good thing.

Both toxins and indigenous bacteria pose a threat to either species, so the answer is a 100% "no" to mixing these guys.

Christina Miller
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