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NEWT IN COMMUNITY TANK???

bblackmon19 Apr 09, 2005 05:52 PM

i have a newt from my local stream and i have a 20 gal. community tank with 10 danios and 3 friendly small catfish
and i wanted to know if i could put it in there and also do newts need to get out of the water to live ??

Replies (2)

biomajornut Apr 12, 2005 01:33 AM

It depends on what species you have. Red Spoted newts, well, perhaps, but a california newt or otherwise... well the answer is no. They require a haul out area or they could drown...

Besides community tanks are never a good idea...

jennewt Apr 19, 2005 03:06 PM

In most cases, the temperature requirements are too different. Your local stream is quite a bit colder than your tank I'd venture. For more newt info:
www.caudata.org/cc

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