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hey everyone im thinking about setting up a paludarium in a 65 gallon tank i have, now ive never had treefrogs would they be good to put in a paludarium with newts and fish or would they drown if they fell in the water, ive been thinking of setting it up with the middle area land, and about 6 inches around it water like a moat or something, thanks in advance

Definately not a good idea. The most obvious factor in the equation leaning in favor of sudden death is the fact that tree frogs are quite prone to environmental stress, and that type of an enclosure won't allow for many of the frogs natural tendencies to emerge as they will. It is usually concidered important to have a moist springy substrate for the frogs to fall on. The temperature difference between the water and the ambience could shock the frogs when they fall into the water, which could be a problem if it was recurrent.
The other animals will be of constant annoyance to the frogs, frogs will dive into the water after the movement of fish, head first and that can really shock the system and put the frog in a constant state of low level heart stress. These animals brains are really not significant enough to work out problems. Problems, like the environment not being just right, can kill them.
Better to find another variety of better suited cagemate.