dannyyyallenn
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Hey everyone.
So over the past month or so I've set up a planted aquarium and added three alpine newt (m. a. Apaunus) juveniles to it. I have several cherry shrimp to keep stuff clean and one large mystery snail as well. They're feeding on the usual bloodworms and occasional blackworms. I have two male and one female newt.
My problem is this: my female is super fat because she has been able to catch a small shrimp or two and also eat the worms but the males are average size. They haven't been quick enough to catch any of the shrimp. So when I feed them, I try to add just enough food for the males, but she always swings around and eats even more. She eventually does get full and moves off before the food is finished and leaves it to the guys, but I don't know if I should try to remove her during feeding time or if a little extra meat is okay. She seems healthy, still the quickest of the lot and has no trouble swimming or shedding, just a big round tummy in comparison to the boys. I'm positive she's not pregnant as its not mating season and she's only a few months old.
So over the past month or so I've set up a planted aquarium and added three alpine newt (m. a. Apaunus) juveniles to it. I have several cherry shrimp to keep stuff clean and one large mystery snail as well. They're feeding on the usual bloodworms and occasional blackworms. I have two male and one female newt.
My problem is this: my female is super fat because she has been able to catch a small shrimp or two and also eat the worms but the males are average size. They haven't been quick enough to catch any of the shrimp. So when I feed them, I try to add just enough food for the males, but she always swings around and eats even more. She eventually does get full and moves off before the food is finished and leaves it to the guys, but I don't know if I should try to remove her during feeding time or if a little extra meat is okay. She seems healthy, still the quickest of the lot and has no trouble swimming or shedding, just a big round tummy in comparison to the boys. I'm positive she's not pregnant as its not mating season and she's only a few months old.