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Large colonies of fbn

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alex

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sorry to ask about yet another species but i was wounderin how many fbn would fit in my 4foot tank are they happy in big groups and if i do aprox 1/4 land will they use it thanks again and i will make my mind up which species im putting in my tanks soon,would be easier if they werent all so darn cute
 
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jennifer

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The number would depend on the species. C. orientalis, for example, is much smaller than C. ensicauda. When you say that the tank will be 1/4 land, this usually means that the water level will be half or less - what water depth are you shooting for? The number of animals is somewhat limited by total water volume.
 
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alex

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am looking at a depth of aprox 9inch the tank is 18, was thinking of cfbn or paddle tails
 
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jennifer

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If you are thinking about a "colony" then you can scratch paddletails off your list! Even if you have only two, they may fight so much that they would require being separated. For info on behavior and housing, see:
http://www.caudata.org/cc/species/Pachytriton/Pachytriton.shtml

For cfbn, you could have quite a few in a tank that size, I would say about 10 of them would be the maximum reasonable number. Keep in mind that "pet shop" cfbn often arrive in poor condition and some may be sick. Also, some may "cling to land" in a way that makes it hard to feed them, particularly if you have a very nice land area.
 
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