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patrick

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ok i have 3 chinese fire bellied newts. iv had them since november. from what iv read on the internet they grow to about 3 inches usually. well i currently have one thats just over 3inches, one that is 2 and 3/4 inches, and one thats about 2 inches, my tank is split fairly well land and water. but i was wondering should i push them to become more aquadic by raising the water levels and making it a more aquadic set up ? (sorry for spelling)


well advice would be appreciated hope to hear from you soon
 
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danny

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Well Im wondering how much water you have in your tank right now and what are you trying to achieve by raising the water level? Are you trying to breed? seeing if they are ready for a more aquatic tank based on their size? For my C.o setup, I currently have about 10 inches of water in a 20 gallon tank. As fall time approaches I start to drop it an inch a month until winter when I leave the water level around 6 inches. Then as spring comes around I raise the water again one inch at a time. I dont have any land area as I have ALOT of floating plants and the newts all rest along the surface during night when they are sleeping.
 
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patrick

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im just curious if i should push them to be in water more by raising the water and decreasing the land a bit, i only have about 4 1/2 -5inches of water but lots of land and they do swim but very rare, just wondering if i should or not (i think if i did it would be ezier to feed them). right now they spend most their time behind the rock in the corner of the tank
 
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ian

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I think if you provide more elodea or other plants in the tank, the newt will have some room to rest while removing some of the land portion. Raise the water a bit at a time. CO, from what I know, should be very aqautic.
 
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patrick

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ok thanks a lot i decided to raise the water levels there is still sufficient land area, thanks again for the suggestions and such hopefully i will have pictures soon
 
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