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I know it is a firebelly but what kind? He is fat and has a wide tail, I think its a he. and his belly has dots. so is it chinese or japanese or what? thanks CIMG23771.jpg
 
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If you bought it at a pet shop, it's almost positively C.orientalis, a Chinese firebelly.
 
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Can you take some photos of your tank ?
Did you make a waterfall it looks real good
 
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Decorative Reptofilter

Hey heres a pic of my tank, I bought a Decorative Reptofilter from Petco.com its really nice. Also I put a little underwater cave on the right but he never goes in there, he likes to sit on top tho and stick his head out of the water. I just put some fake plants on top of the rock for him to hide behind. I still have a lot of plans for it, especially some more real live plants like the little bamboo. Does anyone have any ideas?01-29-07_1807.jpg
 
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Cool tank! I just bought Chinese firebellies as well this week. One is healthy as can be and the other is sick and in a 'hospital' tank. The bamboo looks nice. Some java moss would complement it well. Your pet shop probably has a large selection of live underwater plants.

Oh yeah, I think the tank would do a lot better with a compact fluorescent bulb instead of the incandescent heat bulb. Look for the 10-13 watt DAYLIGHT COOL WHITE spiral bulbs. It produces much less heat and is probably better for live plants. Anyway, keep us updated! I'll post pics of my CFB in a new thread soon.
 
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Renee said:
I know it is a firebelly but what kind? He is fat and has a wide tail, I think its a he. and his belly has dots. so is it chinese or japanese or what? thanksView attachment 638
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i think he is a japanes fire bellied newt because the japanes ones have a almost brown back but the photo tha you show is from the under side of your newts so it is hard to tell exatly:confused:
 
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Color is highly variable. This is a chinese firebelly. Japanese are RARELY available in the pet trade any more.
 
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