Thinking of getting a newt, need advice.

As the title suggests, i am thinking of getting a newt, and need some advice, such as how large should the tank be? I suppose i need general figures in both gallons, litres and centimetres, since i might end up buying it from an american or british site and need to know whether i have room for it. I am thinking of breeding daphnia to feed the newt, since it seems more pleasnt than the worm option and not particularly difficult [as for actually getting daphnia, i dont know. can they be found in bogs or rivers or just ponds and lakes?]. Are newts expensive? and lastly, how large a tank should the daphnia have?

Well, the first question is what sort of newt would you like? There are many different kinds available and there are also a variety of salamanders (terrestrial newts) that you could keep also. Most of the newts could be kept singly in a minimum of 10 gallon/40 liter aquariums but without knowledge of what newt you are interested in this may be too small. Look through the species accounts in my signature below to find care sheets and additional information on a variety of newts and salamanders. Most newts are Salamandridae by the way.

Also, I fear that daphnia may be too small for most full grown newts to consider eating. It is most commonly used as food for larvae. It may be possible to feed smaller animals on them, but other options include black worms, frozen blood worms and other foods discussed in this article.

Having had a look through those species accounts, Lissotriton boscai [Bosca’s newt] seems like the one for me, can eat daphnia, not picky about when fed, small and aquatic, and fine with low temperatures.

spanish ribbed newts are great. my monster is really friendly