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housing FBN with shrimp

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blackasher1

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I have a 10 gallon tank- the water level is pretty high (id say around 3/4s?),so i'd say there is probably around 7 (?) gallons of actual water. I have 2 smallish firebelly newts, probably around 2 inches each- if that. There seems to be a lot of room in the tank and I was wondering if it would be ok to house 2 cherry shrimp with them. I've read that it's ok to house them with shrimp in the FAQ, but I was just wondering if my aquarium capacity is enough. The shrimp are relatively small, around 1/2 inch. Does anyone think I should try to forget the idea, or had any experiences housing similar animals?

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As a general rule multi-species tanks can be done but they are best done in tanks with plenty of room. I keep 7 T. granulosas in a 58g tank with whitecloud minnows. The tank is 3/4 full of water and the white clouds, though prolific breeders, are kept in check. While I believe I could do the same tank with a 30g I would hessitate to go below that. A 10g is possible but it is not practical. I have a friend who I lecture with a lot and his tag line is "just because you CAN haul maneur in a corvette doesn't mean you should" So while you could probably do it, it might not be the best thing for your creatures.

The smaller water volume is also less forgiving of husbandry issues and the close proximity will likely cause stress in the newts.
 
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I'm not sure the relative size of your newt to the shrimp, but if the shrimp are only 1/2" in size it's entirely possible that the shrimp will become newt food.
 
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Go for it

I recomend you put one in first, observe the behaviour of both newt and shrimp.
Chances are, the shrimp will be hidden most of the time anyway, you might only see him if you turn the tank on at night, or he might venture out on occasion if there is food. They can't hurt the newt in any way as far as I know, and they're too fast and big to be caught by C orientalis anyway
 
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