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I know that it is generally considered to be a bad idea to mix species in a tank, at the moment i have 4 chinese fire bellies in a 80l tank living happily and breeding away. I don't want to add anything to the tank that is going to do them any harm but i'm worried about the left overs from their meals. They are fed live daphnia, chopped earthworms and frozen blood worm. After they have stopped showing interest in their food i remove what i can with a net but some always get into the gravel or under the planted wood and i'm worried that this is going to damage the water quality. Where i work we have some shrimp in with the newts and they go around picking up the left overs.

If i did this do you think i would regret it?
 
I've had them a few times and they don't last long. I think they get eaten.

I put my food in a jar on its side, then whatever they don't eat I can easily remove by removing the jar.
 
Quite right, all my newts love shrimp be it frozen or live.

Riversource, I use a big turkey baster to remove uneaten food, lets you get around all the decorations and give th gravel a good sucking. I got mne from the kitchen sectin of my local Wilko store for under a quid.
 
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