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bobberly1

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I've been keeping many fish for a long time and I'm looking into herps. I've decided I'm going to get Chinese Firebellies. Would a ten gallon work for this? I also want a terrestrial species. Is there anything active that would fit in a ten gallon? I could keep one in a twenty too, but space is tight and I don't want to sarifice space for an inatimate object. I'm sorry to ask such a eneral question, but my head is spinning with all of these possibilities. Thanks in advance!

I also want something a little out of the ordinary, that's the way I've always been. Nothing too rare, just non-axolotl and tigers if possible.
 

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You can keep a couple fire bellies (aquatic) in a ten-gallon. As far as a terrestrial species goes, a marbled salamander could live in a ten gallon, I think.
 

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You can keep a couple fire bellies (aquatic) in a ten-gallon. As far as a terrestrial species goes, a marbled salamander could live in a ten gallon, I think.


i wouldnt keep a marbled in a 10 gallon as far as im aware there is to possiblitity of them out growing a 10 gallon. u could keep something like a dusky salamander in a 10 gallon

otherwise yeah cynops orientalis (chinese fire belly newts) make great intro into keeping amphibians and u could get 2 in a 10 gallon
 

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Nathan is correct - Marbled sals are small and in my experience, max out at about 4 inches. The issue with these sals is that they tend to be very shy.

Boberly, if you are looking for an 'active' terrestrial sal, you may want to consider a tiger. They are moles and do burrow, but they can also be quite active and appear to 'beg' for food as a conditioned response to feeding. A solitary tiger should be fine in a 10 gallon tank.
 

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If you are looking for an active salamander (that you'll be able to observe most of the time), then I would definitely go with the fire belly newts. I'd also agree with Nathan that a tiger is one of the most active of the terrestrial salamanders, but they'll still be less active than the newts. Other terrestrial salamanders - especially if they're wild caught - will probably hide a lot.

But maybe I'm biased: I've kept many terrestrial and aquatic species, and the aquatic were way more fun. And easier to keep!
 

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I'm with everyone here. How could you rule out tigers? They're by far the most active and interesting terrestrial salamander I've had. They're like slimy little puppies.
 
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