My P waltl is so tame, its great!
It's really nice to start the day with a 'wave' (or a high 4 :rofl

from the little guy when he sees me (the worm-bringer!)
Agreed, they aren't as 'pretty' as some newts, but are 'handsome' in their own way!

What they may lack aesthetically, they certainly make up for in adorability heheh
I have a few Glass (or Ghost) shrimp (Palaemonetes) in with my newt, which seem to co-exist well.
The shrimp are too fast to become lunch (so far), and although 'Lil Who' has never gone more than 3 or 4 days without a worm, as he's getting bigger and if I cut back on his rations, then I'm sure that at least one of the shrimp will become newt-rient!
I'm getting round to finishing a tank specifically for breeding cherry shrimp (18"x10"x10") which hopefully will supplement the diet of a future axolotl or two....(I might add that the shrimp are fascinating in themselves!)
From what I can gather, the odd cherry shrimp in the diet of a P waltl, is a good thing, in that it is easily digestible and is nutrient rich (probably a good source of calcium,too).
My waltl eats earthworms as a staple, with the odd frozen or live bloodworms, and live whiteworms every now and then.
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