Cynops Orientalis with Shrimp

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Just a quick question, im wandering if i put shrimp in my Newt tank, im guessing my newts will try and eat the shrimp, or would the shrimp be too fast for them? Also, would shrimp be ok for the newts to eat?

IM thinking of the smaller shrimp like the Red Cherry Shrimp and so on.

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Yes, the newts will try to eat them. Yes, they are OK for the newts to eat. And yes, they will (usually) be too fast for the newts to catch. Some newts are more talented at eating shrimp, some less so.

If you like shrimp, you could raise them separately from the newt and just add a few to the newt tank occasionally. Cherry shrimp make lovely pets.
 
I found my newts were scared of the shrimp...one shrimp did disappear; but I'd frequently find them underneath a newt eating bloodworms at feeding time. I moved them out as the newts weren't too impressed with it. But the shrimp did seem too fast to get :)
 
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