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When do fire belly newts become aquatic

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Hello i have two fire belly newts about 5 cm and i was just wondering when they become aquatic.


I have a 10 gallon tank with mostly water and quite a few rocks and such to climb out of the water on. I do have a filter
 
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You can often "persuade" them to go aquatic by keeping them in a shallow aquatic setup with lots of live plants and eventually starting to increase the water level every couple weeks
 
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Thanks but i put a piece of real wood in there and it started getting white moldy stuff on it so i have avoided live plants

Oh and i also wanted to bring up that one of my newts gets bubbles on his back when he goes underwater but the other doesnt get bubbles
 
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What does moldy wood have to do with live plants? Live plants will help improve water quality and I personally think they look a lot nicer.
Newts adapted to terrestrial life that almost never touch water will often look shiny/have some small bubbles on them
 
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Just regular LED lights that dont put out much heat would work fine. Plants like elodea/anacharis, java fern, java moss, and hornwort are good options for plants.
 
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Thanks. They all need "high quality aquarium fertilizer" and some need co2. How do i get those in my tank?
 
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Dont use any fertilizers in your tank, just get some low light plants, the ones I listed work fine without anything added
 
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Plants that don't need a substrate are easiest. Elodia (Pondweed), Java ferns, Java moss and Hornwort all do well just floating about, most Petstores will stock some, or all of them so they are easy to find as well.
If you prefer things to look a little neater, you can attach the plants to stones or driftwood with fishing line, but there should always be some floating plants for the newts to rest in just below the surface.
 
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