lunarisplendere
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Hi all!
I have had my pair of chinese firebellies for about 10 years now. And for the past 2 years the female has been laying eggs. I raised the first batch up to adulthood, kept some, and gave the rest to the pet store. So now I have 10 newts. :happy:
But my original pair have continued to lay eggs. After reading a lot posts on here over the years, I assumed that the eggs would be eaten by the other adults in the tank, but they just leave them be. I've been removing them (the ones that I find), but more often than not I miss tons of them because my tank is heavily planted. Even when I do nothing to help the babies, they grow up just fine because my tank has a lot of microorganisms for them to eat.
I don't mind raising them up and giving them to the pet store when they are older, but even the best pet store in my area does not take care of their newts very well. I gave them 30 babies two weeks ago and when I went yesterday, they only had 3 left. There is no way that they sold that many that quickly. It is just so frustrating. I even told them how to care for them. I've tried posting ads for people looking for newts in my area, and I was only successful once (he took 10 of them).
Anyway. I'm just trying to figure out what to do. I could separate the two parents, but I want to know if there are any other options. I know that adding fish to the tank is discouraged, but would an appropriate fish (white cloud mountain minnows) or shrimp eat the eggs for me? Are there other options?
Thanks, everyone!
I have had my pair of chinese firebellies for about 10 years now. And for the past 2 years the female has been laying eggs. I raised the first batch up to adulthood, kept some, and gave the rest to the pet store. So now I have 10 newts. :happy:
But my original pair have continued to lay eggs. After reading a lot posts on here over the years, I assumed that the eggs would be eaten by the other adults in the tank, but they just leave them be. I've been removing them (the ones that I find), but more often than not I miss tons of them because my tank is heavily planted. Even when I do nothing to help the babies, they grow up just fine because my tank has a lot of microorganisms for them to eat.
I don't mind raising them up and giving them to the pet store when they are older, but even the best pet store in my area does not take care of their newts very well. I gave them 30 babies two weeks ago and when I went yesterday, they only had 3 left. There is no way that they sold that many that quickly. It is just so frustrating. I even told them how to care for them. I've tried posting ads for people looking for newts in my area, and I was only successful once (he took 10 of them).
Anyway. I'm just trying to figure out what to do. I could separate the two parents, but I want to know if there are any other options. I know that adding fish to the tank is discouraged, but would an appropriate fish (white cloud mountain minnows) or shrimp eat the eggs for me? Are there other options?
Thanks, everyone!
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