I was thinking of getting a few fire bellied newts, not for sure yet, as I want to go and look at a few of the specialty pet stores downtown before I decide. Anyway, I was reading a few different topics on this board and a lot of people mentioned that with a good amount of plants that you wouldn't necessarily need a filter for the tank. It seemed like an interesting idea.
Are the plants easy to maintain? How well do they work for keeping the water clean? Would I need a large volume of plants for it to work? I'm assuming that they would get ripped up from time-to-time, but would the newts completely destroy them frequently?
Obviously I'm willing to do more frequent partial water changes/spot cleaning to keep everything working. Oh, and the tank I'd be using would be a 40 gallon breeder tank.
Again, I don't have any amphibians and am not about to rush out and get something anytime soon, just looking at various ideas first.
Are the plants easy to maintain? How well do they work for keeping the water clean? Would I need a large volume of plants for it to work? I'm assuming that they would get ripped up from time-to-time, but would the newts completely destroy them frequently?
Obviously I'm willing to do more frequent partial water changes/spot cleaning to keep everything working. Oh, and the tank I'd be using would be a 40 gallon breeder tank.
Again, I don't have any amphibians and am not about to rush out and get something anytime soon, just looking at various ideas first.