30 gallon paludarium

[CoreySheli]

I'm thinking of doing a heavily planted 30 gallon paludarium build. I was wondering what I could put in it. I'm thinking of some kind of newt, I just have a few qualifications: active, will use the water and land portion, will eat live foods but also pellets, easy to care for, readily available, handle 70-75 degree Fahrenheit temps.. Are there any newts out there that fit these qualifications? I was thinking maybe eastern newts or fire belly newts but I heard they are almost fully aquatic and I would like something that can use the land area also. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

 

[thunder7]

Those are the "few" qualifications everyone is looking for in their newts lol:happy:
With that said there are a few species that meet all or almost all of them.
1 Cynops cyanurus:
active, easy to feed, tolerate warmer temperatures, should be available from certain breeders on this site at some times of the year. Mine have used both the land and water areas of their aquarium consistently

2 Cynops pyrrogaster
See above but harder to find aquatic adults. Raising terrestrial juveniles can be hard work and they take a while to be suitable to inhabit your main aquarium.

3 Tylototriton verrucosus
These newts fit all the parameters perfectly but are very hard to find

I would avoid Eastern newts and Cynops orienteles. They both require cooler temperatures and are more difficult to take care of.
Hope this helps

 

[CoreySheli]

Those are the "few" qualifications everyone is looking for in their newts lol:happy:
With that said there are a few species that meet all or almost all of them.
1 Cynops cyanurus:
active, easy to feed, tolerate warmer temperatures, should be available from certain breeders on this site at some times of the year. Mine have used both the land and water areas of their aquarium consistently

2 Cynops pyrrogaster
See above but harder to find aquatic adults. Raising terrestrial juveniles can be hard work and they take a while to be suitable to inhabit your main aquarium.

3 Tylototriton verrucosus
These newts fit all the parameters perfectly but are very hard to find

I would avoid Eastern newts and Cynops orienteles. They both require cooler temperatures and are more difficult to take care of.
Hope this helps

Yes that helps a lot, thank you!