Have kept N crocatus for 2.5 years. Breeder raised them fully aquatic with lots of live floating plants to cling too. I tank them the same way with lots of floating plants. Hornwort, lloydiella and elgeria najas all work well in cooler water setups. Anubias barteri and Java fern planted in sand or in a clay flowerpot w/sand allows them places to explore and access floating plants. The adults occasionally use a 5" x 3" floating "plastic island" to crawl on but are always back in the water within an hour. They do like to cling to the glass just below the top edge. N. crotatus are the "most escaped" of my newt species, so a tight fitting glass top with a couple of bricks on top has worked for me. Good luck!
Not necessarily but if you’re wanting to continue to grow your breeding capacity then yes. Breeding axolotls isn’t a cheap hobby nor is it a get rich quick scheme. It costs a lot of money and time and deditcation
Would Chinese fire belly newts be more or less inclined towards an aquatic eft set up versus Japanese . I'm raising them and have abandoned the terrarium at about 5 months old and switched to the aquatic setups you describe. I'm wondering if I could do this as soon as they morph?
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