Joao Rodrigues
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Hi, i recently acquired 2 cynops orientalis. They are my first newts, and i must say, i'm crazy about amphibians, unfortunatelly never had the chance to raise any of them myself. The problem is that i'm absolutelly clueless about this, except what i read in the internet, and some stuff simply scares me, and i have a TON of questions, cause i really want them to have a life has long has possible.
First of all - about the stones i bought, the lady in the shop told me to boil them with salt, i did that, then i washed them in cold water. i added them to the aquarium and added the water (this water had no special treatment whatsoever) the water got cloudy, and that got me worried, should i change the water? i used regular tap water, should i use bottled water instead? I'm feeding them blood worms that they seem to eat pretty well, is that a good kind of food? should i change it? is living food better? They dont move to much, that got me worried, sometimes i have trouble knowing if they are still alive or not, is that normal? Also one lost his skin yesterday (i got them 2 days ago) but i read that changing skin is a normal thing, it is, right? I have no plants or filters, should i get one? wich would you advise on a 50x20 aquarium? How can i know if they are healthy and happy?
Also, something really freaky happened to me today, i just got home, and one of the newt was on top of the platform that i installed there, is it normal for them to leave the water? i would really apretiate some help cause i am clueless about what i am doing. I know this seems paranoia, but i am indeed worried about them. I would hate that something happened to them. Oh and btw, i got them 2 days ago.
Thanks in advance, João Rodrigues
First of all - about the stones i bought, the lady in the shop told me to boil them with salt, i did that, then i washed them in cold water. i added them to the aquarium and added the water (this water had no special treatment whatsoever) the water got cloudy, and that got me worried, should i change the water? i used regular tap water, should i use bottled water instead? I'm feeding them blood worms that they seem to eat pretty well, is that a good kind of food? should i change it? is living food better? They dont move to much, that got me worried, sometimes i have trouble knowing if they are still alive or not, is that normal? Also one lost his skin yesterday (i got them 2 days ago) but i read that changing skin is a normal thing, it is, right? I have no plants or filters, should i get one? wich would you advise on a 50x20 aquarium? How can i know if they are healthy and happy?
Also, something really freaky happened to me today, i just got home, and one of the newt was on top of the platform that i installed there, is it normal for them to leave the water? i would really apretiate some help cause i am clueless about what i am doing. I know this seems paranoia, but i am indeed worried about them. I would hate that something happened to them. Oh and btw, i got them 2 days ago.
Thanks in advance, João Rodrigues