evut
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I'm about to change the set-up of a tank which currently houses 4 cherry shrimps but will become the home for our 4 Cynops pyrrhogaster newts once they're big enough.
I has a bare bottom with some large pebbles, a piece of bog wood, a brick/slate construction for hiding and land and couple of seed trays in which the plants grow.
I thought this would be easier to clean than having substrate on the whole tank floor.
I just got a large oval pyrex dish to replace the seed trays (esthetic reasons) so I will be moving the plants into it. The dish will take up approx. 1/3 of the tank floor.
There is a special plant growing substrate and gravel on top in the seed trays. I just measured a piece of the gravel and it was 5 mm and most pieces are actually bigger. I'd like your opinions before I move the plants as this would be a good opportunity to change the substrate.
I'm wondering if the gravel will pose any danger to the newts because I could also put sand and pebbles on top of the substrate. I am planning to use the bare bottom part of the tank as feeding area so that leftovers can be hoovered easily.
Thanks for your oppinions!
I has a bare bottom with some large pebbles, a piece of bog wood, a brick/slate construction for hiding and land and couple of seed trays in which the plants grow.
I thought this would be easier to clean than having substrate on the whole tank floor.
I just got a large oval pyrex dish to replace the seed trays (esthetic reasons) so I will be moving the plants into it. The dish will take up approx. 1/3 of the tank floor.
There is a special plant growing substrate and gravel on top in the seed trays. I just measured a piece of the gravel and it was 5 mm and most pieces are actually bigger. I'd like your opinions before I move the plants as this would be a good opportunity to change the substrate.
I'm wondering if the gravel will pose any danger to the newts because I could also put sand and pebbles on top of the substrate. I am planning to use the bare bottom part of the tank as feeding area so that leftovers can be hoovered easily.
Thanks for your oppinions!