Illness/Sickness: Juvenile Pleurodeles Waltl Dying. HELP ME.

[Die]

Hello everyone,
I'm having a big problem; my juveniles are 2-3 months old, most have completely morphed.
Yesterday I found one dead, for no apparent reason, he was still completing his metamorphosis, so i tought it could be because of that.
but now i was checking them, and i found another one dead... this one is completely morphed, he seemed healthy till this morning, and now is dead.
I don't know what i'm doing wrong.
I keep them in a wide tank, with 10-12 cm of water, a lot of plants, and i have changed some water 3 days ago. they are at 20° C.
There is only one thing i'm thinking to be the cause, there are a couple of planorbarius (snail) in the tank that have laid some eggs... maybe the newts eat the young snails and die?
I don't know what to think... should i keep out of the water the morphed ones? are they drowning?
Please HELP ME.

 

[michael]

My guess is to much food or water quality issues. Do you have a filter in that set up.? If not a sponge filter couldn't hurt.

 

[Die]

Food quantity you say? I feed them once per day, chironomus or earthworms. some are thinner than others... those 2 who died were pretty well fed, but nothing special.
I just cleaned up all the tank, changed the water and removed all the snails. Also i've put in a small floating area if they need it...
no filters used for them... maybe i could try to put one in if the water quality is the main problem.
but i made regular water changes, 20% every 1-2 weeks, i mean, the water didn't look so dirty and toxic for them...

 

[CatSpit]

Sorry to hear your newts are dying. Do you test the water parameters for ammonia, nitrite, nitrates and pH? That is important as you can't tell just from looking at the water and testing the water will give you a better idea of when you need to be doing water changes.

 

[Die]

so, the water quality may be the problem for you?
I didn't think it could be so deadly. I'll make sure the water is cleaner in the future.
Hope to not loose more of them... it's always sad.
If you have more advices, i'll be happy to read them.

 

[CatSpit]

Testing the water is the only way you are going to know if the water is ok. Do you have a test kit? If not you should buy one and start checking your water that way. A master test kit like this is what you need... Welcome to API Fishcare: FRESHWATER MASTER TEST KIT

 

[Die]

yes i have one, not professional at all... now i've changed the water, but it's clear I have to keep it more monitored.

 

[CatSpit]

That's great you have a test kit. Hopefully monitoring your water and doing water changes as needed will help with the health of your newts.

 

[Die]

I really hope you are right!
Thank you very much!