Riccardia

[mortisia]

Hi! I want to ask if the riccardia plant (moss like plant) is safe for newts. Thanks for any answers

 

[Gingrich]

It is safe as far as I know.

 

[Yahilles]

Is safe (any plant is safe, except for carnivorous plants), but it requires good light and grows slowly.

 

[mortisia]

Thank you for the responses! I would like to ask one more thing: Is it ok to use special substrate for plants (like Sera FloraDepot or TetraPlant CompleteSubstrate) in an aquarium with newts or would it harm them??

Thank you very much
Emmanouela

 

[Yahilles]

It won't harm them, substrates are made to work with animals keeping them alive
Of course Riccardia would not take any benefits from substrates, as it is an "epiphyte" plant.
I personally use garden soil under the gravel and newts are doing very well and breeding too.