Two species sharing a divided tank?

[LittleDragon]

Hello, I have an axolotl in a 40gal breeder and will soon be rescuing a spanish ribbed newt whose tail didn’t grow back after losing it as a juvenile: is it safe for me to put a divider in the axie’s tank and house the two species ‘together’? I know I have sufficient filtration, etc, but wondering about any other contraindications.

 

[JM29]

Hello,
The divider will restrict the room for each animal.
Not a problem with a 40 gal for 2 animals.
Perhaps the filtration will be more difficult since the water circulation won't be free because of the divider ?

 

[Bellabelloo]

I personally would advise against it. Unless the divider is sealed they would be sharing the same water, which is not wise with two different species. I suspect the two different species being able to see or scent each other would cause stress. Finally ( I'm sure I had more reasons) dividers unless completely sealed can fail and one animal may cross over to reach the other.
You would be far better creating a hospital tank of container for the ribbed newt. You'd be able to do water changes more easily and treat the animal more easily.

 

[LittleDragon]

I personally would advise against it. Unless the divider is sealed they would be sharing the same water, which is not wise with two different species. I suspect the two different species being able to see or scent each other would cause stress. Finally ( I'm sure I had more reasons) dividers unless completely sealed can fail and one animal may cross over to reach the other.
You would be far better creating a hospital tank of container for the ribbed newt. You'd be able to do water changes more easily and treat the animal more easily

Thanks. The newt does not need a hospital tank, she just has a stubby tail, the injury happened over a year ago.
Can I ask what specifically is the danger in the two species having the same water? The divider is quite solid, very small holes for flow of water, but otherwise fits tightly on all sides.

 

[wolfen]

although water conditions are similar for both species due to the toxin that ribbed newts can secrete when feeling threatened it might not be wise to house them in the same tank even with a divider.

 

[Niels D]

It's more work fixing an escape free divider in a tank, than to get a new tank, apart from all other downsides. P.waltl is just like a lot of other newts an escape artist.