My 6 (UK) Gallon Firebellied Newt Vivarium

[Kathryn]

Hi everyone,
I have a VERY simple 6 UK gallon Newt Vivarium set up, with 2 Firebellied Newts. I filter it with a small Eheim Mini, tiny but a good wee filter! I have just a couple of plants, so I dont wan't to set up proper lighting tubes, so it is simply lit with a 25 watt reading light. :lol:
The simplest vivarium ever, but it does the job and the newts seem to be happy. ;)
Here's some pics:
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I love taking photos of them, as they, unlike fish, don't swim away!
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He looks like an old man in this one!
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He was breathing against the glass, causing condensation, but didn't seem to realise what it was! :D
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Sorry for all the photos!! :eek: :eek: lol

Enjoy! Comments, suggestions and critisism welcomed. :)

[Siren]

Excellent newt shots! They look well fed and healthy :) Congratulations!

[got2envy]

They are toooooooo cute!!!! awesome tanks for the pics they made me smile :D

[Corbin]

Whoa there cute, all the ones i ever buy are half dead with there skin rotting off :mad2:

I really like the tank even though its "simple" !!! :)

[legendaryfrog]

Very nice ! Its simple, yet elegent ! :thm:

[Kathryn]

Excellent newt shots! They look well fed and healthy :) Congratulations!

Yes, very well fed. ;)
Thank you. :D

They are toooooooo cute!!!! awesome tanks for the pics they made me smile :D

Haha. Thank you very much. :D

Very nice ! Its simple, yet elegent ! :thm:
lol Thank you.

Whoa there cute, all the ones i ever buy are half dead with there skin rotting off :mad2:

I really like the tank even though its "simple" !!! :)

Ohhh, sounds horrible. Thankfully my lfs has a good stock of different types of newts, turtles and of course fish. ;)
Thank you.

[Corbin]

:) cool, its almost impossible to find anything but FBnewts/toads. i was lucky to find a redeft newt. but most stores dont like caring for them will there in stock :huh:

[5xevy]

Those are some really nice pictures. The clarity of the facial expressions is priceless.

[Mgamer20o0]

the more and more i look at the pics the more i want to start one. had newts years ago.

[momar]

very nice! Its amazing what you can do with small tanks...

[Kathryn]

:) cool, its almost impossible to find anything but FBnewts/toads. i was lucky to find a redeft newt. but most stores dont like caring for them will there in stock :huh:

Yes, but thankfully my lfs has a variety of newts, I simply went to firebelly because I thought they were interesting. ;)
Thanks.

[Kathryn]

Those are some really nice pictures. The clarity of the facial expressions is priceless.

Thank you. They do have rather cute faces, making them a joy to photograph. Trust me, the photos you've seen are a mere fraction of the amount I've actually taken!

the more and more i look at the pics the more i want to start one. had newts years ago.

lol thanks. I'd certainly recommend them. ;)

very nice! Its amazing what you can do with small tanks...

Yes, i've seen some stunning nano tanks. Bigger isn't always better! lol :)

[muddskipper26]

6 uk gallons is how many us gallons?
looks great by the way, thinking about do this to my 10 gal.

[Kathryn]

Thank you for the nice comments. ;)
It's 7.2 US gallons. :D

[dwarfgourami7]

What heater are you using? I have a spare elite 25Watt so would that do?

[Kathryn]

I don't heat the tank. They prefer quite cool water, so a heater is not necessary. :)

[legendaryfrog]

you dont need a heater............unless your home igets colder than 68*F.

[dwarfgourami7]

Awesome. They have FBN's at my LFS and FBT's (toads) can they be mixed together in the long run? Sometimes i see them together in the LFS but it might be taking out a rough toad or newt from the rest. I dont know. Whats their diet?

[Kathryn]

Hi. Thank you very much. ;)
I have been told that FBT and FBN's can be put together, but you should get someone to confirm that. :)
I feed them bloodworms, both live and frozen. :D

[dwarfgourami7]

How often? Because i cant afford to feed them bloodwom everyday twice or even once. I get £10 a week for pocket money which may be alot for pocket money but in fishkeeping it doesnt go very far. Might get a job soon.

[Kathryn]

Just one cube once a week. Very inexpensive. ;)

[dwarfgourami7]

cool. Do you put in a whole cube on some day and then a week later put in another one or do you cut up the cube and feed the bits at regulat intervules?

[Kathryn]

The frozen bloodworms come in cubes. Just use one of the cubes every week to feed them. :)