may I keep communal for my chinese fire-bellied newts?

[Bombina Bob]

The chinese fire bellies can be kept together but if you mean communal by different
species, its best not to do it. i once had a paddle tail newt that claped down on my
FBT's foot, thank goodness the toad wasnt hurt. Thats my personal experience from
mixing species and it very rarely works long term

[Ojantriadi]

I already admit that my salamanders is paddletail.
I keep these 7 in one place, now already 7 days. and no one eating, what should I do?

[Bombina Bob]

first what are you feeding them?, they may be stressed or they may be use to a specific food

[Ojantriadi]

the seller said, dry worm or silk worm.
this morning I found 4 of them died...
this is so bad...
I hope the rest will be okay.

[ejh805]

Were they wild-caught or bred in captivity?

[Bombina Bob]

i would think that silkworms would be too big and i have no idea what dry worms are.
Try blood worms, they are very nutritious but the frozen kind tend to ruin the water quality.

[numpty]

Also, what temperature is the water? A tropical climate might stress the newts, which as far as I know prefer cooler water (low 20s C). Is the aquarium in an A/C environment?

Just a thought.