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

    I'm waiting for my shipping which is my 7 newts, I read in some article, one said we can't keep chinese fire-bellied communal, which the other said we can. which statement is right?

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

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

    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?

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

    first what are you feeding them?, they may be stressed or they may be use to a specific food
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    Default Re: may I keep communal for my chinese fire-bellied newts?

    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.

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

    Were they wild-caught or bred in captivity?

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

    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.
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    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.

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