robin Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 (edited) Hi there. We have a 30 gal setup that my daughters want to make into a 1/2 water (fish) and 1/2 rock/planted for newts. I have seen these nice looking setups in fish stores, but online have read that the temp requirements and disease/species issues are a concern. Anyone done this? Were the fish/newts healthy? What temp? The gals want a ropefish for the water and 2 newts or so up top. As long as the newts were too big for the ropefish to eat...would this work? Any tips on ropefish or temp requirements? They wanted an eel, but they get so awful big. If not newts/fish....then newts/frogs? Looking for the good/bad and ugly for responses. Thnx Edited March 2, 2011 by robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippoherder Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 I have done both. I had a colony of poison dart frogs in a river system tank . The long and the short of it is it will depend on the species you are housing together. As long as they are from similar climates you should be fine. In the frog tank I kept a school of neons, which were perfectly suited to the overall temp and conditions that the frogs needed ( keeping in mind dart frogs are largely terrestrial). I would suggest any number of rainforest frogs or tree frogs to make it interesting. In a 30 gallon (depending on how tall) , there are quite a few tiny frogs that would work. The newts could work but I ran into trouble. It might have just been an odd coincidence but my newts didn't thrive in my combo tank and a couple even came down with a funky disease/condition that my specialist vet couldn't put his finger on. It also turns out some of the stocked items that are used for newts may also be toxic to them. You could go aquatic frog but it would not be nearly as interesting and you would miss the chance to take advantage of the landscape. you could definatley get a small bromeliad and some small air ferns in a 30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Most newts that are commonly available require unheated tanks. That rules out many fish. You could try White Cloud Minnows, but they could end up as lunch when the newts get bigger - I had a couple Japanese Firebelly newts that eventually got big enough to eat feeder goldfish. Also, keep in mind that most common newts are primarily aquatic, and don't really need a large land area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted March 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 thanks guys, i think i will have them do a newt only tank......or they can forfeit the tank to me!!!!!!!!!! I can think of all kinds of things to do!!! lol robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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