finaly

karazy · 02-09-2008, 05:14 PM

well i have some extera money now so im gonna go out tommorow and get my newts a new tank. i have 2 firebellies and i am going to try to get a 10 or a 20. i will probably put a betta in with them and maybe some dwarf cories. i need to cycle this tank before putting them in it, right?o, and what might happen is if i can get a 20 i will probably put my newts in my fishes 10 gallon, and then put my fish in the 20 OR get new fish for the 20, but we will see what happens

karazy · 02-09-2008, 07:02 PM

o i forgot to mention, one of my newts is not eating and is as skinny as a stick, but yet she ahs been alive for about three months. i am trying alot of different foods, but nothing is working, and im starting to egt scared for her. maybe a change of enviornment will perk her up?

Chrispy · 02-10-2008, 01:58 AM

i would rethink the betta. they have a tendicy to me aggressive and nibble at limbs. get something passive. and yes you need to cycle. and make sure the water is chlorine free. they absorb through there skin so chlorine could kill. the newts would do good in the 10 gallon. maybe get some guppies to keep them intertained. or even make a palindrome.

and about feeding? how do and what do you currently feed them. try isolating him in a small container with a little water (about 1/4") and dropping food in there. or hand feed him. it helps if it looks alive and they can smell it.

karazy · 02-10-2008, 08:17 PM

well i set it up. i kinda wasnt the smartest about it because i didnt have any place to put there old crappy 5 gallon so what i did was i filled it with water from my dads 20 and added a bit of new water(dechlorinated) and then i took the sponge from my aquaclear on my 10 gallon and rinsedit out in the newt tank to put as much beneficial bacteria in as possible. so i had no way i cud keep the newts in the 5 gallon for a while, so i let the tank run for a few hours and then put the newts on there litle styofoam island i made and then let them aclimate themselves. i saw one newt go into the water and it made me so happy to see him swimming in a bigger tank. and just so i can tell u how bad the 5 gallon was, i would much rather put them in an uncycled tank then leave them in there. thats y i got this tank ASAP. o, and for fish,. i might put the 2 white clouds from my other 10 in there tank and maybe put 2 or 3 more in. sorry for the long post

karazy · 02-15-2008, 03:20 PM

pics coming soon!!!

karazy · 02-17-2008, 12:58 PM

ok. so bad news. my anorexic newt escaped last night through a 1/2 inch hole in the lid. we did a full search of the tank and the house. didnt find a thing. hes proably dead by now because of lack of moisture on his skin.

RIP anorexic newt

karazy · 02-17-2008, 04:26 PM

so today i went and got some goodies from the pet store. including a new newt to replace my old one. hes alot better. a nice big fat one. i also got 1 whitecloud to join the 2 i already have in my newt tank

karazy · 02-17-2008, 07:50 PM

ok. heres the pics i promised:the tank

my newts

rob doing his thing

Ricker · 02-17-2008, 09:07 PM

Rob and big! lol I love that show. Nice tank.

karazy · 02-17-2008, 09:13 PM

lol. its an awsome show. and the newts like remind me of them cuz one small, and ones big, and one is like always darting around, and one makes his way slowley

02-09-2008, 05:14 PM	#1
karazy the bird is the word Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 609	finaly well i have some extera money now so im gonna go out tommorow and get my newts a new tank. i have 2 firebellies and i am going to try to get a 10 or a 20. i will probably put a betta in with them and maybe some dwarf cories. i need to cycle this tank before putting them in it, right?o, and what might happen is if i can get a 20 i will probably put my newts in my fishes 10 gallon, and then put my fish in the 20 OR get new fish for the 20, but we will see what happens

02-10-2008, 01:58 AM	#3
Chrispy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 20 Posts: 121	i would rethink the betta. they have a tendicy to me aggressive and nibble at limbs. get something passive. and yes you need to cycle. and make sure the water is chlorine free. they absorb through there skin so chlorine could kill. the newts would do good in the 10 gallon. maybe get some guppies to keep them intertained. or even make a palindrome. and about feeding? how do and what do you currently feed them. try isolating him in a small container with a little water (about 1/4") and dropping food in there. or hand feed him. it helps if it looks alive and they can smell it. __________________ 10 Gallon 2 Fire Belly Newts 1 female Betta 4 male Endlers 1 female Endler 1 Baby Gold Nugget Placo Various Cheery Shrimp 5.5 Gallon 1 Female Tequila Sunrise Guppy 4 Cherry Shrimp 2 African Dwarf Frogs

02-10-2008, 08:17 PM	#4
karazy the bird is the word Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 609	well i set it up. i kinda wasnt the smartest about it because i didnt have any place to put there old crappy 5 gallon so what i did was i filled it with water from my dads 20 and added a bit of new water(dechlorinated) and then i took the sponge from my aquaclear on my 10 gallon and rinsedit out in the newt tank to put as much beneficial bacteria in as possible. so i had no way i cud keep the newts in the 5 gallon for a while, so i let the tank run for a few hours and then put the newts on there litle styofoam island i made and then let them aclimate themselves. i saw one newt go into the water and it made me so happy to see him swimming in a bigger tank. and just so i can tell u how bad the 5 gallon was, i would much rather put them in an uncycled tank then leave them in there. thats y i got this tank ASAP. o, and for fish,. i might put the 2 white clouds from my other 10 in there tank and maybe put 2 or 3 more in. sorry for the long post Last edited by karazy; 02-11-2008 at 05:53 PM.

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02-09-2008, 07:02 PM	#2
karazy the bird is the word Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 609	o i forgot to mention, one of my newts is not eating and is as skinny as a stick, but yet she ahs been alive for about three months. i am trying alot of different foods, but nothing is working, and im starting to egt scared for her. maybe a change of enviornment will perk her up?

02-15-2008, 03:20 PM	#5
karazy the bird is the word Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 609	pics coming soon!!!

02-17-2008, 12:58 PM	#6
karazy the bird is the word Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 609	ok. so bad news. my anorexic newt escaped last night through a 1/2 inch hole in the lid. we did a full search of the tank and the house. didnt find a thing. hes proably dead by now because of lack of moisture on his skin. RIP anorexic newt

02-17-2008, 04:26 PM	#7
karazy the bird is the word Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 609	so today i went and got some goodies from the pet store. including a new newt to replace my old one. hes alot better. a nice big fat one. i also got 1 whitecloud to join the 2 i already have in my newt tank

02-17-2008, 07:50 PM	#8
karazy the bird is the word Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 609	ok. heres the pics i promised:the tank my newts rob doing his thing

02-17-2008, 09:07 PM	#9
Ricker Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 514	Rob and big! lol I love that show. Nice tank.

02-17-2008, 09:13 PM	#10
karazy the bird is the word Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 609	lol. its an awsome show. and the newts like remind me of them cuz one small, and ones big, and one is like always darting around, and one makes his way slowley

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