Newt tanks

20-long tank housing Triturus. To make this tank, I used aquarium silicone to insert a piece of glass. However, I later decided that the water volume was too small. Also, the land side tended to become flooded by wicking and it was very difficult to get the water back out.

I remodeled the tank above with water on both sides. There is a submersible filter that pumps the water from the shallow side to the deep side, then the water cascades over the divider.

15-gallon tank housing two full-grown broken-striped newts.

15-gallon tank housing 2 Hong Kong warty newts. There is a long bubble bar at the rear to provide a current, which these newts like. The island is a shallow plant saucer filled with gravel, with the rim exactly at the water level.

10-gallon tank housing 4 small adult broken-striped newts.

10-gallon tank housing 3 juvenile fire salamanders.

For more pictures of newt and salamander tanks, see Setting It Up at Caudate Central.

Last edited January 4, 2004