Goldfish and fire belleid newts

[steev]

Hi I was just wondering if it was possable to keep fire bellied newts with goldfish?

Cheers S

 

[francesco]

<font color="ff0000">NEVER PUT NEWTS WITH GOLDFISH!expecially if the fish is bigger than the newt
</font><font color="000000">In the wild you never find newts with fish.
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[steev]

The fish will be smaller than the newt but too big for the newt to eat. Are there any fish that can be kept with newts?

Cheers S

 

[rob]

White Cloud Minnows and Zebra Danios should do alright, as well as Ghost Shrimp, but you don't need them in the tanks with the newt...it would only be for aesthetics.

 

[steev]

It is only a temporary measure. They would only be together for a month or two. Would a well fed newt still try to eat the fish?

 

[jennifer]

With goldfish, eating each other is not the biggest problem. The problem is water quality. Goldfish excrete a lot of waste (ammonia). Be sure to test ammonia and do a partial water change at least every week. Be extremely careful not to leave any uneaten food in the tank. Even with these precautions, it's still a risk for the newt.

 

[francesco]

In my experience a newt can manage to eat a fish only if the fish passes in front of his mouth.Normally fish are too quick for the newt to catch.However I think the fish would stress the newts.You can try,perhaps they'll get on well together...

 

[steev]

I think I'll give it a go. I'll test the water daily and step up the water changes. I'll keep an eye on the situation and seperate them if any problems occur.

Cheers S

 

[kaysie]

one question: what is the water temp in the tank? gold fish need warmer water temps than newts.... frankly, i think you're playing with fire (excuse the pun). you're only asking for trouble