Toirtis
God of primitive fishes
Thanks to a local chap, I am now the proud owner of a pair of bouncing juvenile Spanish ribbed newts, which are happily settling in their new heavily-planted 10 gallon tank. Hopefully I will have some pics soon, but here are some pics (not mine, obviously) to tide you over:
What they look like now (at about 6" each):
http://www.ag-urodela.de/daten_arten/pleurodeles/waltl/pleurodeles_waltl_miller_6-m.jpg
...and what they should look like when fully mature:
http://www.mediterranea.org/cae/denuncia/pleurwal1.jpg
The newts share their tank with 3 ruby nerite snails:
http://www.snailshop.co.uk/assets/images/db_images/db_www_snailshop_co_uk___51.jpg
What they look like now (at about 6" each):
http://www.ag-urodela.de/daten_arten/pleurodeles/waltl/pleurodeles_waltl_miller_6-m.jpg
...and what they should look like when fully mature:
http://www.mediterranea.org/cae/denuncia/pleurwal1.jpg
The newts share their tank with 3 ruby nerite snails:
http://www.snailshop.co.uk/assets/images/db_images/db_www_snailshop_co_uk___51.jpg