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Hello i am new on this forum. I am from the Turin so my apoligies if my english is not corect. i am currently keeping 2 alpine newts and an tropical comunity aquarium.

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I’m looking into getting a new species in the future (currently have some ribbed newts) and was looking for something temperature tolerant as I’m from Texas. My current tank usually stays around 68, never seen it over 72 though and my ac was down for a few days at one point. I plan to invest in a chiller eventually but any recommendations for now would be great!
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Just found one of my Emperor Newts (tylotrotiton shanjing) has an extra arm! It is fully formed just smaller than the main one. It seems to be moving. I thought it was an unabsorbed gill until it was up against the glass today. Check out the pics! I'll try to get some better ones and keep you all posted on how it grows, or if it falls off. Is there anything you think I need to d...

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I have a 55 gallon, unheated paludarium with a fairly large land area, about 3.5 feet long by six to ten inches wide, covered with lush mosses, anubias, dwarf bamboo, and Himalayan maidenhair fern. This area is kept fairly damp and cool by a tube dripping water from a waterfall overflow, creating a few small puddles and areas of varying dampness/drynes...

Hi guys, Lexi is 6/ 6 1/2 years old and has generally been a healthy happy lotl, though yesterday she was staying in her log longer than normal and I noticed it's because her tail/ butt is floaty. She's been gaseous before from gulping too much air, but she usually gets it out much quicker than this.

It has been 2 full days, in that time I've done a 50% water chang...