Japanese Sword-Tail Newts Feeding (Cynops e. ensicauda)

Just some scenes of feeding my adult group of Japanese sword-tail newts, Cynops e. ensicauda, with tubifex. Besides tubifex I feed them with bloodworms, gammarus, daphnia, artemia, and fish pellets.
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General Information on sword-tailed newts:
"The sword-tail newt (Cynops ensicauda) is an endangered species of true salamander from the Ryukyu Archipelago in Japan. It has recently been placed on Japan's Red List of Threatened Amphibians. Sometimes, sword-tail newts are called fire-bellied newts, not to be confused with the common Chinese and Japanese species, because of their bright orange bellies, which serve as a warning to predators that they are poisonous. They can be differentiated from these two species by their large size, broader heads and (against Japanese fire-bellies) smoother skin. This newt ranges from brown to black above, occasionally with an orange dorsal stripe. Some individuals may have light spotting or speckling on their backs.
Sword-tailed newts can reach 12.8 cm (5.0 in) in males and 18 cm (7.1 in) in females. They are the largest living members of their genus. Females and males look significantly different in appearance. Females have much longer tails that are actually longer than the rest of their bodies. Males’ tails are much shorter and sometimes display a whitish sheen during breeding season.
The sword-tailed newt is only found on the Ryukyu Archipelago, an island chain off the southern coast of Japan, as well as on many smaller surrounding islands. This newt's habitat is slow, cool, stagnant bodies of water. They are commonly found in man-made structures such as rice paddies, road-side ditches, and cattle waterholes. The two known subspecies of sword-tailed newt are C. e. ensicauda and C. e. popei. Due to the subtropical climate of its native habitat, it is more tolerant of high temperatures than other Cynops. The sword-tailed newt has no predators, so deforestation and land development are the main reasons for their endangerment."
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[@alindanielbranzea2905]

Good to see you back

[@AquaTerra-Life]

😊

[@alexsilasi630]

And gone again😞

[@かなちらす]

アマミシリケンイモリ！かわいいですよね！うちの自慢です！

[@turtsmcgee189]

Hey I have some C. e popei efts I am feeding them fruit flies and white worms, but they don’t seem interested, any advice you can share would be welcome!

[@AquaTerra-Life]

Hey, as long as they can be fed in water all kinds of small live food are great (like tubifex, daphnia, black and white worms etc.). For terrestrial-only efts I can recommend tiny ispods and micro crickets. But white worms and fruit flies are also good. Normally they seem to need some kind of movement to be triggered, the tiny isopods and crickets are great for this. :)

[@risuadel]

Are you sure these are the nominate form and not popei? They have same colour as popei?

[@AquaTerra-Life]

Yes, quite sure. I got my newts directly from a Japanese breeder who collected their parents himself.

[@tubeclips_rr]

Hallo, ich wollte fragen ob du mal ein Video machen kannst, wie du deine Amphibien überwinterst LG

[@danielr7644]

Hungry hungry hippos 😂

[@PeppersnGlowworms]

Immer ein Vergnügen zu sehen, wie die kleinen Wasserdrachen mit Appetit reinhauen!
Kann es sein, dass da auch C. ensicauda popei dabei war?
Ich habe eine Garnele gesehen. Futtertier oder Mitbewohner?

[@AquaTerra-Life]

Finde ich auch! :)
Nein, es sind tatsächlich alles reine C. e. ensicauda, auch wenn (insbesondere der "kleine") von der Färbung her mehr nach popei aussieht.
Die Garnelen leben mit im Becken und vermehren sich auch erfolgreich, werden aber von den Molchen auf einem konstanten Level gehalten. Hauptsächlich dienen sie mit den Schnecken zusammen als Resteverwerter. Also sowohl Futter, als auch Mitbewohner. :D

[@PeppersnGlowworms]

@@AquaTerra-Life Sehr praktisch, das mit den Garnelen (und darüber hinaus noch dekorativ)!
Cynops ensicauda popei ist meine Lieblingsunterart, deshalb wollte ich wissen, ob ich mir die Ähnlichkeit nur einbilde... Danke

[@AquaTerra-Life]

@@PeppersnGlowworms Oh ja, definitiv!
Die Ähnlichkeit bildest du dir nicht nur ein, die ist auf jeden Fall vorhanden. :)

[@furjesdhf3187]

Yo this is irrelevant but do you remember where you got your fire salamanders

[@molchzucht117]

Hallo eine Frage wo kaufen sie ihre Molche

[@risuadel]

Interesting 😊

[@cosmicchaos7181]

Any places you would recommend to buy newts from?

[@xxinaxx5435]

I have a question about clawed frogs !

[@ismaililhan5525]

Can you buy a chameleon