Hey everyone, my girlfriend's been getting into Axolotls lately and we've been looking at a couple different sites for information about them but I dunno, feels like I'm reading a care sheet printed out by petco or something, kinda shaky on trusting it. Was wondering if you guys knew anything about them since this is pretty much the largest group of fish enthusiasts out there. Thanks in advance!
Anyone know anything about axolotls?
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Well all i know is they are sold with water dogs due to looking the same but its VERY important not to confuse the two because one morphs quickly and randomly into a salamander and will drown if not given land while the other can live in water forever...
they are predatory and feed on insects and small fish. (don't feed them goldfish. only mosquito fish / guppies).
sorry i cant give you more info.
they are predatory and feed on insects and small fish. (don't feed them goldfish. only mosquito fish / guppies).
sorry i cant give you more info.
I've never seen them sold WITH "water dogs", but the two are commonly confused and mislabeled. "Water dogs" are larval Tiger salamanders.
Other than that, pretty much like a fish in care...like all aquatic salamanders, Axies like cool water (below 75). They eat worms, fish, pellets, etc...
Other than that, pretty much like a fish in care...like all aquatic salamanders, Axies like cool water (below 75). They eat worms, fish, pellets, etc...
how big of an aquarium should I get, I read a ten gallon will suffice but honestly that seems pretty small....
Could you give me an estimate on how big they get? Like 10" or so? And what kind of substrate should they have?
10-12" I'd probably use sand or fine gravel...they really inhale when eating, and I'd worry about swallowing stones.
I have 3 in a 40 gallon tank. They aren't the most exciting things, but they are cool looking. They really aren't that hard to take care of.