My Transgenic Axolotls (LOAD WARNING)

[aeri]

72 is too high for them. anything over 70 and they start to stress.

Mid to low 60 is much better for them.

They should not be housed with fish. If they can catch them they will eat them. And the fish can nip at their gills stressing them.

They also should not have gravel/pebbles in the bottom of their tanks. Bare bottom or sand is much better. When they eat they suck the food in. They can and will suck in the rocks and end up impacted.

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they need cold temperatures. supposedly when they have fungus/disease/injury, you're supposed to put them in the refrigerator. not many tropical fish would live healthily in their waters and vice versa. some people freeze a bottle of water, then float it in the tank to lower the temps once a while.

gravel is an issue. the lfs that i bought all of mine at were kept with black gravel. even now after 4 months i still occasionally see black gravel in the tank from them ****ting it out. constipation and anal prolapse will happen often with gravel.

check out http://www.caudata.org/forum/
http://www.caudata.org/axolotl-sanctuary/illness_photos.shtml