LozHodge
New member
Hi everyone,
Axolotl newbie here so I'm probably going to frustrate a lot of you! I apologise in advance but I really want to increase my knowledge on axolotl husbandry so my Wooper can be the happiest it can be.
Firstly I asked A LOT of questions in the pet shop I got him/her from (might need some help on sexing too!) I asked about filtration, temperature, how much to feed it etc etc as I had no idea what to do. Unfortunately, after stalking this forum for the past week, I realise I may have been told a load of rubbish. I was told any filter was fine, however after noticing how sedentary Wooper was and a lack of appetite, this is clearly not the case. I've since turned off the filter and Wooper has been eating a lot more and been a lot more active, so I was thinking about getting one of those porous stones that can oxygenate the water (anyone know if these are any good?) I was recommended to buy a tank I realise it is soooo so too small (don't worry, replacing tank tomorrow) and was also told it was fine to have a fishy friend in the tank with Wooper... Again, this is not the case and I'll be returning our poor fishy on Monday. I don't want everyone thinking I don't care, the pet shop was very ill informed and I feel really sorry for poor Wooper as he must have had a really stressful week.
After learning all this info I'm making sure to keep him/her a lot happier, but I have noticed woopers back leg is looking a little gammy. The back leg has been weird since we got Wooper but now after realising how much stress he/she's been under I was wondering what you guys thought:
I know how to help if it is a fungal infection, but I'm unsure whether this is just the regeneration happening??
I would also be grateful of any info on what to feed Wooper, and how much to feed him/her. The guy at the pet store told us to buy a bag of frozen prawns and defrost one a day but obviously every other bit of info I got from the store is really bad. All info I get here I will pass on to the store when I go to return the fish as I feel so bad I've put Wooper in these stressful conditions :-(
Axolotl newbie here so I'm probably going to frustrate a lot of you! I apologise in advance but I really want to increase my knowledge on axolotl husbandry so my Wooper can be the happiest it can be.
Firstly I asked A LOT of questions in the pet shop I got him/her from (might need some help on sexing too!) I asked about filtration, temperature, how much to feed it etc etc as I had no idea what to do. Unfortunately, after stalking this forum for the past week, I realise I may have been told a load of rubbish. I was told any filter was fine, however after noticing how sedentary Wooper was and a lack of appetite, this is clearly not the case. I've since turned off the filter and Wooper has been eating a lot more and been a lot more active, so I was thinking about getting one of those porous stones that can oxygenate the water (anyone know if these are any good?) I was recommended to buy a tank I realise it is soooo so too small (don't worry, replacing tank tomorrow) and was also told it was fine to have a fishy friend in the tank with Wooper... Again, this is not the case and I'll be returning our poor fishy on Monday. I don't want everyone thinking I don't care, the pet shop was very ill informed and I feel really sorry for poor Wooper as he must have had a really stressful week.
After learning all this info I'm making sure to keep him/her a lot happier, but I have noticed woopers back leg is looking a little gammy. The back leg has been weird since we got Wooper but now after realising how much stress he/she's been under I was wondering what you guys thought:
I know how to help if it is a fungal infection, but I'm unsure whether this is just the regeneration happening??
I would also be grateful of any info on what to feed Wooper, and how much to feed him/her. The guy at the pet store told us to buy a bag of frozen prawns and defrost one a day but obviously every other bit of info I got from the store is really bad. All info I get here I will pass on to the store when I go to return the fish as I feel so bad I've put Wooper in these stressful conditions :-(