onyx2011
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My axolotl passed away on Christmas due to internal parasites, and I attempted to fill in his tank with a Betta, but he passed this weekend. Feeling really frustrated since I usually have an excellent record with keeping things alive...
I'm going job hunting so I can fund further projects and am emptying the cursed tank and starting from scratch. I'm thinking of making and maintaining a planted tank before I jump back into axolotl keeping. I understand fertilizers are toxic to salamanders, and some research said plants grow best in substrates that give grip(so, not the powdery sand preferred by axolotls). I was wondering, has anyone had success with a 1 inch layer of dirt/garden soil, and then half an inch of sand? I read about this method for fish tanks, but no sources said if this was amphibian friendly.
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I'm going job hunting so I can fund further projects and am emptying the cursed tank and starting from scratch. I'm thinking of making and maintaining a planted tank before I jump back into axolotl keeping. I understand fertilizers are toxic to salamanders, and some research said plants grow best in substrates that give grip(so, not the powdery sand preferred by axolotls). I was wondering, has anyone had success with a 1 inch layer of dirt/garden soil, and then half an inch of sand? I read about this method for fish tanks, but no sources said if this was amphibian friendly.
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