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angharad

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I've had one axie for a few months now and he's getting quite big now :D. Recently my friend asked if I could take his eel because it's getting too big for its tank and my tank is H U G E. I dont want to put them together because I love Max (axie) and i dont want them hurting each other. I have a smaller tank which I could use but it is currently occupied by tadpoles. They'll be gone and back in the pond in a few months or so but I dont think my friend wants to wait that long. I was just wondering until I can put it in the small tank if anyone has any good suggestions for tank dividers cos I dont know which ones are best cos there are loads. Thanks
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kaysie

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What kind of 'eel'? If it's a rubber eel, this would be a caecilian, which are tropical, and their required temperatures would kill an axolotl. If it's an actual eel, most of these are saltwater.

I would suggest getting a new tank. Then you have no concerns about anything, and you will have a spare tank. No one can ever have too many spare tanks.
 
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angharad

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Friend says the water temperature is about room temp. The axies water is probably a bit cooler than that (around 20 C) but wouldn't the eel adapt. He doesn't know what type of eel it is.
 
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kaysie

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Also, animals don't usually 'adapt' to temperatures outside of their range. They usually get stressed and die.
 
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Do you have a picture of the eel, I'm pretty good with fish species, I might be able to figure out what species it is.
 
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