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:confused:im new to axolotl but ive been a monsterfish keeper all my life and alway wonted one of these guys and i finaly got two of them a wild type and an albino my ? is will an albino breed with a wild color one ?
 
Most definitely! If you have adult male and female in the tank, and the conditions are optimal, chances are they will breed no matter what color they are, or even if they are siblings.

But you should read up on axolotls so you can be prepared to take care of them to the best of your ability. There is some great information on these sites, have a look...

http://axolotl.org/
http://bigapple.uky.edu/~axolotl/guide.htm

Good luck to you!
 
Hi Freddy,

Obviously you would need one male and one female for them to breed. So i think the first step is to first determine what sex your axies are.

How old (size in inches) are your axolotls? If they are over 1 and half years, it would be safe to sex them. You can take some photos of their cloacal region and post the pictures here if you would like us to help sex them. In males there is a prominent cloacal bulge as opposed to the female. In general, adult females have a rounded belly appearance and have broader/shorter heads compared to the slimmer male with a more enlongated shaped head.

Also look at the toe tips of your axolotls, in dark coloured axies, white toe tips indicate sexual maturity. For light coloured axies, dark toe tips will indicate sexual maturity.

Healthy adult male and female pair will breed when the conditions are right. Axies breed readily. They will not discern familial relations or colours. If you do not want your axies to breed, it is recommended you house them separately first if you are not sure of their sex. Alternatively, you can use a tank divider to keep them apart although its not a fool proof plan. On rare occasions spematophores can be smuggled over.

I have included some links for you to read up.

http://www.axolotl.org/breeding.htm
http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/sexing.shtml

Cheers.
 
thanks for the links i have 3 that are about 3'' and 2 that are 6'' one of them is defenatlly a male the other is a bit had to tell at first it looked like a female but now i dont know and the other 3 are to small to tell but i will take some pics of them all and see what you guys think they might be :happy:
 
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