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What is the minimum tank size for an adult axolotl?

Would a 20" x 12" x 16 or 18" (L x W x H) be suitable, or would it have to be a 24" tank be better?

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The tank would be:

50 cm length, 34cm width and 49 cm height (64 litres I think it said)
 
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I've heard that the minimum of a tank is 10 gallons.
Also, the bottom space is more important than the height of a tank.
And an adult Axolotl is about 25-30cm long - So it requires a fairely large tank.
 
Personally i find a standard 10galon to be too small. It´s the recommended minimum volume for even a single Cynops....which are a fraction of the size of an axolotl...
A standard 20gallon would be my idea of the bare minimum for an adult.
 
I think 10 gallon is way too small too.

So 20+ gallons for a single adult. Thanks :)
 
I recommend the tank be at least 80 cm long (100 is better - more is more! :D ) and 40 cm deep for a single axolotl. It'd also then be large enough for two - some would say even three, but I think that's pushing it. Phrases like "with enough hiding places" make me nervous.

-Eva
 
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