I've inherited an Axolotl

Hi,
My name is Mel from Melbourne, Australia.
After much begging my 11 YO son obtained a black Axolotl.
2 years later we still have Hikaru, Son however has long lost interest.

Soooo, Mum, (me) have taken over the wee beastie.
I am quite fond of her but know little about their needs.

Still she seems healthy.

I recently moved her from the gloom of my sons lair, into the sun room and she's sharing her tank with a large red commet.
I have put a glass divider in the tank, so the commet cant mistake Hikaru's frilly bits (lungs?) for fish food.


Hikaru has never seemed so animated and happy, she's swimming around, biting the bubbles from the filter/airiator, swimming to the top of the glass slope and sliding down again on her belly, she seems to be having a ball

The fish seems cool with the arrangement too
Is their any reason why I shouldnt do this?

is the sun room sunny lol cause they don't like much sun or light you dont need a light room light is sufficiant Axolotls: The Fascinating Mexican Axolotl and the Tiger Salamander check out this site tells you every thing you need send me a message if you have any more questions

parasites would be one reason not to have fish in same tank Im sure there are others but scince there seperate it will stop the fish from eating there gills so the risk is up to you

You have more answers under your shared tank posting. :happy:

I think that was a good and clever thing to do (put in the glass divider).

hendrixtheaxie said:

parasites would be one reason not to have fish in same tank Im sure there are others but scince there separate it will stop the fish from eating there gills so the risk is up to you

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What sort of parasites?
I've had the fish 8 years or so and he's very healthy
Don't Axolotls share with fish in the wild? as well as having small pebbles to deal with.

Your average axolotl would be a parent to hundreds/thousands of young in its lifetime, and in an evolutionary sense, in the wild, if only a handfull survive to sexual maturity and breed, then its a success. Many will die due to compaction...an obstruction in their digestive tract, such as gravel, and many will not be 'on the best of terms' with their co-habitants in the wild......hence the large amount of 'potential' axolotls from a breeding pair.

Keeping axolotls in captivity is always be about keeping them happy and healthy, as you know.....but as a guideline, no gravel and single species is the way to go.