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Hey is there any way to enhance my axolotl's gill feathers? or maybe he's just to young, 4 inches or so, it's not that red much, thank you for your answers :)
 
Only thing you can really do is make sure they are well fed and have optimal water conditions. You'll have to leave the rest up to genetics.
 
thanks, i was so eager to see them with red feathers :) she so cute :)
 
Reduce the oxygen in the tank, both my youngsters have massive feathery gills, the more oxygen in the water = less they need their gills so they shrink, less oxygen = gills grow longer to compensate. They have lungs too so if they are too oxygen starved they will go to the surface to breathe :D
 
will try that, thanks :)
 
i have one aerator connected to a sponge filter so that the water flows through the whole tank, do you think i used lessen it up? i have an idea to lessen it
 
drop a regulator on it and limit it slightly, im not saying completely starve them of oxygen just that the less = longer gills, you will find an equilibrium with the perfect oxygen for nice gill length.
 
thanks will try that :)
 
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