Making gills longer?

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Is it possible to make your Axolotl's gills longer? One of mine seems to have rather short gills.
 
Only if you want to risk decreasing the amount of oxygen in the tank.
 
some axolotls have short gills, others have long ones. There is no reason to increase their size.
 
They will grow in time, if not thats your axies charateristic :) x
 
Axolotls gills size alters depending on 4 things,

Oxygen levels in the tank = more oxygen = shorter gills,
Water quality - Its gills will shrink and look wierd, and it will use its lungs more to gain oxygen - can eventually lead to metamorphing which could kill the axolotl.
Genetics - some have shorter gills
And finally if the axie is with tank mates = can nibble gills making them shorter.

I know i have put 4 things, but i swear im missing something ( writing this half asleep)
 
If it's only one of your axolotls with shorter gills, and they haven't changed in shape, it is likely as suggested above to just be genetics. If you're concerned, just pop a picture up. :happy:
 
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