Tank size vs Axolotls?

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My tank is 32” long by 18” wide and 18” high (approx. 165 litres or 45 gallons).

At the moment I have 2 ‘baby’ axolotls in it. I was wondering would a third one be ok?

Really the question is would 3 adult axolotls be ok in a tank that size?
 
Hi there dipsydoodle,

The minimum tank requirement for 1 adult axolotl is 18" long and 12" wide, height should be enough to cover 8" of water.

Your tank would easily fit 3 young ones, however it's the question how large they are going to grow.

If you ask me 3 adults with a length arround 6 to 10" would be okay in your tank i guess.

However the chances are there that they grow between 10 to 14" and in that case I think 2 would be just fine.

It's common that when axies meet eachother a lot in the tank growth will be slowed down and stopped earlier, but this doesn't have to happen for sure.

So when all the pro's and con's are taken into concideration, and we assume they are gonna be nice large adults, I think you should probably just go with 2 axolotl :)

Hope this helped,
Cheers
 
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