Question: New axies

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I'm getting 2 new axies this weekend, there 4-5"s and coming as a pair. I also have a single axie again 4-5"s, are they all ok to go in together?

My tank is 3ft and has 1 huge hide and 1 smaller one, the pair are obviously ok together however I'm not sure how my current juvenile is going to act when he/she has company.....

I'll have a White with white eyes (albino?) a golden and a melandiod? (black one)

Any advice would be very grateful :)
 
If they're all the same size, you should have nothing behavioral to worry about, and your tank seems big enough, BUT you need to quarantine your new axies for a month before mixing them, just to make sure they don't have any sicknesses that could be passed on to your current axie.
If you don't have another tank to put them in, you could keep them in a large plastic tub (think storage bin) for the month as a cheap option. You will just have to make water changes much more frequently.

Also, I'd suggest a couple more hides (2 per axie is a good rule of thumb). These could be logs, pots, plants... anything to make them feel safe and have space.

It is always important to quarantine ANYTHING living before adding it to your established tank.
Good luck!
 
Thanks,

I do have a spare tank, my current juvenile is in there as I have a adult which is in my main tank, he is being swapped for one of the other juveniles (I'm buying the other one to keep them as a pair)

My current juve will then go to my main tank and my new guys can go in my spare for a couple of weeks then. My main tank does have plants and afew litte crannies behind the hides so that should be fine.

I'm looking forward to seeing my juve explore my main tank :)
 
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