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i am getting 2 baby axoltls monday but dont kno what substrate to use?
 
Those are certainly two great options. :p Either will be fine, but use the right sand:
  • silica/pool-filter sand
  • play sand, if your area has 'good sand' - no magnetite, iron, limestone, etc
  • obsidian sand
  • etc
... that is NOT coral-based, and not too much of it - less than an inch - and rinse the ever-living hell out of it before you put it in.

Nothing is much easier to manage - as it usually is. :D

Has the tank already cycled? What's already in it in terms of decorations, etc?
 
If your axolotls are still small, you may not want to use any substrate at all. It's just generally easier to keep tiny ones on bare-bottom.
 
I think that as long as they are not tiny, then they will be grateful of something to grip at the bottom of the tank!
 
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