Beaniepompom
New member
Hi there, I have been planning on getting an axolotl of my own for a few months now and have looked through a bunch of forum topics here so I figured it was about time I sign up and become a part of this awesome community!
As you can see, I have a tank all set up that my friend who knows a lot about fish helped me with at the time ready for the axolotl season here as I had ordered one a few months ago and it turned out to be different to the one I ordered (so it got returned).
I had assumed my new one could arrive at any day so I just kept the tank going.
Upon looking through the forums I noticed that I probably have too much Silica sand down the bottom of the tank - probably about 3 inches worth. So I know I will need to get rid of a good amount of it before my axy gets here.
My problem now is that I found one online that I liked and seeing as it is only 6 weeks old (and 2 inches long) I get the impression that most of you would not recommend sand in the tank at such a young age.
I wonder if I could get away with it if it is silica sand? - if not, when am I able to put the sand back in?
I attached an image of my tank, does it look suitable overall? the light is on just for the sake of taking the photo and those are fake plants, I will put in a live plant or 2 once the axolotl has arrived.
The tank is just over 50cm in width and I am only planning on having one axolotl in there.
PS: There's this pump that I have that just blows air into the water through this blue stone thing that my friend advised me to have in all the time once my axolotl arrives, she also mentioned a rock that fizzes I can buy from a store that I can just put in there instead. Do you recommend either of these for axolotls? I have not noticed them in many tank set up images.
Sorry for such a long post guys! I just want to ensure the best sort of space for such a young axolotl before I commit to buying it!
Thanks for reading this
I look forward to being a more active member in this awesome community!
As you can see, I have a tank all set up that my friend who knows a lot about fish helped me with at the time ready for the axolotl season here as I had ordered one a few months ago and it turned out to be different to the one I ordered (so it got returned).
I had assumed my new one could arrive at any day so I just kept the tank going.
Upon looking through the forums I noticed that I probably have too much Silica sand down the bottom of the tank - probably about 3 inches worth. So I know I will need to get rid of a good amount of it before my axy gets here.
My problem now is that I found one online that I liked and seeing as it is only 6 weeks old (and 2 inches long) I get the impression that most of you would not recommend sand in the tank at such a young age.
I wonder if I could get away with it if it is silica sand? - if not, when am I able to put the sand back in?
I attached an image of my tank, does it look suitable overall? the light is on just for the sake of taking the photo and those are fake plants, I will put in a live plant or 2 once the axolotl has arrived.
The tank is just over 50cm in width and I am only planning on having one axolotl in there.
PS: There's this pump that I have that just blows air into the water through this blue stone thing that my friend advised me to have in all the time once my axolotl arrives, she also mentioned a rock that fizzes I can buy from a store that I can just put in there instead. Do you recommend either of these for axolotls? I have not noticed them in many tank set up images.
Sorry for such a long post guys! I just want to ensure the best sort of space for such a young axolotl before I commit to buying it!
Thanks for reading this
I look forward to being a more active member in this awesome community!