Question: Blue axolotls?

Wild TONY appeared! · Aug 29, 2012

I was wondering if anyone has ever had a blue axolotl? Because my axie is blue and black. Ill post a picture as soon as possible if it is unusual.

Neil C · Aug 29, 2012

Sounds unusual to me so post away.

Regards Neil

Kaysie · Aug 29, 2012

Melanoids can appear blueish.

Wild TONY appeared! · Aug 30, 2012

Here are some pictures of her. Sorry that they're so close but i used an underwater camera to better show the blue. She didnt like the camera much and swam away.

Neil C · Aug 30, 2012

If those colours are true to life then you have a very unique axolotl. When I first saw the photos I thought they were of a blue spotted salamander. More photos please and it doesn't matter if they are from outside the tank. Where did you obtain this animal?

Regards Neil

Wild TONY appeared! · Aug 30, 2012

The colors are as they seem. I thought i found something unique when i saw her. These photos aren't as close, but you can see how speckled she is. I actually found her by her lonesome at a local shop here in Portland, OR. she was labeled as an axolotl, so I hope she is. I was hoping to breed her with the male I recently purchased.

Neil C · Aug 30, 2012

That's an unusually patterned axolotl, I like it! Thanks for posting.

Regards Neil

Wild TONY appeared! · Aug 30, 2012

No problem. Thanks for your interest.

Cheva · Aug 30, 2012

What beautiful colouring! Wow! Congrats on that purchase

Wild TONY appeared! · Aug 31, 2012

Thanks, Cheva.

I've been told that she might be a hybrid between an axolotl and a tiger salamander, and I was wondering if I could get an expert opinion on this?

michael · Aug 31, 2012

It looks like a melanoid axolotl with a little abnormal coloration. I've produced a few blotched ones with similar colors but the pattern was not spread out as much. Their is no indication that it would be a cross. People just like to guess cross when they aren't sure what it is.

Wild TONY appeared! · Aug 31, 2012

michael said:
It looks like a melanoid axolotl with a little abnormal coloration. I've produced a few blotched ones with similar colors but the pattern was not spread out as much. Their is no indication that it would be a cross. People just like to guess cross when they aren't sure what it is.

Thanks for letting me know. I read that cross breeds get scoliosis more often so I was a little worried.

Kaysie · Aug 31, 2012

To be honest, I've never seen a legitimate axolotl/tiger cross on this forum. I imagine they're more rare than people seem to think.

DeCypher · Sep 1, 2012

Very interesting specimen! I'd love to see how its offspring would turn out.
I agree with michael, a special melanoid.

Wild TONY appeared! · Sep 1, 2012

DeCypher said:
Very interesting specimen! I'd love to see how its offspring would turn out.
I agree with michael, a special melanoid.

At the moment, I'm trying to get my male (wildtype) to an appropriate breeding size. I'm sure if I housed them together she'd eat him. Although, I'm unsure of he is heterozygous for the wildtype trait. Some of his brothers and sisters were melanoid, so I hope he has the gene for it. I will be making a thread about her babies if this thread is too old by then.

willowcat · Sep 3, 2012

if you are successful in getting the blue girl to breed what are you going to do with the eggs and larvae?

Wild TONY appeared! · Sep 4, 2012

willowcat said:
if you are successful in getting the blue girl to breed what are you going to do with the eggs and larvae?

There are a few shops around me that want to purchase the larvae, and if anyone was interested enough, I'd be willing to ship them.

AmyD · Sep 4, 2012

Wow, it looks like its has UV sensitive paint :3. Mine isn't Blue but has white, gold, bronze and metallic green patches/speckles, it looks almost like he is a bronze figure with patina, but its pretty

. My pictures don't show it unfortunately :/ x

Wild TONY appeared! · Sep 4, 2012

AmyD said:
Wow, it looks like its has UV sensitive paint :3. Mine isn't Blue but has white, gold, bronze and metallic green patches/speckles, it looks almost like he is a bronze figure with patina, but its pretty . My pictures don't show it unfortunately :/ x

That sounds kind of like a piebald. I'd be happy to see it :happy:

Kaysie · Sep 4, 2012

Piebald animals are generally albino with small patches of color.

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