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Hey everyone, I'm Zack and I'm new to the forum. I'm a sophomore in high school in New Jersey. I'm really interested in amphibians and animals in general, so I decided to join the forum. I've never really had any amphibians as a pet (aside from frogs in my backyard), but I had a red-eared slider for 7 years. He passed recently ( :( ), so I've been thinking about what to do with the now empty tank in my room. My tank is a 40 gallon breeder tank, about 2.5 ft x 1.5 ft x 1 ft. Any suggestions for a beginner? I'm more interested in fully aquatic animals like axolotls(illegal here of course :rolleyes: ). Are there any that are esy to take care of and legal in New Jersey?
 
Depending on who you ask, either a.) all ambystomatids, or b.) all 'tiger salamanders' [axolotls included as a former subspecies] are illegal. This also spreads into anything that could remotely resemble a tiger salamander, like Necturus.

Have you thought about something like Pleurodeles waltl? They're hardy, fully aquatic, and full of personality. You could keep 4 or 5 in a 40 breeder.
 
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    with axolotls would I basically have to keep buying and buying new axolotls to prevent inbred breeding which costs a lot of money??
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    Not necessarily but if you’re wanting to continue to grow your breeding capacity then yes. Breeding axolotls isn’t a cheap hobby nor is it a get rich quick scheme. It costs a lot of money and time and deditcation
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    @Thorninmyside, I Lauren chen
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