Is black light bad for your axies?

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Hello forum,

I own four axolotls in a ten gallon tank.(their 3-31/2 in) in about 15 days they will be moving to a 50 gallon black lite set up tank. I have put the black light up to their tank before and they kinda freak out but their kinda wiggy anyway.does it hurt them?
 
Black light is a strong for of uv.

Axolotls do not have eyelids & any bright light can be very annoying to them.

It's best to avoid submitting them to the black light - it's not necessary to put them through that.

I have read somewhere that a standard blue led light will also show the GFP with much less light needed. This would be a preffered option - but still best limited to a couple of hours in the evening (moonlight phase) making sure that the axies have cover overhead & hides available if they need them.



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Black light is not best to leave on your axie's, Not only bad for their eyes, but will mess up their metabolism as well if left on all the time.

I won't even sell to pet stores that have a 24/7 black light on their axolotl tank, it's just not good for them.
 
ok.the light itself is about 5 feet away and 4 feet above the tank it self.i just wanted enough effect to light the plants and background...i only plan on leaving it on for 3-4 hours daily
 
The UV rays from a blacklight will damage your axolotls on a cellular level.

You do not need a blacklight for plants, more like a 6500K bulb.
 
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