Axolotl or Tiger Salamander

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I got this from a local pet store advertised as an axolotl...curious if it is or is it a tiger salamander? Thanks.
 

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Your pic is a little to fuzzy to tell.

It's gills look a bit thin though, so I'd do some good water changes to perk those up.

How big is it? it looks kinda small to be morphing even if it's a Tiger
 
Katie...I just got it today from a local pet store. I thought the gills look a little small as well. It is between 1.5 and 2 inches. Stomach appeared empty when I got him but he;s feeding well on blood worms this evening. The store claimed to have had it for 2 weeks but didn't say where they got it. I'll try to get a better pic. Thanks.
 

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Looks like a wild-type axolotl to me.
 
Chuck said:
Katie...I just got it today from a local pet store. I thought the gills look a little small as well. It is between 1.5 and 2 inches. Stomach appeared empty when I got him but he;s feeding well on blood worms this evening. The store claimed to have had it for 2 weeks but didn't say where they got it. I'll try to get a better pic. Thanks.
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It definitely looks like it was underfed :(
But looks like you are fixing that :)
Some good water changes and filtration will help with the gills. If it is a tigrum it shouldn't be morphing at only 2", someone who keeps tigrum could tell you more info.

From the coloring still hard to tell if its Axolotl, the larger looking spots are a little suspicious, but could be just wildtype pattern too.
Once he's in your care for a bit he'll fatten up and get back to a natural color and you should be able to tell better :)
 
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