Zyfxa
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Greetings! I have a 3 year old (4 years this November) Axolotl and I want to get him in a bigger tank with live plants, more hides, different flooring and an overall ascetically pleasing atmosphere. He is in a 20 gallon long with 2 hides black sand substrate and that's it, yep... that's it. Granted, he is doing great, eating well... maybe a bit too well..... but I wanna spoil him with some plants, more exciting hides, and different flooring. He has had medium/large river stones and sand substrate throughout his tank history, he likes the sand a lot better but I fear some day he will ingest too much and gain compaction and I don't wanna do stones, too much mess gets stuck under there, so what other options are there? Next thing is tank size, Ive seen these tanks where they're short in height and is long but I cannot seem to find them or know what they are called, would you recommend those tanks? and if so what are they called, if not then I will continue looking at the normal ones. The max size I think I'm willing to go is 40 gallons for him maybe a 55 if we get lucky. Next thing is plants, the jewelry of aquariums, what kind of plants would you recommend? I never dealt with plants in aquariums other then moss balls so the kind of lights, fertilizer/soil, etc is all gonna be new to me but I am willing to learn! :lame: For plants, I want something that provides a nice natural hiding place for him but I wanna be able to see my lil baby as well so nothing to overbearing in the tank. Colorful plants aren't necessary, just something that is great at minimizing nitrates and nitrites, adds decent but not too full flourish, and of course, is safe for him. Last thing are hides, I have a large aquarium log in there and a PVC pipe, depending on my options I may reuse those but any large hide suggestions would be great. Anything else you may want to add feel free and I'm excited to see what everyone's suggestions are!
Many thanks in advanced!:happy:
Many thanks in advanced!:happy: