NeonSparrow
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Hello, my name is Alicia. My axies name is Phera (fear-a), and I recieved her through a teacher at the school I'm working at. Her age is roughly one year and she's a wild type. Another school I worked at had tons of these awesome looking little creatures in it seemed every science classroom, and I decided I wanted one right then and there. Lo and behold, 3 months later, the school I'm working at now had yet another one of these creatures in one of the kindergarden rooms. When I asked the teacher what they were called and how to take care of them, as well as where I could find them at, imagine my surprise when she tells me she's the reason for all the axolotls floating around the school system! Apparently someone gave her a pair, and they bred very shortly after she recieved them, and she's been giving them away to other teachers ever since. Also imagine my delight when she mentions she has two that needed homes! I told her I'd be glad to take one off of her hands, and the next day there she was! Wasn't exactly the leucistic I'd seen that I'd been admiring, but she is a rather beautifully spotted wild type. The first day all her pics show her gills forward, but I think that was due to water temp, (it was right at 70F, but now stays btw 62F and 66F), because now that I keep a fan on it she seems relaxed; gills laid back, sprawled out across her tank, likes to occasionally prance around her domain before hiding in her log for a bit. She sticks her head out and gets a "tense" look, as well as I can describe, when she wants fed. It's been around a month now and so far she seems happy and healthy. She finished rounding out and even looks a little longer to me, as well as her little toes are white tipped now. (At first I was nervous she had a fungal infection, but apparently that's normal for sexually mature axxies.)
Ok, that's enough bragging from me. I do have one question; What does "fridging" accomplish exactly? I know it's for sick axolotls, but how does it work? She seems perfectly healthy, mind you, but I was just curious.
Here she is, not that happy in this pic, but fixed that with a fan. Does show off her spots rather nicely though.
Ok, that's enough bragging from me. I do have one question; What does "fridging" accomplish exactly? I know it's for sick axolotls, but how does it work? She seems perfectly healthy, mind you, but I was just curious.
Here she is, not that happy in this pic, but fixed that with a fan. Does show off her spots rather nicely though.