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New axolotl owner, following everything by the book

JoesAxolotls

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Hello, everyone!
I'm new to owning axolotls, and I just discovered this site. It seems great!
I just got my first axolotl (a juvenile albino that the breeder believes to be a male) five days ago, and I figured I'd introduce myself and ask for some advice straight away so that I can take the best care of him possible.
He's very small, just about the size of my thumb. I keep him in a 20 gallon long tank with a sediment of natural fine freshwater sand, and with six water plants and a cave to hide in. His water is about 60-62 degrees (I have a thermometer in his tank). His tank has a mesh lid with a small cutout for the filter, and I keep my ceiling fan on a low setting to keep it cool (I noticed it was 68 the first day). His water is dechlorinated tap water, for which I have a filter with three filter sheets. The filter is set on the lowest setting so as not to disrupt the water and stress the axolotl. I feed him live blackworms with a pipette every other day. He seems to be enjoying himself so far, but any advice would be appreciated!
Thank you
(Also, how do I post pictures on mobile?)
 
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roxannestags

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Hello, everyone!
I'm new to owning axolotls, and I just discovered this site. It seems great!
I just got my first axolotl (a juvenile albino that the breeder believes to be a male) five days ago, and I figured I'd introduce myself and ask for some advice straight away so that I can take the best care of him possible.
He's very small, just about the size of my thumb. I keep him in a 20 gallon long tank with a sediment of natural fine freshwater sand, and with six water plants and a cave to hide in. His water is about 60-62 degrees (I have a thermometer in his tank). His tank has a mesh lid with a small cutout for the filter, and I keep my ceiling fan on a low setting to keep it cool (I noticed it was 68 the first day). His water is dechlorinated tap water, for which I have a filter with three filter sheets. The filter is set on the lowest setting so as not to disrupt the water and stress the axolotl. I feed him live blackworms with a pipette every other day. He seems to be enjoying himself so far, but any advice would be appreciated!
Thank you
(Also, how do I post pictures on mobile?)
From what it sounds like you are taking excellent care of him. Welcome to the wonderful world of owning axolotls. I started with 1 and now have 12 adults, 7 babies hatched in the last few days and 50ish eggs waiting to hatch

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MamaPluto

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If he's only the size of your thumb, it would be incredibly difficult to guess at its sex (unless you have very long thumbs!) There's a lot of really great resources here. :3
 
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