Okay, so I have two axolotls, a blackish one named Jorge and a white one (black eyed) named Wendy. Supposedly, they have the same parents. I bought them from a teacher who bred all his axolotls in a tank (he had 5 and put all the girls and boys in the same tank, so we aren't sure if they are siblings). I have no idea what gender they are, my friend named them.
This question involves the size of Wendy. Jorge is pretty big right now, and being the same age, I would expect them to be relatively the same size. They are 7 or 8 months old I think (I got them in March, I think they were born in January). Right now, Jorge is about 5 inches, give or take a little bit. The problem is Wendy is about the size the Jorge was when we first got him (he was about an inch longer than Wendy then). So, Jorge is about 5 inches and Wendy is probably about 2.
My question is, why is Wendy growing so slowly? I ended up having to move her from their 20 gallon tank because Jorge started to eat her legs.
If you are curious about their tank set up, heres the info: There are some fake plants (8 I think) which are relatively small. I bought a planter and put that in there for a little shelter. Because the tank is in the basement, I put a heater in the water because the water was really cold whenever I touched it (heater is set at 67 degrees F I think). There is a filter (I think it is a ten-twenty gallon). They have sand on the bottom of their tank.
Since I moved Wendy she is in a smaller tank, no sand, one plant (fake), and another planter for shelter.
This question involves the size of Wendy. Jorge is pretty big right now, and being the same age, I would expect them to be relatively the same size. They are 7 or 8 months old I think (I got them in March, I think they were born in January). Right now, Jorge is about 5 inches, give or take a little bit. The problem is Wendy is about the size the Jorge was when we first got him (he was about an inch longer than Wendy then). So, Jorge is about 5 inches and Wendy is probably about 2.
My question is, why is Wendy growing so slowly? I ended up having to move her from their 20 gallon tank because Jorge started to eat her legs.
If you are curious about their tank set up, heres the info: There are some fake plants (8 I think) which are relatively small. I bought a planter and put that in there for a little shelter. Because the tank is in the basement, I put a heater in the water because the water was really cold whenever I touched it (heater is set at 67 degrees F I think). There is a filter (I think it is a ten-twenty gallon). They have sand on the bottom of their tank.
Since I moved Wendy she is in a smaller tank, no sand, one plant (fake), and another planter for shelter.