So I have had an amazing Axolotl for about 1 to 2 months now. The first week was interesting and had to change all the substrate to something smaller, she had eaten some stones. Put her in the fridge for about 24 to 48 hours and they were found in the bottom of the container.
Now here comes the shocker - from everything that I have read axolotls should be kept in cool water, no flow, no tank mates etc etc. My experience has been in an environment that is exactly the opposite. She is very healthy, no heat stress comes to my hand and eats doesn't bother other fish, other fish don't bother her either.
She is being kept in a tank with a low-brackish salinity of 1.04 - 1.05 and a temperature of 76 to 78 degrees. Now before you all yell at me - she is fine no sickness extremely active and happy looking ! She is albino and about 4 to 6 inchs long. I have to keep the tank within these parameters for my Green Spotted Puffer. My puffer is not aggressive and is older. There is also quite a bit of flow in my tank.
Has anyone had a similar experience?
Now here comes the shocker - from everything that I have read axolotls should be kept in cool water, no flow, no tank mates etc etc. My experience has been in an environment that is exactly the opposite. She is very healthy, no heat stress comes to my hand and eats doesn't bother other fish, other fish don't bother her either.
She is being kept in a tank with a low-brackish salinity of 1.04 - 1.05 and a temperature of 76 to 78 degrees. Now before you all yell at me - she is fine no sickness extremely active and happy looking ! She is albino and about 4 to 6 inchs long. I have to keep the tank within these parameters for my Green Spotted Puffer. My puffer is not aggressive and is older. There is also quite a bit of flow in my tank.
Has anyone had a similar experience?