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Sharky growing up!

thistly

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Here's some photos of my ugly lil monster Sharky/Smudges, from when I got him/her to today, about a 6 month period.
I thought you guys might also find it interesting to see how his/her spots have darkened so much (especially between pics 3 and 4) and the gills growing disproportionately big in between, like a teenager's ears, hehe!
Pardon the gravel in the first pic, that didn't last long.
He/she's certainly not the prettiest axie on the boards, with that blackface style make-up, and he/she's only getting uglier with time, but hey, if I wanted a pretty aquarium pet I'd have bought a fish :)
This little mini sea monster is so much fun!
 

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Darkmaverick

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Thank you for sharing the beautiful photos. Your axie has a beautiful 'mask'.
 

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I love this axolotl. It reminds me of those cartoons when a bomb explodes in their face and then their face is all covered in soot.
 

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I love this axolotl. It reminds me of those cartoons when a bomb explodes in their face and then their face is all covered in soot.

Yeah, or if they stick their head up an exuast pipe. :ufo:

I actually like it though, very interesting and unique.:rofl::rofl::rofl:
 

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I love this axolotl. It reminds me of those cartoons when a bomb explodes in their face and then their face is all covered in soot.
Oh my gosh I can't believe I never saw it like that before, now it's all I can see when I look at him! Or when a cannon in a road runner cartoon's not working, so coyote sticks his head down it to check, then.. well you know :D
Seems really fitting the way axolotls bump/poke their big ol heads everywhere :p

Thanks for the lovely replies, makes me really proud of the lil lad (...or lass)
 

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I love this axolotl. It reminds me of those cartoons when a bomb explodes in their face and then their face is all covered in soot.

hehe your so right.
it also looks like he/she has been digging around in lots of mud! :D i absolutly love him/her soooo cute!
 

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This is a nice sequence of pictures of a lovely axolotl. I cannot see any reflective ring in its eyes so I guess it is either melanoid or axanthic as well as leucistic. I really like the well marked leucistics!
 

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Your axie is like Michael Jackson in the opposite way =D
Very cute and original!
 

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you have a very cute axie there! very cute face! :happy:

:ufo:
 
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