Zonadow
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I'm planning on getting two axolotls in a 20 gallon tank and I was wondering what the best gender combination is.
I'm not very keen on cleaning unfertilized eggs out of a 20 gallon tank if females regularly produce eggs, fertilized or not. I haven't seen anything anywhere on the internet about this.
I do not plan to breed my axies, these two will be my first aquatic, semi-aquatic, amphibious or any sort of water animal I have ever had. The only animals I have had or taken part in caring for is cats, hamsters and a ball python.
I've heard Wild Types tend to be more aggressive towards non-wild types if kept in a tank with another non-wild type? I want to get at least one leucistic, and if that's the case I simply won't get a wild type to prevent any injuries.
I'm inexperienced so forgive me if this is a dumb question; but do axolotls get territorial? I've heard they tend to nip at each other and cause a little damage if kept in a small tank, so I'm getting a 20 gallon to keep peace - but the only other problem is, if I get two males, or two females, will they get territorial and nip at each other?
I'm not planning on getting a male and a female because I don't want to wind up with fertilized eggs.
TL;DR version: I'm an axie rookie and I want 2 axolotls in a 20 gallon, but I'm not sure whether unfertilized eggs will be involved if I get two females, or territorial fighting will ensue with two males, and I don't want to get a male and female for risk of fertilized eggs.
I'm not very keen on cleaning unfertilized eggs out of a 20 gallon tank if females regularly produce eggs, fertilized or not. I haven't seen anything anywhere on the internet about this.
I do not plan to breed my axies, these two will be my first aquatic, semi-aquatic, amphibious or any sort of water animal I have ever had. The only animals I have had or taken part in caring for is cats, hamsters and a ball python.
I've heard Wild Types tend to be more aggressive towards non-wild types if kept in a tank with another non-wild type? I want to get at least one leucistic, and if that's the case I simply won't get a wild type to prevent any injuries.
I'm inexperienced so forgive me if this is a dumb question; but do axolotls get territorial? I've heard they tend to nip at each other and cause a little damage if kept in a small tank, so I'm getting a 20 gallon to keep peace - but the only other problem is, if I get two males, or two females, will they get territorial and nip at each other?
I'm not planning on getting a male and a female because I don't want to wind up with fertilized eggs.
TL;DR version: I'm an axie rookie and I want 2 axolotls in a 20 gallon, but I'm not sure whether unfertilized eggs will be involved if I get two females, or territorial fighting will ensue with two males, and I don't want to get a male and female for risk of fertilized eggs.