lpc17
New member
Hi everyone,
So I got my first axolotl a little over a month ago, and due to some terrible communication on the part of the pet shop, I didn't even know there was such a thing as the nitrogen cycle, and put the poor guy straight in an uncycled tank.
Now, there's nothing wrong with the axolotl himself (I don't think), he's not showing any typical signs of stress, eating normally and all that, however I am getting more and more concerned about the state of my tank. The ammonia levels are continuing to rise, and according to my test kit there are still no nitrates developing (after a month!) I'm changing the water regularly to try and control the ammonia, but it's getting pretty tedious. Is this at all normal? Has it happened to anyone else or do I really need to start panicking?
Please help me out!
Thanks,
Louisa
So I got my first axolotl a little over a month ago, and due to some terrible communication on the part of the pet shop, I didn't even know there was such a thing as the nitrogen cycle, and put the poor guy straight in an uncycled tank.
Now, there's nothing wrong with the axolotl himself (I don't think), he's not showing any typical signs of stress, eating normally and all that, however I am getting more and more concerned about the state of my tank. The ammonia levels are continuing to rise, and according to my test kit there are still no nitrates developing (after a month!) I'm changing the water regularly to try and control the ammonia, but it's getting pretty tedious. Is this at all normal? Has it happened to anyone else or do I really need to start panicking?
Please help me out!
Thanks,
Louisa