Ended up with axie sooner then expected

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So I recently became an owner of my own little axie, the problem was the breeder sent him way too soon as we agreed that they would hold him until my tank was cycled but messed up their shipping and sent him to me. So now I have a non cycled tank for the little guy, its a 36 gallon and so far ive been doing 20% water changes daily and keeping the ammonia between .25 and .5 I am looking for anyone who has had experience with cycling with the axie and what they did ( I know this is not the ideal situation) hes still youngish around 5 months old and about 5 inches long. He has only been eating about half a worm a day but I think that might be due to a new home (hes only been here 3 days) but other then that he doesnt seem to be in any distress and just kind of lazily sits on the plants and things. please give me any info you can :)
 
Hi! How long was your tank cycling before you received him?

I'm sure he's only eating half of a worm because of the stress and because of his age.
 
What were you using to cycle the aquarium previously? One possible route for you to go is to tub your axolotl and do 100% water changes for him every day and just continue cycling your tank until it's ready.
 
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