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hey,
I'm planning on getting an axolotl sometime soon. The fish shop said they'd have them in by tomorrow afternoon - some golden and soem black ones, they dont know what gender.
The spare fish tank I have is 38cm long X 18cm girth X 21cm high. Is this good enough? When I have asked people at different stores, some people say it's to small but today the guy said it should be fine because a lot of the time they just stay still. I've seen somebody with a tank a lot bigger but the axolotl just stayed still most of the time.
As far as tank "decorations" go, what can I use? All I have read is you should use sand not gravel, and that's all. Can I put plants in? rocks, small logs, etc?
With food, is it just any raw meat that's soft? How much should I feed and how often should I feed it? Will it need a variation of food or will it be fine if i feed it, say worms for 2 months then change to something else? What stuff shouldn't I feed it, and will my axie prefer live food or meat?
Do I treat the water and tank the same as if it was for fish? I own coldwater fish. For my axie I have the tank size i mentioned at the start)and a filter (which is often loud) and chemicals, etc to remove clourine, etc. Also, (I am assuming you use a filter with axies) is it safe to turn off my filter at night?
Also, when I first get the axie, do i let it in teh tank just like you do with fish? (but the bag in the water for 15 minutes, then let it in.
Should I consider getting two axies? I read in an other topic that they like to jump out and scare each other, and swim around etc. This would be more interesting to watch than just one bored axie sleeping at the bottom of my tank. I don't mind if they mate, I'm sure I could handle having two or so more and selling the rest.
With two of them, if one is male and one is female, will they ever fight? I'd prefer if they didn't because my uncle had 2 axies for 3 or so year, untill they got into a fight and both killed each other (yes, they both died. it was a draw)
If the tank is next to a tank with fish in it, will the axolotl ever ram its head into the sides (like those stupid japanese fighter fish) when it sees them? will it do anything differently because it can see the otehr fish?
I think thaht's all I need to know. Thanks!
(Message edited by tim_bob on July 06, 2006)
I'm planning on getting an axolotl sometime soon. The fish shop said they'd have them in by tomorrow afternoon - some golden and soem black ones, they dont know what gender.
The spare fish tank I have is 38cm long X 18cm girth X 21cm high. Is this good enough? When I have asked people at different stores, some people say it's to small but today the guy said it should be fine because a lot of the time they just stay still. I've seen somebody with a tank a lot bigger but the axolotl just stayed still most of the time.
As far as tank "decorations" go, what can I use? All I have read is you should use sand not gravel, and that's all. Can I put plants in? rocks, small logs, etc?
With food, is it just any raw meat that's soft? How much should I feed and how often should I feed it? Will it need a variation of food or will it be fine if i feed it, say worms for 2 months then change to something else? What stuff shouldn't I feed it, and will my axie prefer live food or meat?
Do I treat the water and tank the same as if it was for fish? I own coldwater fish. For my axie I have the tank size i mentioned at the start)and a filter (which is often loud) and chemicals, etc to remove clourine, etc. Also, (I am assuming you use a filter with axies) is it safe to turn off my filter at night?
Also, when I first get the axie, do i let it in teh tank just like you do with fish? (but the bag in the water for 15 minutes, then let it in.
Should I consider getting two axies? I read in an other topic that they like to jump out and scare each other, and swim around etc. This would be more interesting to watch than just one bored axie sleeping at the bottom of my tank. I don't mind if they mate, I'm sure I could handle having two or so more and selling the rest.
With two of them, if one is male and one is female, will they ever fight? I'd prefer if they didn't because my uncle had 2 axies for 3 or so year, untill they got into a fight and both killed each other (yes, they both died. it was a draw)
If the tank is next to a tank with fish in it, will the axolotl ever ram its head into the sides (like those stupid japanese fighter fish) when it sees them? will it do anything differently because it can see the otehr fish?
I think thaht's all I need to know. Thanks!
(Message edited by tim_bob on July 06, 2006)