Axolotl buddy?

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About six months ago I bought two axolotls at a local fish store. They where very nice and helped me find everything I needed. About 1.5 months later one of my axies passed away for an unknown reason. My second axolotl Jupiter who has now grown to about 6 inches long now lives alone in my 30 gallon aquarium. I give him weekly water changes and a variety of frozen food as well as pellets.

When my axolotl Herb passed away Jupiter did seem confused, I know some people think axolotls don't suffer from separation but I do believe Jupi did.

He seems to be happy now but I do think he would benefit from a tank mate and it would be fun to get him a buddy. Question is where and how.

My local fish store sells small axies for $60 each, normally 3-4 inches. I know I need to get him (assuming he is a boy, he may be to young to tell) a buddy of the same size. I could possibly get the store to hold a lotl for me, I'm going to talk to the store in a week, if so that would solve the size problem but if not does anyone know a website that ships to the us?

I don't want any baby lotls so I would like the same sex of possible but it's to hard to tell when they are this young. Does anyone know any ways for me to avoid breeding?

Also I don't think this should be a problem but is there some way I should introduce them or interact to avoid fights? Jupiter was very close with Herb and they never fought and always slept together but a new axies could cause squabbling.

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Jupi and his tank. I don't have many hides because when I had more before he only used the two currently in the tank. I could definitely get more for a new axie of needed.

Thanks for reading :)
 
Sorry for all the spelling/grammar errors, I typed this on my phone.

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I would say if you're going to get a second lotl and you want to be sure you won't have babies, wait until Jupiter is mature to know what sex they are. Then I'm sure you could easily find a second lotl from someone on the site. I actually bought my girl Kenway from someone on here, and she was about 4 or 5 inches when I got her. More often than not if someone's selling or giving away an axolotl on the site they will be able to tell you the age and sex, unless they're just a baby. Plus, people within the states are generally willing to ship within the US.

Just start browsing the for sale subforum and perhaps you'll find a buddy for little Jupiter :)
 
A few days ago Jupiter's toes turned black. Ive heard when this happens you can determine the gender of your axie. Is that true? Ill post a picture later.
 
ThisFish said:
A few days ago Jupiter's toes turned black. Ive heard when this happens you can determine the gender of your axie. Is that true? Ill post a picture later.
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Ok here's a pic of his toes:
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and one of his body
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Sorry for the weird angle on the last one :p

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Your Axolotl does appear to be female since the cloaca is not prominent, though Axolotls can surprise you as they can fully mature well after 6 months.

Toes going black does not mean your Axolotl is sexually mature and ready for sexing.

I would fill your tank with plants and hides, it looks very bare. Plenty of hides and coverage create security and space for Axolotls to be apart minimising aggression. They do not naturally live in groups or pairs as they are solitary animals, but raising them together from a young age in captivity does allow them to get used to tank mates.
 
AxolotlChris said:
Your Axolotl does appear to be female since the cloaca is not prominent, though Axolotls can surprise you as they can fully mature well after 6 months.

Toes going black does not mean your Axolotl is sexually mature and ready for sexing.

I would fill your tank with plants and hides, it looks very bare. Plenty of hides and coverage create security and space for Axolotls to be apart minimising aggression. They do not naturally live in groups or pairs as they are solitary animals, but raising them together from a young age in captivity does allow them to get used to tank mates.
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Thank you for your help. I was just about to go buy more hides and plants today. :eek: :)

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Hey! Sorry, for never getting back to you. Like has been said, plenty of hides are great when you have more than one axolotl. I have two main hides and then two half-hides in my tank where I have two males. Of course, they both still cram in to the same space, but they have the choice to be at opposite ends of the tank if need be.
Also, your little lotl still looks quite young. Fingertips changing doesn't really mean much of anything. I thought my younger male had matured as female, but then when he tried to mate with his mom I realized that was not the case. So, the best sign is to wait until he/she is fully mature and you can visually tell. If you like I could also share with you some pictures of my axolotls. I have a mature male and female who have bred several times, and then a younger male.
 
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