Axolotl Size Difference

[traveling_lotls]

Hello ! I am new to owning axolotls. I have two little fellas. A white one that is 10 cm and then I got a gold one from another shop ( they were selling them between 10 cm and 15 cm) so... may not have been the best idea. The gold one is 12 cm. At first I thought their size difference can't be that bad because 2 cm was something they describes as alright in another forum. But I am still worried the gold one could harm the smaller lad. Sometimes they lay next to each other peacefully but I worry the gold one could bite him by accident or even swallow him whole tho I think the white one would be too big for him to handle. Should I seperate them - has anybody made some experiences with such a size difference?

Are 2 cm too much in this case. I am thankful for any device. They are together for some days and nothing happend and both are happily exploring the tank but when I look at them together I fear the gold on might be bigger than expected (tho I measure him,he is really 12 cm).

Greeting
Kristin.

 

[Calgarycoppers]

There is a risk at that size - Some lotls are more nippy until 6" so there is a risk.

Also Its generally a be cautious to have lotls under 5-6" on sand as it can be an impaction risk.

 

[traveling_lotls]

Alright so I probably need to seperate them till the smaller ones are bigger.
The ground is not sand it's gravel, I read it's alright when it's rounded and small like 1 mm - 3 mm.

Thanks for your advices !

 

[leomleite]

My personal experience: I had a axolotl, the newest one was separated until I saw he wasn't getting any bigger. Since my first one is a 30cm monster, I had to move the other one in (he was like 20cm).
They never bit each other and I never had any problem. I think it's different for each axolotl.