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bluefroggy
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Hello, I really hope someone can help!
I have a pair of axies who have been perfectly happy together for a year, but have recently started to fight.
They were originally in a rather small tank, but in the last month I've moved them into a 36 by 18 tank. I thought they'd enjoy the space and I was hoping to introduce some new axies to the tank in the near future, but now this.
I'm fairly certain that I have one male and one female axolotl, although I'm not an expert in sexing them. Any aggression that was ever shown in the past was always the female bullying the male (she is much larger than he!) but this has suddenly reversed. The female has suffered a cut on her leg, and has lost one gill.
She's taken to hiding away in the plants, which is a shame since she was always the more active of the two.
I have also had a recent nitrate problem in the tank, but this has since been resolved. Could the stress of this problem have brought on their aggression? Have they reached sexual maturity all of a sudden? (they're around 15-20cms long each.)
But mainly I wanted advice on whether I should be separating the two, and exactly how much danger she may be in. Just how tough *are* axolotls?
Sorry this was so long! Thankyou in advance for any tips you can give me.
I have a pair of axies who have been perfectly happy together for a year, but have recently started to fight.
They were originally in a rather small tank, but in the last month I've moved them into a 36 by 18 tank. I thought they'd enjoy the space and I was hoping to introduce some new axies to the tank in the near future, but now this.
I'm fairly certain that I have one male and one female axolotl, although I'm not an expert in sexing them. Any aggression that was ever shown in the past was always the female bullying the male (she is much larger than he!) but this has suddenly reversed. The female has suffered a cut on her leg, and has lost one gill.
She's taken to hiding away in the plants, which is a shame since she was always the more active of the two.
I have also had a recent nitrate problem in the tank, but this has since been resolved. Could the stress of this problem have brought on their aggression? Have they reached sexual maturity all of a sudden? (they're around 15-20cms long each.)
But mainly I wanted advice on whether I should be separating the two, and exactly how much danger she may be in. Just how tough *are* axolotls?
Sorry this was so long! Thankyou in advance for any tips you can give me.