Bessie
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- I Love Axolotls
Hi,
to start things off as I always do, I'll tell you about my Axolotl, Suki.
I'll have to call her 'her' for now as I don't know it's true sex - she just looks girly for now.
She's about 4 inches long, I've had her for a week or so now. Her tank is plastic and quite small at 21 litres. The gravel is around 1cm which I desperately need to change! (I can't find any cheap small bags of sand.) She has a small filter in her tank which is causing a bit of a flow which looks like it's starting to cause problems. I'm having a problem with dead food and water changes. Should I do a full water change in order to get rid of sunken dead things??
As for my Axie's appearance - Her gills are small and grey even though her feathers have grown a fair bit, they're just colourless. Is this a problem? Her gills are also facing forward but they 'flick' a lot. I've been feeding her worms for a few days but sometimes she won't take them from me. She is swimming around a lot and has done all day - are they not nocturnal?
To shorten it down a bit, my questions are:
1. Should I do a full water change to get rid of sunken dead things?
2. Are my Axie's small grey gills a problem?
3. Is it also a problem that her gills are facing forward?
4. Should I get Gold Fish/Guppies to clean the dead things or will they just eat the Axie's gills? (Or will the Axie eat them?)
5. What is the perfect tank size?
I'm in need of a lot of tips and helpful advice. Thanks everyone! Much appreciated! :happy:
to start things off as I always do, I'll tell you about my Axolotl, Suki.
I'll have to call her 'her' for now as I don't know it's true sex - she just looks girly for now.
She's about 4 inches long, I've had her for a week or so now. Her tank is plastic and quite small at 21 litres. The gravel is around 1cm which I desperately need to change! (I can't find any cheap small bags of sand.) She has a small filter in her tank which is causing a bit of a flow which looks like it's starting to cause problems. I'm having a problem with dead food and water changes. Should I do a full water change in order to get rid of sunken dead things??
As for my Axie's appearance - Her gills are small and grey even though her feathers have grown a fair bit, they're just colourless. Is this a problem? Her gills are also facing forward but they 'flick' a lot. I've been feeding her worms for a few days but sometimes she won't take them from me. She is swimming around a lot and has done all day - are they not nocturnal?
To shorten it down a bit, my questions are:
1. Should I do a full water change to get rid of sunken dead things?
2. Are my Axie's small grey gills a problem?
3. Is it also a problem that her gills are facing forward?
4. Should I get Gold Fish/Guppies to clean the dead things or will they just eat the Axie's gills? (Or will the Axie eat them?)
5. What is the perfect tank size?
I'm in need of a lot of tips and helpful advice. Thanks everyone! Much appreciated! :happy: