Is my tank too small?

[jake]

i have a tank that is 30cm by 20cm by 18cm, is it too small for a single axie? i will eventually get a bigger tank maybe after a year. but will it get stressed or something? i was looking at other posts for a good size but they always talked about having 2.

 

[jacob]

Well Jake, it really depends on the size of the axolotl in question.

 

[matthew]

Axolotls can grow up to 30 cm. You really need a 60cmx30cm tank for a single axie.

 

[kapo]

that would do for a few months if you got a small one 5-6cm but you'll find that within 4 or 5 months you'll need to get another , give or take, you will need to give it more space esp. if you have a cave and internal filter it will get cramped in that tank as it grows. Ours are over a year old, and they're over 30cm. (something to keep in mind if you intended to keep one for a year in this size tank).

(Message edited by kapo on December 09, 2006)

 

[jake]

i think ill save in get a larger one. its just that i was given a free tank and i thought i could just use that. ill just use it for some hermit crabs or something