My First Axolotl!

[Vaan2931]

Hi there! I figured it was time I finally introduced myself after having my axolotl for a few months now and also to ask a little question.

My name is Kerri-Ann and I'm from Scotland. I own 5 fish tanks (one of which is my axolotl), two dogs and two rabbits. One of my tanks contains a red male betta fish called Lenny, a 64 litre with four gouramis, a rainbow shark and a corydora. We also have a guppy breeding tank and a 39 litre with mickey mouse platys and neon tetras.

Our dogs are called Alfie and Gracie. Alfie is a collie, crossed with a german shepard and a lurcher and Gracie is an Old English sheepdog.

My axolotl is called Gill-Bert and I believe he is albino. At the moment I suspect he is a boy. I feed him on earth worms and sometimes brine shrimp, blood worms or daphnia as a treat. I have some pictures of him but I don't know how to attach them.

I have noticed that he seems to swim around a lot and doesn't spend much time at the bottom of the tank, which is unusual as I read they prefer to stay on the ground. Despite this, the only time he really ever spends not moving is when he is sitting on his plants. I don't know if this is unusual or if he is just being a little weirdo. :wacko:

 

[Jan]

Hi Kerri-Ann and welcome to the forum! I'm moving your post to the axolotl subforum where it should receive more attention and start a discussion.

 

[Quentari]

Hey there! When you start a thread there's a "manage attachments" button that will open in a new window and allow you to attach I think it's 6 pictures. Then just hit "upload" then shut the window when you're done.

If he's white with red eyes he's probably an albino, if the eyes are white it's probably a lecustic. Once you've uploaded some pics of him I'm sure we'll be able to tell you his gender.

Adults are really lazy (usually 19cm +) but if he's young (15cm or smaller) he'll possibly be very active (although testing the water can ease your worries too)

 

[Vaan2931]

Thanks for the responses! I'm really glad to be a part of the website!

Sorry for the late response but I managed to get some (pretty bad) photos of him. It's quite difficult as he's so fast.

 

[Quentari]

He's very cute, nice fluffy gills!!

 

[mackinthebox]

My lotl is about a year old now, just around 6 inches long and he is still quite the active swimmer
I think its part of their instinctive hunting pattern, but i have no evidence to support this, its just a hunch