HakuandCoral
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So I made the mistake of buying a 60 gallon cylinder tank to house to juvenile axolotls... I cycled the tank with a beneficial bacteria starter for 1 month before getting my baby axolotls. I also made a bonsai tree out of driftwood and put lots of live plants. My aquarium came with a bubble wall which I thought would cause too much flow in the aquarium so I turned it off. But now the temperature spiked up to 74 degrees in the tank. I have been using frozen water bottles to try and bring the temp down but it is not working. So I have several questions.
#1 Any ideas of a fan or something that I could attach to the lid of my oddly shaped tank to cool it down? I live in a cold climate but this summer has been relatively hot.
#2 Should I keep the bubble wall on or off?
#3 Any ideas on how to feed them without just throwing cubes of bloodworms in the tank? Also do I really need to pick up all the uneaten worms?
#4 I thought this 60 gallon tank was huge but it is only 32" wide. Is this large enough to house 2 adult axolotls?
#5 There is a white fungus that has been on my bonsai tree since the first week. It doesn't seem like it is going away on it's own. Would guppies or shrimp help eat this? I know the would probably get eaten themselves later.
#6 Do you guys have any other advice/comments/concerns about my tank set up? I do have a cave in the back for them and I keep the lights off most of the time. I'm trying to be the best axolotl mom possible here.
#1 Any ideas of a fan or something that I could attach to the lid of my oddly shaped tank to cool it down? I live in a cold climate but this summer has been relatively hot.
#2 Should I keep the bubble wall on or off?
#3 Any ideas on how to feed them without just throwing cubes of bloodworms in the tank? Also do I really need to pick up all the uneaten worms?
#4 I thought this 60 gallon tank was huge but it is only 32" wide. Is this large enough to house 2 adult axolotls?
#5 There is a white fungus that has been on my bonsai tree since the first week. It doesn't seem like it is going away on it's own. Would guppies or shrimp help eat this? I know the would probably get eaten themselves later.
#6 Do you guys have any other advice/comments/concerns about my tank set up? I do have a cave in the back for them and I keep the lights off most of the time. I'm trying to be the best axolotl mom possible here.