oberynstiles
New member
Hello everyone.
I just recently bought a 55 gallon high tank that I plan on having two axolotls in. I won't be getting the axies for several months because I want to spend time researching and prepping my tank for them (I'd like to get them right after new years) but I had a few questions on getting two axolotls.
1.) I don't know the best way to go about getting two axolotls. On one end I'd like to get them both at the same time, but if I get them as juvies I won't know if they are male or female. When they get older and if they are different sexes I will need to separate or possibly even depart with one of them because I do not want to breed since I have 0 experience and no other tank. I was thinking I could start off with one axolotl and then once I know its sex I can look around for another the same sex and size, but that sounds like it might be a little hard. Any thoughts?
2.) Also for my tank I would like to have a golden albino and a wild type because I like their coloration. However I've read that wild types can be more aggressive, especially towards color mutated axies. Is this true? Would a 55 gallon be enough room for them to have space so that is least likely to happen? I was thinking melanoid could work too but I'd rather have a wild type if at all possible.
3.) Are there any tips or rules I should know about keeping two together? I know that if they are well fed they shouldn't be biting one another, and they will need space to move around and hide. Any thing I'm missing?
Thanks for reading, I want to know as much as possible about these guys before I get them.
I just recently bought a 55 gallon high tank that I plan on having two axolotls in. I won't be getting the axies for several months because I want to spend time researching and prepping my tank for them (I'd like to get them right after new years) but I had a few questions on getting two axolotls.
1.) I don't know the best way to go about getting two axolotls. On one end I'd like to get them both at the same time, but if I get them as juvies I won't know if they are male or female. When they get older and if they are different sexes I will need to separate or possibly even depart with one of them because I do not want to breed since I have 0 experience and no other tank. I was thinking I could start off with one axolotl and then once I know its sex I can look around for another the same sex and size, but that sounds like it might be a little hard. Any thoughts?
2.) Also for my tank I would like to have a golden albino and a wild type because I like their coloration. However I've read that wild types can be more aggressive, especially towards color mutated axies. Is this true? Would a 55 gallon be enough room for them to have space so that is least likely to happen? I was thinking melanoid could work too but I'd rather have a wild type if at all possible.
3.) Are there any tips or rules I should know about keeping two together? I know that if they are well fed they shouldn't be biting one another, and they will need space to move around and hide. Any thing I'm missing?
Thanks for reading, I want to know as much as possible about these guys before I get them.