Yes, as long as your fish are disease-free (and no new fish were added recently). The bacteria that cycle the tank live on surfaces, so it would be more effective to use dirty rocks from the fish tank or some dirty filter media.
Yes. The addition of rocks or filter media from an already cycled tank will also bring over nitrifying bacteria. It is these bacteria that create the cycle so if you add them the tank should cycle faster than normal.
You guys are so helpful. Thanks. One more question, when buying a filter for axolotls, what pieces should I get? I could have sworn my old filter came with everything I needed, but now when I go looking for them at pet stores, all the pieces come separate.
I got a nice filter with a flow adjuster. For now I have it on full speed, but when I get them I'll turn it down to the lowest setting. I washed the sand out, but I don't think I washed it enough. My tank is all cloudy. Will the filter+ water daily water changes help this?
Yup. Both the filter and water changes will help remove those suspended sand particles from your water. It's also completely normal to still be a bit cloudy after you add sand. It's just the nature of the beast and it will clear up pretty quickly.
Not necessarily but if you’re wanting to continue to grow your breeding capacity then yes. Breeding axolotls isn’t a cheap hobby nor is it a get rich quick scheme. It costs a lot of money and time and deditcation
Would Chinese fire belly newts be more or less inclined towards an aquatic eft set up versus Japanese . I'm raising them and have abandoned the terrarium at about 5 months old and switched to the aquatic setups you describe. I'm wondering if I could do this as soon as they morph?
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