Axelotoies Or Something Similar

[fish_master]

inches??? yea it should be fine

 

[adam98150]

They're a type of "Neotenic" (meaning remaining in the larval state) salamander Correctly spelt; Axolotls

Here's my own caresheet on them;

Common Name: Axolotl

Scientific name: Ambystoma mexicanum

Originates From: Only found in Lake Chalco and Lake Xochimilcho in Mexico.

Most Active During: Daylight, diurnal

Longevity (life expectancy): Anything from 12-20 years if well looked after

Position in Viv: Axolotls are fully aquatic amphibians, remaining in the juvenile form throughout their lives.

Size: Approximately 10"

Sexing: Male axolotls have very prominent bulges at the base of their tail

Water Supply: Axolotls should be provided with water just less in depth than the length of their body, 30% of their water should be changed per week. Added water should be dechlorinated in the same way as water for fish.

Substrate: Small sized pea gravel should be avoided due to the Axolotls vacuum feeding method, although larger pebbles are safe to use.

UV Lighting: Not Required.

Humidity Requirements: N/A

Temperatures and Heating Equipment: Axolotls require temperatures of around 18-20 Celcius all year round, this can normally be easily maintained without the use of extra equipment within a house.

Housing: A glass tank measuring 30"x15"x18" will be suitable for a single Axolotl, a much larger area would be required if housing more than one.

Decor: Hides in the form of plant pots on their sides will be readily used by Axolotls, as long as there is an area of shelter for them to retreat to Axolotls will thrive in even quite plain tanks. The addition of live plants will aid in shelter and aesthetics.

Diet: Carnivorous. Young Axolotls can be fed on smaller prey items such as bloodworm, daphnia and very small pieces of worm. Adults will prefer a diet of earthworms, trout pellets, mealworms and the occaisional pinkie mouse.

General Ease Of Care: Axolotls are very easy to keep as long as their few requirements are well met, Axolotls should not be handled, but moved using a net if necessary. The feathery external gills of Axolotls can be used as an indicator to the suitability of the conditions provided, long gills demonstrates poor oxygen levels in the water, indicating the need for better filtration, greater water movement and lower temperature.

Charlotte Goble ©2004.

And here's a link to Axolotl.org which has absolutely all the info and pics you could need

P.S: they're definitely never fishsafe!!!

I find them quite commonly in england, UK. In local ponds and lakes.

 

[guineapigqueen]

I used to keep a dark brown Axolotl and he was fed live crickets, could you give me some advice on what other foods they could eat, because I am thinking about getting another one but I dont want live crickets hopping around my house again.

Emma x

 

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I find them quite commonly in england, UK. In local ponds and lakes.
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you wont find axolotls in lakes in england.

i think it is probably newts you are seeing in lakes

I used to keep a dark brown Axolotl and he was fed live crickets, could you give me some advice on what other foods they could eat, because I am thinking about getting another one but I dont want live crickets hopping around my house again.

Emma x

i feed mine earth worms and bait pellets.

i also bought some guppies today to start breeding them to feed these to my axies also.

 

[helterskelter]

Well i not got a pair, i got a nice albino male about 2 weeks and go and he loves earth worms a floating pellets.

Hopefuly I'll have babies befor long, but water temp is warm at around 16C what should it be at for breeding them?

 

[fry_lover]

Well i not got a pair, i got a nice albino male about 2 weeks and go and he loves earth worms a floating pellets.

Hopefuly I'll have babies befor long, but water temp is warm at around 16C what should it be at for breeding them?

Would you consider 16C warm though mate?

 

[helterskelter]

At 16C their happy.
Their in our living room and cant control the temp unless i buy a chiller.
Or I freeze watching TV

Once a get a fish room their be out out their in the lower area's

As their from hi-lands of Mexico and like it cool, but how cool for breeding?

An alternate school (Peter W. Scott and some others) instead recommends a sudden change in temperature to trigger courtship behaviour. Keeping the pair separately for a few weeks at 20-22 °C (68-71 °F) and then transferring them both into a tank with a water temperature at least 5 °C lower frequently triggers courtship behaviour. In fact, Scott recommends 12-14 °C (54-57 °F). My own experience, and that of some others, is that this thermal shock method usually just stimulates the male. In order for this procedure to be successful, the female most be receptive and ready to breed.

from
http/www.axolotl.org/breeding.htm

ok think I may do a large water change today see what happens

 

[fish_master]

i find that a water cvhange will do it change in temp or even times when i have had to go away for a week or so and the tank gets dirty and they spawn so u could even try turning the filter off for a week ir so but be carful this realy depends on how big the tank is and how messey they are though but be carful with this due to things like ammonia spikes and be extremly carful feeding live fish i wouldnt trust this due to disease.

clay