Axolotl care??

[Reggie]

I'm not sure what axolotl has do to with tropical fish keeping. They are not fish nor are they tropical. Keep them as you would a Hellbender or Japanese Giant Salamander, cool clean and water with lots of aireation. They will shut down at water temps above 75F. They will only thrive at water temps of 60-68F . Anything 70-74F will put alot of stress on them. Length and width is important , height is not and will consider to be wasted space. A 20 gal Long will be good for one or two specimens , 33 or 40 gal Long will be good for up to four specimens. There are lots of websites online that sell nice healthy animals just google " axolotl for sale " , you'll find four or five business on the first page. Most places sell neonates ( babies ) , so you can use a long narrow Critter Keeper or plastic sweater box PER ANIMAL as young are very hungry and canniblism is a given. Add a small pump and airstone as well as make sure you change the water with Dechlor water on a daily basis. If you choose an online company, they will most likely have customer support and will guide you in the correct way of axolotl husbandry.
I wish I could keep axolotl here in Central Texas but the weather is too hot , they are a fascinating animal. Good Luck !!

[Jenste]

I'm not sure what axolotl has do to with tropical fish keeping. They are not fish nor are they tropical.

Keeping an axolotl is very similar to tropical fish keeping....or well, any fish keeping whether fresh, cold, salt, brackish etc.

It is about maintaining a healthy aquatic living environment revolving around the needs of your aquatic pet. If you have a fair hand in fish keeping, then you know the importance of a clean and cycled living area, the importance of appropriate temperature for the specific species you are keeping (For instance, tropical fish need to be kept at higher temperatures than say coldwater fish for their health - a person keeping tropical fish monitors their temperature to make sure it stays at the proper elevation where as an axolotl keeper monitors their temperature to make sure it stays low. ).

So I think that some of the best African Clawed and Dwarf Frog keepers and Axolotl keepers are people who have been truly keeping fish for a period of time (I say truly as in they understand what a filter does, why it is important, and how vital it is to stable water chemistry). They understand how important and time consuming (at least at set up) a maintained and cycled filter can be.