Axolotl care??

[toxxxickitten]

any idea where to get the kit? haha sorry if I'm bugging you..Oh and can you put an axolotl iin a 35 hexagonal tank?

You could try eBAY: San Francisco Bay Brand Brine Shrimp Hatchery Kit | eBay

Or to give you an idea of what it looks like ^ -- your local pet store should carry this kit. My one job (which is a pet store) carries it and it's where I bought mine. It works fantastic. However, be sure to TIGHTLY screw the 2-litre bottle into the base or it will leak. I apparently hadn't screwed it on tightly enough to the base and (good thing I tested it first) the water had leaked out overnight.

And Jenna pretty much nailed it on the head. I wasn't saying you keep an Axolotl like a tropical fish. I was saying that if you have kept tropical fish or any type of fish then you can pretty much take care of an Axolotl.

[Reggie]

I understand where you're going with this and I agree to a basic point. You do need to understand the basics of water chemistry as well as the machinery in which you are operating. Personaly, I've never " cycled a tank " a day of my life nor has 100,000 other fish hobbyist. Whether you cycle a tank or not , you still do a regular, constant water change regardless. The tank doesn't start "cycling" until you put and animal in a tank and it releases waste. I am all for buying healthy bacteria at your LFS , it def. kick starts your biological bacteria.
Jeanna ,
I see on your bottom quotes that you keep borealis and tropicalis, I've been looking at them on a website for a few months now and I've been thinking about getting a group of each. They have laevis piebald as well , which I've never seen , they do look strange but attractive. Do you enjoy your borealis and tropicalis ? How strong is the laevis piebald strain , ever had any health issues ?

[froglover27]

well..thanks for ALL the info!! sorry i haven't been on in awhile. I've been very busy lately(: any helpful tips anyone can give...just for basic care? Do they like special treats, or any toys(maybe?( Thanks in advance great people(:

[Jenste]

I made my own brine shrimp hatchery kits - - use a 2 liter soda bottle and an aerator with airline and airstone and you are good to go. I find the little ceramic pots from a craft store hold it upright perfectly.

For adults...the basic guideline is
* a 2 foot tank minimum for one adult, 1 foot extra for each adult (always buy tanks for the adult size)
* diet of worms - bait store bought earthworms mixed with frozen bloodworms as a treat
* temperature - keep it below 70*F
* Keep up with water changes

[KingCam]

* temperature - keep it below 70*F

I've never understood how something like this can be accomplished under normal conditions. Does anyone really keep their house cooler than 70 during the summer? How can anyone afford that kind of an electric bill?! My house easily gets up to 75 or 80 during the hottest months of summer and I'm still paying like $200 for electricity.

[Jenste]

During the summer we move the tank into our bedroom so that it is directly in the path of our AC unit and we make out fine.

Others buy chillers, others clip fans to the top of the tank and point them at the surface, others use a rotating frozen water bottle method....

It can be done

[Reggie]

I'd love to keep these but I just don't think it's condusive if you live in the south or south west like me , unless you're willing to do the extra work of switching out frozen water bottles or shell out the loot to your local electric company.