Axolotl and clawed frog

[Felis]

I think you would end up with a happy ACF with an axolotl tail hanging out of his mouth

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That´s what I think. These two species don´t get along! Also, the Axolotl prefers lower temperatures.

[mpmistr]

Xenopus are subtropical, Axolotls are cold water, mixing amphibians is a bad idea.. for a ton of reasons.

Your biggest pitfall would be that Xenopus are aggressive predators, Axolotls are rather delicate and timid, the Axolotls gills will be fair game and attacked frequently, it will stress and die even if it is too large to be swallowed whole.

Quite literally, your clawed frog would tear your axolotl apart..

I once kept an apple snail with my frogs, every time it left its shell one of my frogs would go after it and try to bite its antenna off, they will attack vulnerable parts of a creature. I had to remove the snail, it was so stressed it died shortly thereafter.

[Gemma]

I agree with the others. I think it could only end in disaster.

[Jenste]

I also think the ACF is in danger of losing a limb or two to the axolotl. I have kept and bred both species. Axolotls have a type of "teeth" - they have ridges in their gums used to tear off junks of food. Axolotls have been known to latch onto another axolotls arm during feeding time and rip it off. Not often, but it does happen and it is rarely an intentional act of aggression. Axolotls have regenerating capabilities, ACF do not.

[mpmistr]

I also think the ACF is in danger of losing a limb or two to the axolotl. I have kept and bred both species. Axolotls have a type of "teeth" - they have ridges in their gums used to tear off junks of food. Axolotls have been known to latch onto another axolotls arm during feeding time and rip it off. Not often, but it does happen and it is rarely an intentional act of aggression. Axolotls have regenerating capabilities, ACF do not.

I didn't realize axolotls had teeth. I've wanted one for a while, they've had them for sale around here now and then. I never really wanted to invest in it because of their temperature requirements since they do need cold water to thrive. I figure they would really need a chiller unit to 'do well'.

For my ACF last summer I had to run the AC a lot and keep a fan blowing on the tank to keep the temperatures 75F or lower..

[UncleChester]

A good read when considering mixing aquatic species Caudata Culture Articles - Species Mixing Disasters

The particular combo of Axolotl and ACF isn't on the list but you can see what kinds of atrocities they have committed to tank mates and how it's been reciprocated.

[mpmistr]

As the old saying wisely goes .. "When in doubt, leave it out.".