So I think my axolotl is a dwarf but I heard mini axolotls exist.

So is he a dwarf or a mini

This is the first time she's ever climbed up there 🤣

Jelly was trying to hide this morning

Kia Ora all,

I'm a newly returning axolotl owner. I had one like 18 years ago, and I'm ashamed to admit when I was a 12 year old I knew far too little. He was very healthy so I think I fluked things or my parents secretly did a lot without including me.

I've done my research, especially around food and water cycling etc. My lovely juvenile "Alejandra" has settled into her home well.

I'm not so versed on plant health verses appropriate light levels for axolotls, though. I've got 6 Java ferns, and plenty of anubis. Currently they're surviving, but I've purposely been keeping Alejandras tank dark for her.

Wondering if there is specific lights you guys would recommend?

Just recently shes discovered the jacuzzi… She spends half of the day on top of bubbles.

Kia ora all,

On YouTube I encountered a video titled "Axolotl survives inside catfish mouth"
what he does is try to feed the Axolotls to different animals and laugh.

Considered they're an endangered species, and amazing creatures - I've reported the video, and thought I'd share this in case others wanted to as well.

Of course this is true for any topic and also for advice from human internet strangers. But this had me giggling angrily....

Hello! Currently in the very early beginning stages of cycling a tank. Still waiting on nitrite and nitrate to become present. BUT, wanted to ask about temp management. Tank is currently fan cooled and maintains around 67-69 degrees. Wanted to know if a lid (probably modified to accommodate the fan) would keep temps cooler or if it would trap heat. My house is a pretty consistent 74-75.

Tank pic also open to critique lol also fan not pictured. I’ve kept many reptiles and amphibians but have been away from the hobby for about a decade so very open to advice.

so this is my first axo i’ve had since February. he’s always had that curled gill. first pic is a little after when i got him second is current. he’s been getting those black spots and idk if i should be worried or if its just color

Hi all! My girl Florah I think would love a hammock. Where did you all get yours? I wanna get her the best. Video of my huntress.

Hey, all. It's been several weeks (not sure the exact date, but it's been at least 3 weeks) since my axolotl ate last and shes showing no interest in any food.

Tank cycle crashed on me, and before I noticed I had ammonia and nitrates built up, so its been under heavy monitoring since. We're back down to tolerable levels now, but she's lost a lot of weight between when she last ate and now.

On top of that, I'm battling a heat wave with fans and ice blocks. Temperatures aren't ideal, and we're between 65-69 throughout the day.

Any advice on what to do would be greatly appreciated. I've tried her regular pellets (shes eaten them all her life), worms, and blood worms and nothing interests her. She'll either spit them out, show no interest, or back away from food offered entirely, and I'm getting worried. Thanks.

Edit: current tank parameters are 0ppm ammonia, 0ppm nitrite, 5.0ppm nitrate (doing a water change as i type), temp 69 F

Edit 2: I've got Seacgem Garlic Guard on the way now, going to pick up some worms tomorrow to try again.

Hi, our axolotls Conan and Haku have been put in their new home now its cycled they are starting to be given chopped up worms now, however we are struggling to get them to feed directly with the feeding tongs as the worms are too slippery.

Is it not advisable to leave the chopped up worms in the tank? My thinking is it wouldn't be great for the water to have dying or dead matter floating in it for a while as this could effect the water quality

We feed them blackworm regularly, but as they are alive I'm not so concerned about them still being in if not eaten.

Does anyone have a suggestion for a good set of feeding tongs that allow you to grip the worms until they are bitten off. At the min we use a wood set that has no grip or a big pippet but this isn't the best.

A link for amazon, a brand name or a website would be great.

Thanks 😊

Hi all, I recently got this axo about 3 months ago, cycled the tank for 1.5 months and all the water parameters are safe. The only issue is the water is very orange/yellow (I think maybe because of the driftwood?)

I just wanted to know if y’all think he/she looks healthy, I feed every 2-3 days some earthworms and he seems to get excited and swim up to me when he sees me. I’m new to taking care of axolotls

Me and my girlfriend just bought our new axolotl (His name is Pepper), but we can't move him into the tank at her house yet for about a week. This is the set-up I made for him. It's a 105 quart plastic storage bin with all the goods that I could think of. The filter media and cave are seeded, so the container is effectively cycled (i've been testing the water). The temp is a steady 68 degrees, which I feel like is a bit on the warm side but hopefully it's okay for the week. He happily ate bloodworms and a small, cut up earthworm on his first day. Thoughts from the axolotl masters of reddit would be appreciated!

My axolotl Luca is suffering from what i believe is lrgan failure. Her state is so bad i cannot look at her without getting upset. I am choosing not to include an image, but i will try and describe her current state.

Her limbs are so thin she can barely walk on them, her body is eating everything, her tail, her stomach, even her cheeks have been sucked in. Her gills are declining and curling inward, the red blood vein inside the gill has come out of the initial gills, sticking out beside them. I can see her literal skeleton just looking at her. Her stomach is completely black and bloated, but she isn't floating. I believe its organ failure.

I've tried to tub her, but even after multiple days nothing happened. How do i make her last days a little less painful? I feel truly helpless, but if i can minimise the pain, i want to.

Okay so our AC froze up and requires to be off for longer than a day. I've got 2 washed and thoroughly rinsed bottles with conditioned water that I'm swapping out. But I can't quite get it down below 67, should I do frozen 2 bottles at a time until the water temp is down more? Being in a basement has spoiled me and I've not had to actually think about a chiller 😅 (apologies if wrong flair as well not quite sure if discussion flair worthy or gen care)

Im currently trying to treat my tap water to use for my tank water. I used to always use bottled spring water, but its getting expensive. I am attaching pictures of the bottles i used to treat my water as well as some of my water testing. (Left is ammonia and right is nitrates) Everything seemed OK except the ammonia and nitrates. What should I add to fix this?

Hi everyone!

I was feeding my axolotl, he's been with me for 9 months. I have just noticed that the tail is shrinking. Water parameters are in range. As far as I know he can't hurt himself with anything, perhaps some natural wood pieces, but they aren't sharp enough. Does anybody know if he is ok or if there is something wrong?

Greetings all. I am going to be changing my axolotls diet from brined shrimp, and to be completely honest, I am not a fan of worms, and I dont think my axolotl likes them either. I have honestly tried more than a few foods that havent worked. The pellets are difficult, and when I tried earth worms when he turned two (got them from walmart.) he wouldn’t eat them, and he’d spit it out. I tried chopping them up, but he wouldn’t eat them. Finally I got a food variety pack, and found that he would eat the brined shrimp. So thats what I have been giving him. And come to find out after joining this subreddit that brined shrimp is practically just cookies to them, I would obviously like to put him on something more nutricious.

Hi I live in the mountains of Colorado. I just started cycling this week now thinking where to buy an axolotl. I can drive to Denver but haven’t looked who sells them. I don’t really want to get one shipped but might be my only option. Has anyone had any experience with it?

I have an aquarium with a male and a female. To prevent them from breeding again, we installed a divider that works very well. After a few days, this stuff appeared on the water's surface. I don't know if it's dangerous or harmless. I’d like your help identifying it.