Are these axolotls or larval tiger salamanders?

[losfrijoles]

We went to our local exotic pet shop today to get some snake food (frozen) and noticed that they had attempted to breed axolotls. They had two adult ones in one tank (with a couple dozen eggs they were trying to hatch sectioned off) and in another tank they had a bunch of juveniles that they got somehow. We have a fully grown axolotl (10.5" at our last measuring), but we've been thinking of getting a second one for some time.

The pet shop was keeping the axolotls in warm-ish water (I would guess around 23C) and one of them has an awful red blotch on one side. We feel an urge to rescue them, though we'd have to section off our axolotl tank since they're way too small to be cohabited with our big one. Before we buy though: Could someone tell us if these are actually axolotls or just very young other salamanders (I hear tiger salamanders are easily mis-identified as axolotls)?

Here's a couple of the juveniles we saw at the pet shop:

Here's our axolotl, pretending to be a ruler just for fun:

 

[ArnoldTheMander]

RESCUE THEM. Just kidding. Those are axolotls i breed both a. Mexicanum and a. Mavortium. If you have the space for an axolotl And the means to keep his aquarium cold that’s really all they need aside from clean water. They don’t look healthy and it’s fatal to keep them in hot water or even warm water. I’ve had a larva die simply because they were above 75°F for an extended period.

 

[ArnoldTheMander]

And you have such an adorable axie. She looks to be about the same size as mine.

 

[ArnoldTheMander]

This is what most tiger salamander larvae look like larval axolotl‘s are misidentified because the two larvae look alike at this stage. But as they become adults they become easier to identify.