Axolotl types?

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Just wondering what type of axolotl I have. e.g wild type or what classification.

He is albino of colour and has short fluffy gills?
 

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That is a leucistic axie. Axies come in many colours and i am working on a colour chart at the moment. Here is a good resource with photos of a few more common colour types.

http://www.axolotl.org/genetics.htm
 
This was the first day I got him, I was waiting for my new tank to arrive :) and it was temporarily in just a tank i had a goldfish in. He is now living in a massive tank with very large rocks instead of gravel which I realise can cause impactation.
I did try using sand when I first got my new tank but the water always seemed to look mercy, the rocks are much better.
I have posted some images of my set up/ family of lotls in the image section today :)
 
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