Best Axolotl tank... EVER!!!

[Kurtlin]

I am taking a biology class in which we must create an ideal environment for an organism in which the organism will breed and thrive. When the class is over my sister is planning on keeping the group and I am taking one to live in my dorm with me my question for you all what do you suggest doing to make this the best environment possible, while still being true to their natural environment?

 

[hacelepues]

hmmmm... well axolotls are native to two lakes in mexico. I don't know much about the bottom of those two lakes specifically, but here's some guesses based off lakes in general.

Muddy bottom. LARGE rocks. Some driftwood and fallen leaves, and some tallish plants (absolutely necessary if you want them to breed, else the female will struggle laying her eggs)

Edit: and please remember they need cool water and pretty much zero flow (lake = still water)

 

[Kurtlin]

Thanks I didn't think about tall plants or rocks.

 

[hacelepues]

Just make sure the rocks are much much larger than the axolotl's head. They might accidentally ingest them otherwise.