Boring tank

[Traxolotl]

My axolotl's tank has the nesecitys but isnt very spectacular is there any cool things i could find around the house to spice it up???

 

[yellowpebble]

Why yes!

Terracotta pots, old pipes, large rocks (washed with clean water and no soap) bits of old wood, and lots and lots of plastic plants! The more plants the more natural and colourful and interesting the tank becomes. I have found purchasing a tank backdrop or poster will help a lot. It’s a long poster with weedy underwater designs that you stick to the back of the tank.

You can even grow live plants in the tank, which is great for water quality too. Java moss is great and you can train it to stick to things. You can even grow houseplants out the top of the tank water, Peace Lilies work well, you just have to make sure you get ALL the dirt out of the roots.

I prefer a more natural look but if you want super funky you can get fluro coloured sand and crazy colourful plants. I just find the more stuff, the better it looks. Good luck, post pictures!

 

[lea]

There is loads of stuff arund the house you could use. To add a few other things to yellowpebbles ideas what about tea cups and tea pots.I have painting behind my tanks to make them look nice.......have a look around the albums on the forum and you will get heaps of ideas. I use fake plants in my tanks just because I kill every plant that is given to me........the cactus didnt even make(and i thought they could live through anything).

 

[Mr Poseidon]

the cactus didnt even make(and i thought they could live through anything).

Ouch... although i thought cacti liked little to no water.... hummm maybe it drowned?