Question: Can you mix anything with axolotls in an aquarium?

Most of the original hybrids were culled, the group did vary in colouration but the majority could be mistaken for A.Andersoni by people not familiar with the species, the major difference being lack of webbing on the back foot and the longer A.mexicanum body shape rather than the shorter broader tailed A.Andersoni body type. I chose not to release them into the hobby as somebody could have ended up paying £100 for a hybrid thinking they were getting an A.Andersoni, plus potential pollution of the A.mexicanum population could have occurred. The hybrids are fertile, one of my friends bred hers with an axys, I received all the eggs as agreed ( non of the offspring of the hybrids are allowed to enter the hobby), culled all but four and passed them on to a friend for study. The hybrids in themselves are nice looking animals, very docile and don't attack each other as juvies but they are a potential risk to both the A.Andersoni and A.mexicanum bloodline(yes I know A.tigrium is in them).
 
Were the second generation hybrids still distinguishable as a mix?
 
I just think that since axolotls have an aggressive disposition and the hybrids are more docile it would obviously be good to introduce that into the gene pool.
 
Boomsloth said:
Were the second generation hybrids still distinguishable as a mix?
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They looked liked wild type axolotls and had the same aggressive behaviour.

Jonjey said:
I just think that since axolotls have an aggressive disposition and the hybrids are more docile it would obviously be good to introduce that into the gene pool.
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I did consider this but decided that the axolotl gene pool is better off without them
 
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