Just a question

[asprine]

Hello!

I currently own two axolotls, lovely and cute!

This post is regarding a matter that i found out recently.
Almost two weeks ago I bought a tiger salamander larvae in a local market (Where they had her in a very bad condition) So I like to think I kinda saved her.

I currently own a 200lt tank where i have my other two axies. After a process of quarantine where i held the tiger salamander in a separate tank for one week i decided to put her with the other axies.

This baby spends most of its time on top of the aquarium plants, very near to the top of the tank, I know that she should stay like my other axolotls in the bottom of the tank, I also noticed that when someone comes near the tank, either she tries to eat something invisible in the water or she just quickly swims to a hideout. I'm kinda worried because obviously something has the salamander stressed, maybe the other two boys have been terrorising it or something, I don't know. That's why I come to you guys.

Here's a picture of how the salamander looks, because currently i have no camera to upload photos.

<img src="http://www.axolotl.org/images/tiger/tiger_larva.jpg>

Thank you!

Mario

 

[Jennewt]

It could be under stress due to "recent changes" (being in the market, coming to a temporary setup, now another setup). The presence of the 2 axolotls could also be a cause of stress. Impossible to say what is the more significant factor. What are the sizes of the 3 animals?

I would recommend keeping the tiger in a separate setup, if you can. It may need special attention in several ways: it may need to eat more (or more often). It may need to be hand-fed. It may be scared of the axolotls. When it reaches metamorphosis, it will have special needs in several additional ways.

 

[asprine]

thanks! is it possible that it may present neoteny? you know like don't metamorph and stay like axies. The other two are about 20cm and 16cm respectively, they're OK, no stress with them.