Meet my Axolotl

[sarah]

im new to keeping axolotls i bought him for my son however even though his tank is in his room he is really mine and i find him fascinating , i have 7 african cichlid tanks so this is the first i have ventured to the cold water side, here he is , he was bred by a friend of mine he lives for now in a 2ft tank, not sure how to post pics on here im not sure the link will work it should come from my photobucket account

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(Message edited by starreys on March 17, 2006)

 

[sarah]

here is another pic

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/sarahpetra/sarahsphotos210.jpg

 

[rheann]

He's beautiful, and welcome to the forum

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Though your little axolotl does look on the thin side. What are you offering as food?

Earthworms or rosie reds are excellent sources for stable foods. Crickets are also tasty snacks

I like how your axolotl has golden freckles down his dorsal crest. It's not very common that I see white albino's with the markings, I'm hoping some of the babies I have turn out that way

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By the way, to upload a picture, down at the bottom of the page it says upload attachment. Save the images as Jpeg files.

Hope this helps

 

[jojo]

Nice axie

Your tank looks pretty good too - from what i can see in the first pic.

 

[sarah]

thanks very much yes he will only eat worms, perhaps i will increase the quantity of worms, i feed him garden worms i have pellets but he wont touch those,he is still only a baby could that be why is on the thin side a bit

thanks for the tip i tried that method but found it wouldnt upload what so ever

cheers

 

[jojo]

Are you feeding every day?? How old of a baby is he/she?

 

[sarah]

i feed every day 1-2 worms , and last night i tried the pellets again but he didnt take to them, today he got 3 worms i will feed more from now on, i was told 2 worms a day and i found some days he only ate one worm and the 2nd worm would be left uneaten and disappear in the substrate

cheers

 

[sarah]

oh not sure of age but he is 8cm i think and he is not shop bought

 

[jenny]

I have one at about that size and he gets fed 1 a day. With the pellets I had to wean mine onto them at first i would drop them in the tank right on their heads so the movement make them grab it, they soon lean that its food and start taking it off the floor.

hope this helps.

 

[sarah]

thanks Jenny
i have shown him the pellet but unless its put right in front and he feels like it he wont take it, i find if i drop the worm in and its not right in front of him and he misses it somehow the worm disappears and he has gone without,

id like to wean him onto pellets too, im a little worried what would i do when i go away for 6 days in May will he be ok

cheers

Sarah

 

[jarred]

Your axolotl will be able fine without food for six days Sarah. Also, it might be best to start off hand feeding your axolotl the pellets to help it get used to them.

 

[sarah]

thanks Jarred , what food do you feed yours and what is the optimum size tank for an axolotl, i gather the bigger the better, he is currently in a standard 2ft , and do you just have the one, im having a hard time finding one almost the same size as him plus id like a black one

cheers

Sarah