Mud puppy and axolotl

[norman]

what do people mean when they mention water cycling

 

[edward]

See http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/cyclingEDK.shtml

Ed

 

[norman]

i have raised tropical fish for most of my adult life. is having axolotls for pets that much harder. want to get some axolotls but want to be sure know what i am doing first

 

[edward]

Norman,
You would have better luck getting responses by posting in the correct section of the forum and reading the posts there. There is an entire axolotl forum at the bottom of the page. It would also probably be best if you read the species accounts on caudata.culturer (just follow the links on the initial page) and on axolotl.org

Ed

 

[ali]

Water cycling would be the same as you would do with fish. You want to be sure that the tank filters can handle the amount of waste that you allow to be in there.

 

[jennifer]

How did you keep fish for years and never hear about cycling the tank? Any decent pet shop employee should explain cycling to customers. Keeping axolotls isn't any harder than fish but they may produce more waste (poop), so understanding cycling and water quality is very important.