New Tank Ideas

[DeniseD]

Currently I have two seperate tanks running for the three axies, one is too young (i think) to go in with the bigger ones but I have been offered a four foot tank (will have a divider) and will probably take it but I can't think of any way to make the tank different.. I have the typical sand, plants and rock caves made and they look ok but I want something more interesting for them.. although I'm unsure if their environment setup has any effect on happiness?

Also I keep trying to come up with some way of protecting them as I have two albinos who love to get up speed and crash into.. well.. everything really, i put this down to their vision and they are growing in size quite quickly which isn't helping their ability to be graceful.

So what I'm really looking for is advice on a safe, interesting setup for this new tank. Any help is appreciated

 

[AlienFirefox]

i found that using beach sand is best. I live like 2 minutes from the beach so i just go steal some when the ranger ain't lookin. rinse iit really well to get the salt out of it and strain it with a vegetable strainer. also i find using a pot plant thats cut in half is best for there shelter. you need to be careful make sure nothing is big enough for them to be able to swallow except there food obviously. plants arnt really necessery ut make the tank look good. im trying to find some white beach sand for my tank as white sand really does look truly beautiful. just my experiences though you can have anything really just dont use pebble substrates. make sure all substrate is either extremely fine like sand or too big to fit on there mouths and trust me a fully grown axolotl can swollow things quite large (perverted thoughts) cheers

 

[DeniseD]

Thank you for that, i already have silica based play sand in all the tanks so will probably give that a wash and continue using it. I was toying with the idea of getting some moss to start growing over the rocks, mostly just to make their landing a small bit softer but how slow would it grow in the cold water does anybody know?

 

[PoPiPanda]

I don't know very much about axolotls, but I'd like to point out that sand from the beach might carry parasites or some sort of harmful microorganism, and that continuing to use the play sand would probably be a better idea.

 

[IamTheBear]

maybe using a peace lily style bio filter set up. While adding more to the top side of the tank; the root ball down the sides would make a good buffer zone for speeding axies. Plus this would double as a hide allowing them to be in the root ball hanging down.

 

[Mr Feathergill]

Try using driftwood, when it sinks it is great for hides and it's not too sharp either

I know this thread is old but I had to say this