Question: Suitable size tank for an Axie?

For about the same price you can get a 3ft clearseal basic tank. ( have found the 3fts for about £50) they don't come with a hood or anything else, but if you have a filter and stuff already it's just a transfer job.
Bigger and cheaper. Win win. :D



£55 for 3ft £70 for 4ft pets at home price
 
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I've never understood why people would want to buy a small tank and then upgrade. Why not just buy an adequately-sized adult tank, and not waste your money on a small tank that is only going to be useful for a couple of months at most?
 
Kaysie said:
I've never understood why people would want to buy a small tank and then upgrade. Why not just buy an adequately-sized adult tank, and not waste your money on a small tank that is only going to be useful for a couple of months at most?
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I totally agree, but if you do buy a temporary tank you can allways put some other newts in it! :D


*want more newts* *want more newts* *want more newts*
 
Kaysie said:
I've never understood why people would want to buy a small tank and then upgrade. Why not just buy an adequately-sized adult tank, and not waste your money on a small tank that is only going to be useful for a couple of months at most?
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I agree - and depending on your set-up it can be a huge pain to upgrade a tank and bring everything over.

If I had known that that my first tank was going to be too small for my liking, I would have just gone bigger in the first place.



As for tank size, I have a 75 litre long tank (20 long, in gallons) and I would go for that over a 54 litre/15 gallon. Just make sure the tank you select is a "long" - you want the floorspace more than height.

I started off with a 38 before going to a 75, because I found the 38 was a little too small for my liking.

and sorry, I'm not sure what standard tank dimensions are in litres so I'm just converting. :s

And don't buy one with a hood unless you need/want one. You can get a basic tank top for cheaper. I love my live plants, though (and they provide a lot of shade for the axolotl and she likes climbing in them).
 
Kaysie said:
I've never understood why people would want to buy a small tank and then upgrade. Why not just buy an adequately-sized adult tank, and not waste your money on a small tank that is only going to be useful for a couple of months at most?
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Tank maths :p
"oh I need more axolotls, that'll mean i'll have to buy a bigger tank :3 shame that"

It does make for a good quarantine tank after you upgrade, but I am with you 'upgrading' shouldn't really be needed - unless you have a case of Axolotl maths. :|

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Yes as others have mentioned look for a basic long tank without a hood, you can make yourself a nice net/breathable lid if you need one. It'll be cheeper and you don't want the hood anyway - they only serve to raise your tank temp.
 
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Kaysie said:
I've never understood why people would want to buy a small tank and then upgrade. Why not just buy an adequately-sized adult tank, and not waste your money on a small tank that is only going to be useful for a couple of months at most?
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I usually start out with a smaller tank because I happen to have a ton of smaller tanks lying around in storage. Then I upgrade when I actually need a larger tank. :)
 
If you've got them, fantastic! I always have a variety of tanks and tubs and whatnot laying around. But I think it's just silly to buy a small tank, then go buy a big tank. Further, it's so much more economical (but less aesthetic) to keep larvae and juveniles in tupperware.
 
Is a 2 and half foot long tank big enough for two adult axxies?
 
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