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Posted by jennewt on April 13, 2003 at 19:19:26:
In Reply to: Axolotl Aquarium Setup Help posted by cascabel on April 13, 2003 at 16:17:08:
:Hello all -
:I'm not normally an amphibian hobbyist, but have a question regarding some Axolotls that hopefully somebody here can help me with.
:I work part-time at a local science education center that received two HUGE albino axolotls a few months ago after their owner died. We have also recently had a 100 gallon aquarium donated from another source that is sitting empty. Because the axolotls are not really handleable for education purposes, I'm trying to convince my supervisor that we should set up a display tank for them using the above mentioned 100 gallon aquarium.
:I'm looking for information that might help me design an appropriate habitat for these super cool guys, but most of the books or sources I've located are fairly old and I don't know how reliable. I'm looking in particular for info on water quality, tank decorations, and possible safe tank mates (seeing as this is a pretty big aquarium). Right now they're living in a fairly plain 20 gallon aquarium and chowing down on trout chow, crickets and mealworms. Any information or references that could help me build the ultimate axolotl tank would be greatly appreciated!
:Cristina
:cascabel@uclink.berkeley.edu
If you have never kept an aquatic tank, go to a good-quality local fish shop and ask them to tell you about how to cycle a new tank and what kind of filtration they would recommend for a tank this size. These things would be the same for axolotls as for fish. As far as tankmates, there aren't many options that would work. Anything smaller will be eaten by the axies. Anything larger (and some smaller) could injure the axies by biting their gills or injuring their skin. Introducing other amphibians would have these risks, plus the risk of disease. The only option that comes to mind would be a large snail.
