So I want to get an axlotl

I have a fish tank already with 3 tetras and an empty one.

First question is can it live with the other fish or would it like its own tank

Does it need its own tank?

What am I looking at price wise

Do they need anything specific or special

How easy are they to take care of

Please just tell me everything you can. Like I know nothing. Because I do know nothing.

The want and willingness are there I just want to have all the information before I get into it because I don’t want my ignorance and desire to have one be at the expense of the pet. So I’d like advice from people who care alotl ;) and have them already.

so i tested my ammonia from my 20 gal long tank and it comes out to 1ppm but i need to dose in between 2-4ppm, can someone help me? i asked chat gpt and it said i needed to add 91 drops to get to 4ppm? but i have already put in 40 to get to 2 what do i do? is the ai doohickey correct?

Usually she only comes for a close up for my wife who she belongs to, but today she came to say hello to me!

Hey all, one of my buddies in fish keeping just had his axos breed and I'm wondering how high maintenance the baby's actually are. I'm going to be taking a two week trip during march and I know that's not enough time for them to fully mature so I'm planning on having a pet sitter for my other reptiles so I was going to ask if she could do all the water replacements but if she has to do that every day that might be a problem. I would probably get a 40 gal for the axo and the eggs are due to hatch on the 5th of December, should I wait for them to mature in my friends care or get them now?

Hey all, I'm looking into Axolotls as a new pet and I'm wondering if there are any sort of cleaner animals that work in they're environment.ik that shrimp don't work bc they're just get eaten and snails can damage the slime coat. TBH it's just me being lazy not wanting to scrape the glass but if there are any that would be a big help

I was taking down Christmas lights that were around my room and as I was taking them down, a plastic piece of plastic that was on the top of a tac came out of nowhere and fell in the tank. I grabbed it as fast as I could then after I realized that I hadn’t washed my hands and was on my phone and the night before I put lotion on before bed. I put a carbon filter in the filter just in case but have to leave for school soon.

Thanks

I’ve noticed this red spot on my axolotl. It looks like it’s in his mouth. Could this be infection?

Hello! I am upgrading my lotl from a 65 litre (17 gallons) to a 180 litre (47 gallon) tank. As this would be my first time switching tanks, what are some general tips I need to know? I will keep water from my current aquarium and place the old filter with the media in the new tank, so I keep my cycle. Is there anything else I need to keep in mind?

Also, I will keep it bare bottom and just add large rocks (the size of the lotl) - how can I add plants? I have read they can be tied to rocks/wood, but I tried once and my lotl started eating the roots. Any tips?

Hey there! I have had my Axolotl for about 3 years I’d say, and he’s always been a pretty lazy and laid back fellow, yk? Recently, I adopted two little rats, and of course, both my axolotls tank and my rats cage are in my bedroom with me. Since I have got the rats(which was about a week ago), my axolotl has been paying a lot more attention to the side of the glass that faces the rats.. is he jealous?

As some of you may know, rats are incredibly social animals and they need about an hour of out time, so I let them out everyday to run about my room. He has been extremely observant of that side of the glass during this time period.

What can I do to make him feel less left out? Any help is greatly appreciated!

Is it normal for an axolotl to swim up to the surface and take a bite? My axolotl, Jerry, has been doing this occasionally throughout the past few days, and I am uncertain if this is normal behavior or not. I do have bubblers in his tank that give oxygen, so is he just being weird?

I’m not asking for much help on anything I just want to know if this is how axie gills sit naturally or if this is considered curled and my axie is stressed but it’s not been acting any different and pooping and eating regularly.

I have an aquarium full spectrum light on my tank and it has dimmable settings. My question is what would be better for the axolotl, blue light? White light? Or both together? Obviously on one of the lower settings as they don’t like light.

Some time ago, I got this axolotl from a friend who didn't want to keep it anymore. A few days ago, I noticed some white spots on its mouth. I didn't think it was anything serious because I was told that as long as it's pink, it's healthy. However, things got much worse. Two days ago, it started floating in a strange way, and I even thought it had died. It has always eaten very little, but now it's not eating at all. I just want to know what this could be and how I can fix it. Is there anything I can add to the aquarium to help? Water parameters: NO3 20°, NO2 0°, pH between 6.5 and 7.0, KH 0, GH 180.

*Update: It seemed to have gotten worse and it looks like it is eating away part of its mouth, I am not sure if it could be fungus or bacteria.

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Was out of town for a few days and had someone coming over to feed it. Came back to these white growths, I’m assuming it’s Columnaris. Just wanting to double check.

Lemon juice

Please help I put lemon juice in my Axolotls tank, a little less then a spoon full hoping it would lower my ph which is currently around a 8pmm then my friend told me it wasn’t good for them a few minutes after I feel horrible and I shouldve just bought ph decreaser but I want to know if I need to tub my axolotl or will it just be fine. Thanks in advance

Hey yall, I have had an axie for about two years now and I bought her a water chiller recently. This was a necessity as it gets pretty hot in the summer and we were losing too much water due to evaporation when using a fan. Now, I have always had mineral build up in my tanks, I just live in an area where the water has a ton of minerals that build up when it evaporates. I just scrape it off when doing water changes and its never been an issue. Latley however, I have been noticing build up in the tubes for my chiller. Is this an issue? If so, how do I go about cleaning it?

So i am cycling my tank and one of my filters broke so I am hand filtering it but am I doing ok? Ammonia is around 0.50 to 0.25 ppm and nitrite is 0.50 ppm

He is about 10 months old