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Axolotls ( Ambystoma mexicanum) are wonderful Aquatic pets from central Mexico.
They are related to tiger salamanders, but stay in the aquatic juvenile stage.
Like other salamanders, they have the unique ability to regenerate - and can regrow limbs and fully recover from wounds that would permanently disable other creatures.
They are not great hunters, but will occasionally snack on a guppy or any small fish that the manage to catch.
Worms, Grubs, and larger soft sinking pellets make for a good diet.
Care
Adults grow to around 10 inches or longer, so a sufficiently large tank is needed. As they mostly stay near the bottom, it is best to use shallower tanks with a large surface area and footprint. A 20 gallon long is recommended as the minimum size, but s 40 gallon breeder is better for a pair. They are not fond of bright light and appreciate a cave or other shady place that they can hide in. They prefer colder water, and a very comfortable with water in the 60-70 degree range. However, with a well filtered fish tank they do fine at warmer room temperatures. Surface agitation and a high surface area tank (without lid) contribute to cooling through evaporation, and is generally sufficient as long as your home stays cooler than 80 degrees.
Breeding
Axolotls are not too difficult to breed. Males can be identified by the “lump” on their underside near the tail when adult. Juveniles are very difficult to sex. When the time is right, the Male will create small packets of sperm that the Female will "vaccume up" to fertilize the eggs. Then the female will begin depositing hundreds of eggs on plants and structures around the tank. Within an hour the eggs will swell to about half an inch in diameter clear jelly-like orbs. In 8-10 days the small tadpole-like baby axolotls will hatch, and can be fed BBS or microworms until they are big enough to eat small pellets or frozen foods. At around 3 weeks they will have front legs and will begin growing back legs, they largest should be separated at this point to avoid issues with them eating they younger siblings.
Genetics/Types
We currently have the following breeders: 2 male: Copper\GFP and Leucistic GFP 3 female: Albino, Wild type, Copper\GFP They all tend to breed at the same time, producing a large variety of Albino, Wild type, Copper, and Leucistic. About half have the Green Florescence trait, that causes them to glow bright green under blue light. The Albino and Leucistic take on a bit of a yellow color when the GFP trait is present.
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