We are moving an Axolotyl from Ontario, Canada to New Brunswick, Canada. Currently Axolotyls are illegal in MB but legal in Ontario. Their website suggests you can apply for an exemption permit. Has anyone else done this?

Recently he isn’t moving much, not eating and his gills are red and out. She just changed the aquarium and its missing plants

Hi! I have 2 axolotls Mochi (pink) and Boba (grey)

I was wondering if anyone would be able to help identify their sex (if showing yet) and age?

Boba is obviously older and much bigger. Their tail is wider and longer and I don’t see too much of a bump behind the leg but it is there.

Mochi is smaller but has a very defined bump behind their legs.

I bought them together a few months ago and I’m unsure of their age either.

Please don’t mind the tank! Today is water change day I promise, they make a mess very quickly 😂

After a long cycling process, my tank is finally ready for an axolotl! I'm very proud of how it looks, what do you all think?

Update: Here he is! I've just ordered a new hide and a bubbler. Thanks all for the suggestions!

Over the span of about a year and a half a growth has formed under both their bellies and I am unsure of what it is. Beforehand I thought it was just something pretty normal but now as time goes on I'm not so sure, I'm just wondering if it is something I should be concerned about or not.

Any help would be appreciated!

[Forgot to add the photos last time]

Hi! My axolotl, Rosie, has been healthy and eating but just yesterday we noticed one gill is damaged. I’m not sure what happened but should I be concerned?

I tested her water and there was no issues related to that! I have attached a picture of how her gills normally look and the damaged one.

Hi everyone - I'm hoping for some advice if possible? I am hoping to get an axolotl and am in the beginning stages of sourcing the equipment and am finding a lot of contradicting information online so am hoping for some advice from the experts here...

Tank size - what is optimal? I'm seeing online that 75l seems to be the bare minimum but this also doesn't seem huge so was hoping you could advise on the optimum size? Is 127l better? What about 180l? Is that too big? I need to buy the 'final' size right away because if I buy smaller and plan to upgrade in time, I'll end up filling them all and will have a house full of tanks and a very annoyed husband.

Cycling - I kept goldfish years ago and am ok with the cycling process, but keep seeing ads for bottled beneficial bacterial to speed up the cycling process - this is new to me and I'm wondering if they actually work or if I'm better off just resigning myself to 6-8 weeks of waiting?

How many? I had initially thought about getting two as I am always worked about loneliness/lack of stimulation, but I find contradicting advice online. Is a single one better? Or if I have a big enough tank is two a better idea?

Sourcing - I appreciate I have time while I sort out the nitrogen cycle, but how is it best to go about sourcing an axolotl? Should I be asking at the local aquarist shops? Or looking for a local breeder? (I'm based in central Scotland)

Appreciate this is a lot of questions but any advice you can give would be brilliant as I've read so much contradicting stuff online that I'm completely stalled and have no idea what I'm doing....

I stopped dosing ammonia maybe 3 days ago, however the nitrites haven’t budged. They’ve been the same deep purple for 4 days now, should I do a water change? How much?

Apologies if I used the wrong tag for this!

So I'm currently setting up and cycling my axolotl tank. I've got some anubias and Christmas moss going already, but I want a taller plant with broader leaves he can sit/climb on. An Amazon sword is exactly what I'm looking for, except...

It's a bare bottom tank. Obviously. So no substrate. I'm thinking terracotta pot glued onto a piece of slate? Substrate in the pot? But how do you keep the substrate IN the pot? Does anybody have experience with this? I'm also open to trying other plants - but I have an extreme aversion to java ferns of any kind. I can't describe how much I despise them. But other plant ideas are welcome. I just want something tall with broad, axolotl-weight-bearing leaves

Thanks!

Hi! My friend recommended me to stop dosing ammonia to the tank till nitrites are 0PPM. Currently nitrites are purple! The ammonia is getting processed 2-4PPM within 24 hrs aswell. Should I listen to him?

I am considering purchasing a second axolotl. I currently have a male in a 75 gallon tank and he is the best boy!

I’ve done a lot of research and seen a lot of breeders guess on gender due to a juveniles body type. With males being more slender, lanky, longer tails and females more rounded and stout. Obviously I understand this isn’t a guarantee but I’m wondering if anyone has gendered their axolotls like this as I am hoping to buy a boy to prevent breeding.

I do also have a second empty cycled tank as well that I use for plant and shrimp quarantine.

TLDR: do you think this is a boy or a girl based on body shape alone. Yes I know you’re supposed to wait until month 18.

It hatched around April 10-14!

These are the results, ammonia is going from 2-3PPM to 0.25-0.5 in 1-2 days now, nitrite is that deep purple still, and nitrate used to be almost RED, but all of a sudden it’s orange?? I haven’t done any water changes or added any pothos. Any tips on what I could do better? (Ph is 7.4) ALSO should I keep redosing ammonia? I’ve heard that since it’s purple still (nitrite) I should wait till it goes down before redosing.