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Hello! Just a reminder that this infomation is coming from Australia, where breeding is different and can result in different infomation to American-bred axolotls.

If you are ever in doubt about the infomation on this blog, please contact a local aquarium to make sure the infomation applies to you!

Remember your local supplier will always know what is best for your axolotl.

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This blog is also being used as a place to show and present my axolotls and their behaviours. What you can expect from the processes of buying one as well as the experience of having one

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Fact of the Day (9)!

Some say substrate is used to control buoyancy by them eating them and weighing it down

But according to aquariums such as ‘Morley Aquariums’ some axolotls dont need that and will actually eat the substrate, not being able to digest it they register that as food they have eaten and might die of starvation.

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Fun Fact of the Day (9)!

In an Axolotl tank all you really need is something to keep the water moving, a filtration and a cave to let them sleep.

Anything more would be either aesthetic or what your supplier recommends

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Fun Fact of the Day (8)! Cont.

However axolotls are used to being in deep water and can move very fast.

Sometimes axolotls will swim upwards and accidently come out of the tank as they are too fast to slow down in time (axolotls just don’t know their own swimming speed)

Thats why it might be good to invest in a hard lid if your axolotls jump out of the tank often so that they dont lose their moisture and die.

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Fun Fact of the Day (7)

There are a lot of questions on whether axolotls can live out of water or not - I mean they have feet and can breathe air, therefore they can right?

Well kind of, axolotls can survive out of water, but they prefer to be moist and underwater.

(Continued)

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Fun Fact of the Day! (6)

Some sources online say that axolotls need to be chilled (aka keept at a certain temperature) but most Australian bred axolotls are used to the climate here and don’t need to be chilled!

However, it is important to ask your dealer as to what is best for your axolotl on temperature, especially if your American as your axolotls can come from various places and climates not known to you, and aren’t usually bred there.

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Fun Fact of the Day (5)

Axolotls can come in many different colours, depending on the rarity means the higher price.

One of the most expensive axoltols are chimeras.

Their paterns are split down the middle, this occurs when two devolping eggs fuse together.

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Fact of the Day (4)

To continue on from the previous fact of the day. Axolotls have been known, in the wild, to eat each other’s tails as they can grow them back!

Wicked, right?

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Fact of the Day! (3)

Axolotls have very simple genetic code or DNA. 

This allows the axolotls to regrow body parts! This genetic makeup is unique to the axolotl and is a bif focus on genetic research.

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Fact of the Day!

Axolotls are critically endangered.

This may be because of its habitat being rapidly destroyed to make room for population grow with the combined fact that roasted axolotl is a highly rated dish in Mexico.

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Because of Minecraft axolotls are now more popular than Nemo. 

This is really great for breeders and aquariums. 

However, minecraft does have a young demographic, this means that a lot more younger kids are getting axolotls not knowing that minecraft is not a very accurate representation of what axolotls do all day (which is eating, sleeping and trying to breed).

Axolotls are very primitive and need a lot of care. Giving axolotls to young kids who might not have the responsibility to look after an axolotl might be harmful for the creature.

I recommend that if you are a parent with a young child who wants an axolotl chose a more common pet first such as a goldfish to see if they have the responsibility to look after an axolotl before making such a step!

I personally recommend Bettas for pre-teens and such. 

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Now lets start of with a fact of the day!

Axolotls, also known as 'the Mexican Walking Fish'.

Actually aren't fish, it's an amphibian! They can be found in the wild in Mexico's freshwater lakes and ponds.

Source: britannica.com