im after a pet for my daughter and we both like axolotls. so im after as much info as poss regarding care, feeding, compatability etc etc pretty much everything to be honest.....
Yes caudata.org is the best site by far for Axolotl info. They have a forum too. Cheapest way to get one is to buy axo eggs on Ebay and hatch them. Most eggs will hatch and they can be easily posted. You will also need to buy a brine shrimp kit on Ebay to feed newly hatched axo babies. Any spare bbaies cna be sold on when they are about 5cm so you will effectively end up getting 1 or 2 axolotls free this way. Otherwise expect to pay £35 for an adult from a pet shop.Axolotls can grow up to 12" in length; minimum recommended tank size is 24" - they can be cannabalistic when younger. Best food is earth worms. They are cold water.
caudata.org in my footer is a site dedicated to newts/salamanders/axolotls/amphibians. You'll get the best help on there
Why are they with tropical fish? What species of 'waterdog' are you keeping?
Axolotls don't change colour as they grow older, what you buy as a baby is what you get.The dark ones are wild type. Breeders have produced several colour morphs -pink (leucistic), golden albino, blackThese are becomming more and more popular here in Northern Ireland. Seen a few in LFS's recently. One I seen today was roughly 6 inches and a real pink colour. He was £25. Another shop I go to has them but smaller and more darker colour (I don't know whether they go pink as they get older) and he charges £7.50 for them.
Our boys love them and want one in their room. Have said they can if they read up on them and stop beating eachother senseless.
Here's hoping!