Axolotl - Dark Melanoid 8-10" (Ambystoma mexicanum)
The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is a fully aquatic salamander famous for its feathery external gills and permanent smiling face. Adults reach 9 to 12 inches. This is a Dark Melanoid morph, 8-10 inches, hatchery-bred at Sustainable Aquatics in Tennessee. Care: Axolotls are cool-water animals: keep 60-68 F and never above 72 F, pH 6.5-8.0, in a 20 to 30 gallon species-only aquarium with a tight lid. Use fine sand or a bare bottom (never small gravel, which they swallow), gentle low-flow filtration, and weekly cool-water changes. Diet: carnivore - earthworms, soft sinking axolotl pellets, and frozen bloodworms. They are opportunistic feeders and will eat anything that fits their mouth, so house them singly or only with similar-sized axolotls. Note: not available for shipment to CA, ME, NJ, or NM.
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