Well, first of all color me impressed. This is the first video I've seen of yours. I don't keep fish with my axolotl, I would never risk it. I don't advise anyone to do so and the trend of pet-tubers with improper care for their animals has me nervous with titles like that. I honestly came just to tell you not to do that. I'll do some bullets. >White clouds are a solid choice, they're small, tolerate cold waters that axolotls need, don't have any spines or release toxic substances while stressed. Arguably the best choice, even if I wouldn't do it myself. They do run the risk of being eaten though, so long as you're aware. >I'm impressed you did research and aren't just doing this for views/your aesthetics are are aware the damage Mochi can do to the fish and what they can do to him and have a plan for when it goes South. Foresight like that is rare. >I would have still quarantined the fish. I'm just a really paranoid, antsy pet keeper, even if it's a solid pet store that you trust unless they treat their water for parasites it's not worth the chance to me. I've been going to my local mom and pop for years and I always quarantine any animal they sell me. >Putting the white clouds in a bucket and netting them out one by one to not introduce their tank water into Mochi's habitat was a fantastic idea. Props to you. >Love that you don't keep lights on your axolotl constantly. >Love how healthy your leopard gecko looks and that he's not just in a ten gallon, unrelated to all that haha. This probably sounds patronizing as all Hell, but I'm legit impressed by your care and hope you continue to do awesome.

UPDATE VIDEO: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jtiYetN8u8jRgoE.html ALSO, please read for some additional thoughts. Quite a few of you have been expressing concern about the axolotl eating the fish or the fish nibbling Mochi's gills, the axolotl choking, etc. Rest assured that I am monitoring the tank very closely and should anything happen I have another separate tank (fish only) that the white clouds can reside in if it doesn't work out. The reason I went with white clouds (and I wish I went more into this in the video) is not only because they are cold tolerant, but also fast, and thus far have avoided the axolotl entirely. They're also small enough that I believe that if they are eaten, the axolotl would be able to pass them without issue. I've also spoken with a few other owners who have kept fish (and white clouds specifically) with their axolotls with success. I'm doing my best to do this as safely as possible for both parties. If you have any other suggestions or concerns feel free to leave them in the comments as I am more than happy to take them into consideration. Remember to always do your research when it comes to cohabitating pets, especially different species, so that it can be done safely (and sometimes it's better to not do it all if you're not confident) 😊 thanks!

Whenever i ask for 6 schooling fish i get 8 too lol

I can feel your passion and care on your pets, good job girl! Keep it up and don't be afraid to continue experimenting!

axolotls are species only. those fish will get eaten before the fish can grow. will be gone in a day or two. at least.

My axolotls have eaten most of my guppies. They stay away from the axolotls, but when I put in some night crawler pieces, the guppies become interested, and that is how I think my Axolotls get to them!

Your never ever ever supposed to add fish to your axolotl tank

You inspired me to get my own Axolotl! His name is puff and he’s about 7 Inches now!

People are so condescending to younger KZfaqrs. I guess just rest knowing you young'uns are more successful, emotionally well-adjusted and probably more rich than the curmudgeons that put you all down. Keep going! White cloud minnows do not possess exoskeleton, making them relatively safe for the axolotl, as well as not being a choking risk. They also do not nip at the gills. Basic research confirms this.

I've heard that its a bad idea to have fish in with an axolotl! Either the axolotl will eat them, or they'll bully the axolotl and nibble at his fins (cause they look like worms). Really they do best alone, but there's a chance it might work!

I would personally quarantine the fish, but I hope everything is alright :) looks really good.

Awesome! I’m planning on doing this as well. If they get eaten its not the end of the world . My Axo will just have some protein in their diet.

Hi Turtle Girl, Bubba was not eating l red leaf lettuce since back in September and finally being stubborn I finally got him to eat lettuce and his shell now looks amazing. He is three weeks into his eating lettuce and also changed out their lights. I am using some new lights that are working very nicely with Bonnie and Bubba. Your axe a lotto is nice. :) Thank you for your help. Bubba and Bonnie are happy to have you as a friend. Also my wife still obsessed with your diamond back terrapin Hoku! Take care!

I have white cloud mountain minnows aswell with my axolotls & they have been together for a year & they are fine together. If its overcrowded with a lot of them, then it may end up eating a couple but otherwise they are fine together.

GUYS! 1. Axolotls have terrible eyesight and are known for being dumb and slow. 2. The fish are small and clear, making them hard to see. 3. The fish are ALSO very fast. They’ll be fine together.

Mochi: oh yes let me just eat my room-mates :D

those things are pretty cool, first time i ever seen them was at the reptile expo. you gotta do an update on your leo too!

They are all different with what they like to eat and who they'll share a tank with happily (I just found a guppy fry in with mine that must have transferred with plants i moved a few days ago, he was fine and v confident swimming in front of them no problem, I had mine in with dojo loaches before but the axos didnt like the fast movement of the loaches or being bumped into so I moved them out (no gill nibbling just lots of being barged into). Mine have just been moved to a large shallow tank which they really seem to like, makes em easier to feed as mine wont take any food off the bottom so its either live or hand fed. In the shop I got them from they were on catfish pellets but only ate what dropped right in front of their faces. I just found live or hand feeding much cleaner and less wasteful on food. They stand up on their back legs when i feed them now and grab at the long tweezers shaking it like an alligator hehehe. Took a while to figure out what my particular guys like and they are all diff personalities and fav foods. I did find they went through my malaysian trumpet snails and wiped them out, they seem less keen on ramshorns or pond snails however their tank is fairly snail free tbh ;) Enjoy your axolotl, they are right little characters arent they ;) My female always is grinning and my male always frowning LOL ;)

Lol in my experience, those fish will all be a slow-feeding-snack for the axos

I had white clouds in my Axolotl tank for a year and they did great together!

I have watched your videos, and others. I cycled my tank with cycled tank water, ghost shrimp, and white clouds. Ours has been eating her friends in the 2 weeks in her new home. Roughly 2 weeks in she has taken out 3 -4 ghost shrimp (of 11), and 2 gold white cloud minnows (of 3). So far she hasn't eaten any of the 3 regular white clouds. She's a juvenile axlotl, roughly 5" long.

White clouds are also fun to breed dude!!!

i have one axolotl in a 55 gal tank. i bought 20 white cloud minnows one day and 5 months later i have 4 left. i dont mind though i knew my little dude was gonna eat em up. are there any other fish species that could work aswell? maybe shrimp or snails?

nice change of pace. thank you for sharing. peace, love, and blessings!

A-X-O-L-O-T-L! MY TIME HAS COME TO BURN! I INVOKE THE ANCIENT POWER THAT I MAY RETURN!

Mochi has friends!

Hi I’m new to this and I’ve been looking everywhere for anwsers please I need help. I am cycling my tank and I am very close to the end of my tank cycle however I’m not getting my axolotls until the next to weeks. What do I do after my tank has finished cycling until then? Do I keep adding ammonia or do I just need to keep checking the levels? I’m not sure. Thank you.

Cool stuff!! Love your hoodie too. :)

Hi im planning to get some fish for my musk turtle tank. The tank is big and do you have any suggestions on what fish i can put in with him that are not expensive. I dont want to buy expensive fish incase the turtle eats it.

So cute! Good he has some company💖

Your Axolotls may eat the fish in the tank when you switch off the light them your Axolotls will come more Active at night when your fish are a sleep one by one will get eating

What kind of water do Axolotls need

How do you keep cold temp on your tank?

I keep one with my goldfish. Just trialing the idea. Guppies/mollies was a bad day. They picked at the gills. Have another just by himself too. Not QT’ing those guys - not a big deal.

lol they are gonna be food XD definitely small enough for that Axolotl to eat them.

First off all, never keep shrimp or samm fish with axolotls, i tried this already and the axolotl tried to eat the, now i keep the small shrimp and fish in a seperate tank. Please dont put any fish with axolotls unless they might be pleco fish.

If you add fish to a axolotl tank, the axolotls will eat them

I think they good great in the tank and will look even better as they get a little bigger. I have rosey minnows in with my axolotls and everyone is doing great. My lotl tries to catch one every now and then but so far he has no luck hahaha

Best of luck! Its always cool to try something thats rarely done!

Love your videos keep up the work I sort of thought only really experienced people could do it but you did it goodjob

All those fish are forsure all ate

@The Turtle Girl you are doing a great job! Some of the comments are constructive criticism and some are not and a little on the passive aggressive side, hopefully you can tell the difference and with those just throw to the side. There is nothing wrong with trying something new. You took the time to ask people who have had success and just becuase some people dont think what youre doing is right doesnt mean its wrong. I have heard 1000 times the classic agruement of don't use sand or dont use glass bottoms. Well both sides have had success doesnt mean either is wrong ( just an example for you). Keep up the good work

Hi how do u call them fish again I suppose have few at home however I'm thinking in transforming my fish tank into axolotl instead

How often do you feed mochi? Some people say feed your axolotl every other day and some say everyday. Mine is only like 8 and a half months old and idk how often to feed him

Thank you so much for making this video! Sorry for all the negative comments. You seem very responsible, I think i want to add some fish to my axie tank now. XD

Did the fish survive?

Hey ... my Axolotl is flickering his gills every so often...I had him for like two days...good ph 7.4...all water parameters good temp 75 is maybe a little less..it’s eating and active ...just now flickering gills ..is he ok ?is this behavior normal?

i love your videos so much i have turtles to and i love to learn about them!

LOVE YOUR HOODIE!! I just found your channel and I'm loving your content, I'm so happy to know you're a sister in Christ!! 😍 *subscribed*

It's so cute. You can do all the research you want and shit still happens, looks like you're doing okay

This was an awesome video! I hope the fish get along with Mochi!

Would i be able to keep my tadpoles with my axolotl?? I only have 2 tadpoles

Ik im kinda late but I'm getting a turtle on Saturday (it is currently Wednesday) and I wanna know if its better to get a more herbivorous turtle or one that primly eats meat or should I just feed it pellets no matter the diet

Fish are not supost to be with axolotls it is very dangersis for an axolotl i know this because i have an pet axolotl

How did this end up? Should i do this?

Hi is it okay if i put betta fish with my axo? Thanks

Do you know where I can but that shelf that your keeping your tanks in?

minnows are known to be naturally aggressive fish and usually nip at other fish. if you want to add fish i would suggest guppies (feeder or normal guppies) but i don’t think the minnows would be a right fit.

Rip fish😫

Hey Turtle Girl, your videos are super helpful and I love them! I have one question about Hoku’s tank, it looks pretty big but you said it was 29 gallons? Where can I buy a 29 gallon tank with the same dimensions as yours?

Curious, how doe the axolotl know not to eat them or eat their food?

I never knew that u could put fish w axolotls so thank u for the info haha

what about cleaner fish like snails or pleco fish? would they be a good way to keep an axolotl tank clean?

You shouldn’t be risking it when you’re making decisions on your pets part. The safest way is the best way and it always stresses me to see fish that will nip at the axolotl being kept with it when we are supposed to be preserving their health. Even if they don’t injure him just them swimming around could stress out your axolotl as they prefer to be left alone

unless they feeder

Yeah that axolotl ate all 8 of those things like 5 seconds later.

Bullhead catfish might work Don’t get big can be cold water very calm not the most interesting fish tho lol

all of these geniuses in the comments, dayumn just enjoy da vid?!

Do you think it would be acceptable to keep tiger barbs with axolotls

Is there an update? Did he ate them? Did they nibble on his gills? I have an axolotl and I'd like to add a little excitement to his life so I'm wondering how it turned out

Hey Turtle girl I have a question my red ear slider turtles are becoming very picky eaters, my question is can I feed them superworms as a staple diet? They don't touch their pellets or dried shrimp anymore, when they were younger they loved it but like I said it seems they are getting very picky they will not touch any kind of greens either. But they go nuts when I feed them tilapia fillet, and or boiled chicken, and the superworms. So I was thinking maybe if I buy a bunch of superworms and gut load the superworms with vegetation and calcium that they can eat the superworms as a staple diet but I'm not sure? They are now about 7 months old. Please help🤷‍♂️

Fish nibble on their gills

I have a red eared slider turtle what tank size do you recommend when it’s full grown.

Cool video!You should get a pond or pool pond and more turtles!

dont recommend that cause the axolotl will eat them or will bite the axolotls gills cause they look like worms

How big does your tank need to be to have an axolotl? I have cold water and I got 8 small fish,my tank is half of yours? Advice? Thankssss!

White Clouds!

What and how often do you feed one? We just recently adopted one.

What temperature is ur tank

What type of filter to use iam interested in getting one

Hey! Can you please help me? it's about my turtle, he is about 6-7 months i don't really know, and he is basking about 2-3 hours maybe more, is that normal? i have an 50W warm light, but he also sleep there sometimes and he also close his eyes when he basks i stat also normal? thanks for now : )

What water is used for this?

Did you know that axolotl is actually a amphibians.

I love your hoodie 💖🙌🏻

Can you do another video on the snail tank video and what you feed them I want to build one for my turtle

she is concerned about the fish eating the axolotl. i'm concerned about the axolotl eating the fish! 😂 they are tiny

I just feed the axolotl worms and not fish because I don’t quite sympathize with insects/bugs (well I do...sometimes) cause I’d just feel bad for the fishy’s getting eaten :(

Hi there it me Roger here

I feel so awful for your Axolotl. It's obvious that you're going to have to learn the hard way why Axolotl and fish don't mix And some poor little fishy so has to pay the price. And hopefully not an Axolotl soul. Keep tongs nearby- keep your Axolotl in very cold water so that it doesn't move so much and try to remove the fish without hurting your Axolotl

What stand are you hiding for your tank!

What kind of fish does he eat Axelotl ???

Where did you yours? Im interested in one.

They are cool

You must put some watter in the bag every 10 Minutes! Do this 6 thimes and add then the fish! Thiese fish are not so strong! If your are unluck they will get sick and DIE!

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i put small bite sized guppies in my axolotl tank, and i love them because they eat my axolotls poop. lol

If you put 2 axolotls in one tank will they fight?

Fish. Should. Not. Go. In. The. Same. Tank. As. An. Axie. They will either get eaten or stress the axie by getting stuck In his gills :( .

I love your videos!

Very fun vid.