So you turn your top fin into a knock off aqua clear. Just buy the aqua clear.

I am getting an axolotl on August 4

This was such a great video! I just ended up becoming the owner of an adult female leucistic axolotl. I think I have the axolotl adoption story to top all other stories. I work at an animal shelter in a mountainous town where we have some pretty pristine rivers and creeks with very cold and clean water. I also have a degree in wildlife biology and have a particular interest in fish and other aquatics (so I would absolutely be skeptical of the possibility of an axolotl surviving after being released outdoors). Recently someone reached out to the shelter claiming to have found an axolotl in a local creek. I automatically assumed they had found a larval native tiger salamander since they are relatively numerous where we live. The finder, however, claimed that it was pink and they were very sure it was an axolotl. We gave the okay for the finder to bring it into the shelter, mostly because we were very curious to see this “pink” tiger salamander nymph. I thought it was possible that the salamander was light in coloration due to natural variation in coloration and/or stress. As you may have guessed, the finder arrived with what was VERY MUCH an axolotl. She is a fully grown adult, at nearly a foot long. She is PINK with dark eyes. Now you might wonder if she was just the unwanted pet of someone who hadn’t been able to rehome their axolotl? I wondered this myself, but the water the axolotl arrived in was clearly creek/river water containing debris and even contained a live mayfly nymph which had hitched a ride in the finder’s cooler along with the axolotl. The finder had some basic knowledge of axolotls so knew they needed specific care but wasn’t prepared or interested in keeping it herself. I have been an aquarist for about a decade and have kept goldfish and other cold-water species before. Currently my only aquarium is a 75gal with 5 golden dojo loaches that are 7 years old and a forest of giant anubias. I don’t have space for another aquarium and another coworker wanted to keep the axolotl. They took her home but my coworker had some difficulty getting parameters and environment correct and they were worried about the health of the axolotl. I decided to add a strong acrylic divider (with holes for water flow) to my 75gal and house my loaches on one half and the axolotl on the other half. The tank is already heavily over filtered with a canister and a large HOB but the divider and dense anubias forest keeps the current to a minimum. It’s not the most ideal setup possible but I think it will serve my axolotl well for the time being and I’m really excited to have her. So now you can say you’ve heard one story where someone claimed to have found an axolotl in their local waterway and it really did end up being an axolotl!

Thank you so much for this video! It taught me so much while I started raising 'lotls. The recommendation for an online-bought water cooling device was *chef's kiss*!

I use cottonpads instead of filterflos! Same cottonpaddies I use to remove make-up or clean skin etc

She literally has no space to even move,its overcrowded.

That turtle girl

What about putting ice cubes in the water- the water used to make the ice is suitable .

What about rain water- is that acceptable?

i just got 2 axolotls yesterday i have a dark one and a albino one i don't know what sex they are but i do know they are 5 inches long i have them in a 25 gallon tank with coral stone at the bottom not to much of it either and a sponge filter too how do i tell there sexes ? i have no light and i do have a blue and white led low light in the tank with places to hide i fed them worms 2 small ones each because they did not eat the first day i got them I did see a video about there finger tips so i didn't see the change of colour so i still don't know age and sex is there anything else i should do with these guys thanks

how often that you change the filtration?

so will there ever be a time where i'll have to replace anything in the filter once I use all of this stuff?

Can we use pillow wool instead of filter floss

Hi Jeremy... I have a tetra whisper 20 hang on the back filter. I am wanting to get rid of the bio carbon bag that came with it and I'm going to take your advice. However, I have a mesh bag filled with purigen in there currently. Can I use the ceramic beads and the purigen together? Mine doesn't stack like the filter you showed mine is front to back. So, should I put the filter sponge, then Polly fill, then the ceramic beads and then the Purigen?

Thanks so much for your video! I just bought 2 baby axolotls and have no idea how to take care of them! Now, I know I am on the correct road to properly caring for my new axolotls!

Just looking for a bit of advice ive recently got a 125 litre tank i already have in it ×3 neon tetras, x2 cherey barb, ×2 rainbow fish and ×1 bristle nose pleco i wanted to get: ×3 more neons, ×3 more cherry barbs to make a school of each, then get ×2 gourami, and however many corydoras and shrimp is this too much in a tank ? Please let me know thank you x

I habe a variety of AquaClear and SeaChem Tidal HOB's (the SeaChems are slowly replacing the AquaClears) and on all of them I run a prefilter sponge on the intake tube for mechanical filtration. This lets me use the whole filter body for bio filtration using ceramic ring media in a couple of netbags.

If you were to put your plastic axolotl bag in your tank for shock relief but then you also quarantine it for 2 weeks (1:00:00) which do you do first?

I have a 10 gallon tank. I have decided to upgrade to a 20 gallon. I don't really care for center peace fish. I currently have a group of 3 panda corydoras (used to be 4) and one otocinclus catfish (used to be a group of 3) and a nerite snail. I eventually want shrimp, chili Rasboras and/or kuhli loaches and obviously I need to get at least two more otocinclus but I don't really know how much is too much. Like could I fit all I want in a 20 gallon? It feels like a lot but I don't know I don't have anyone in my life that is in this hobby so I don't really have anyone to ask for advice.

Do we change this every month or no

I'm trying to change to this method but I'm scared to lose my bacteria

Do u actually need the carbon?

Does Petco or PetSmart sell those mesh bags?

Will the adhesive on back of backsplash hurt them do substrate

You shouldn't ever have to mist if you have moss in your enclosure

Moss is what I, myself, would live and die on. Moss is a living life-force. Its the most underrated plantform. ♡

Some bacteria is in the filter and all over the blue plastic frame that holds the original filter. So you can throw away the white filter floss and carbon piece.

I wonder how the Mexican people in the 1700s and 1800s thought of this thing when they saw it near the Mexico City capital. Did they think, easy food, and hunt and kill it, or was it something they thought was weird and avoid it? It's sad to know that even with the world consciousness about preserving wildlife habitats and animals, that this animal still experienced the basic extinction in the wild

wait, if there are actually axolotls that completed their metamorphosis to land-dwelling isn't that a big deal? that one can be bred since it might be the evolutionary link to make more land-dwelling versions

Hi does the mesh backing create problems for the lots?

Yeah this guy is just saying the same baseless shit that you read on all these poorly researched articles. He doesn’t know things he just repeats what he hears.

Love your videos! So much information. I’m getting ready to get a baby Axolotl, is it okay to put sand on the bottom of the tank? Or could I leave it bare bottom? As it seems cleaning would be easier without sand. I will do whatever is best. Just wondering, as I’ve seen in some info that sand isn’t good for juvenile Axolotls. Thank you! As I watched more, you answered my question. Thank you again!

Can they eat big snails bigger than them self?

As soon as you said to continue to research other than your video I hit subscribe. That tells me that you most definitely know what you are talking about. Thank you. 🥰

Once you cut it out, how long do you keep it in the tank before you can remove just the old carbon?

Great video. One thing a lot of videos don't say is how to transfer the bio over to the new filter.

This is an amazing care video. I’m saving this video to show anyone interested in getting an axolotl.

My Axolotls start shedding their skin after every few days, I don't know what happens to ghem..😢😢

Can you use reptile sand in an axolotl tank?

Rhizome plants would be ok in an Axolotl tank - the roots will attach to anything - they do not need subtrate. Sorry if that is not correct

So, with this reusable method, do you ever need to rinse or replace the filter floss?

Nice video.. I’ll give a shot. Question, when cleaning this modified filter, what is the recommendation to keep the beneficial bacteria?

what kind of moss is it?

My axolotl is in a 40 breeder

Thank you! I really want an axolotl and have been researching them so I can know how to properly care for them and so I can make a power point and convince my mom (my dad has pretty much said yes)

How often do you change the sponges and floss?

Thank you so much for this! I watched this about a wk ago, ordered everything and am changing everything over tonight. Best video with easy to follow instructions

Thank you so much! We are just starting our journey and this has been extremely educational.

I have 3 axlotl in a 35cm tank. No chiller , no fillter, no oxigen pump. They eat Hikari pellet as any cichlid, please guys don't over complicated thing. Chlorine tap water , you don't need any of those chemical, just reserve some water in a 5 litter container , leave it overnight and your water is good to go. Just changed water every 2 days. If you are lazy , get a sponged filter and change every week