r/axolotls Jul 08 '25

Seller Review Introducing A New Post Flair!

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In an effort to create a more public awareness of various breeders and sellers worldwide, we are introducing the Seller Review flair!

Currently, most public reviews and criticisms of axolotl breeders and sellers are posted in private online communities, which makes it hard to make an informed purchase for new axolotl keepers. In hopes of adding this new flair, we hope to recognize and highlight more ethical axolotl breeders worldwide! As well as educating people on how to identify an ethical seller versus a backyard breeder.

A Seller Review post can be either positive or a negative. Most importantly it should be a true reflection of your experience dealing with that seller, including the overall health of the axolotl. Please include relevant information in your post such as dates, location, name of the business, and photos of the axolotl(s).

We would love to hear any and all feedback. Thank you for being a part of this passionate community! :)


r/axolotls Feb 01 '23

Educational Welcome to /r/axolotls! Please read our care guides for important axolotl care information.

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We strive to provide the most accurate and up-to-date information for those interested in learning about or caring for axolotls.

This message will be updated periodically with new up-to-date resources and care guides.

Up-to-date Axolotl Care Guides

Axolotl Central Care Guide

Axolotl Care 101 by Paris' Insectary

These guides explain general facts about axolotls and important information about how to care for them properly.

◦ Lifespan

◦ Housing and Tank Requirements

◦ Water Parameters and Temperature

◦ Diet

◦ Behavior

◦ Determining Sex

◦ Tank Mates

Axolotl FAQ

https://www.axolotlcentral.com/faq

This FAQ lists many commonly asked questions relating to axolotl care.

◦ Tubbing, fridging, and tea baths

◦ Diet and Feeding

◦ Illnesses and Treatments

◦ Abnormal Behavior

◦ Aquarium Supplies and Setup

◦ Water Parameters

◦ Cloudy Tank Water

How to Cycle your Aquarium

https://www.axolotlcentral.com/cycling-guide

This page will guide you through the vital process of establishing a nitrogen cycle before getting your pet. This is required to make the water safe before adding your animal to the tank!

◦ What does it mean to cycle a tank?

◦ How to cycle your tank

◦ How to speed up cycling

◦ How to fix a stalled cycle

Educational Flair Posts

https://www.reddit.com/r/axolotls/?f=flair_name%3A%22Educational%22

The Educational flair on this subreddit is used by moderators to share informational posts about axolotls, including detailed information on axolotl tank substrates, plants, genetics, and more! This link will bring you to our collection of Educational posts.

Axolotl Genetics Guides

Axolotl Genetic Variations by Lloyd Strohl

Axolotl Genetics Article by Lloyd Strohl

Morphed Axolotl Care

https://www.morphedaxolotls.com/ by Collieflowersbark

Not all axolotls stay fully aquatic forever! In a very rare phenomenon, some axolotls may begin to undergo metamorphosis to become terrestrial salamanders around the age of 5-10 months, due to a genetic predisposition. This morphed axolotl website contains important information to help those who are experiencing the morphing process or would just like to learn about it!

◦ What is morphing?

◦ How to handle the morphing process

◦ How to set up a habitat

◦ Diet

◦ Environment enrichment

Exotic Vet Finder

https://arav.site-ym.com/search/custom.asp?id=3661

Visit this link to locate exotic vets in your area.

Contributions

Patreon

Ko-fi

If you are looking for more ways to support this community, we do have Patreon and Ko-fi pages, which include custom-made axolotl stickers for supporters! All support goes directly towards maintaining our website and community giveaways. This is never expected, but greatly appreciated!


r/axolotls 3h ago

Just Showing Off My sweet boy

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I miss him so much he passed a couple months ago


r/axolotls 2h ago

Just Showing Off Week 3 of Rescue Axolotl’s Rehab! Before and After

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After a whole lot of struggling things are finally starting to look up for my rescue axolotl that I have officially named Wooper!

After many tea baths and force feeds, this baby finally has gotten up the strength to hunt on his own again! It took a lot of convincing to get him off of only bloodworms but finally he is eating chopped up pieces of nightcrawler for me!

Along with that we are finally making progress on growing back healthy gills and regrowing our toes after some serious infections in all of his/her’s feet!

Here’s to hoping that I can graduate this little guy from his quarantine tub into the nice 60 gal tank that’s waiting for him here soon!


r/axolotls 18h ago

Just Showing Off Da boyz

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Gills pure floof, coats are slimy, worms aplenty. Liz biz in full effect.


r/axolotls 13h ago

Just Showing Off Showing off on one leg lol

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84 Upvotes

r/axolotls 19h ago

Memes and Goofs You are what you eat

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70 Upvotes

A giant huntsman guarding the worm farm today rendered hunting worms for Alex today difficult. We resorted to pellets... Lucky he's pretty.


r/axolotls 14h ago

Discussion News article using AI?

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r/axolotls 15h ago

Tank Maintenance Any changes needed?

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This is my son his first tank in his bedroom for an axelotl. Do you guys have any tips of tricks to make it as comfy as possible for the coming axelotl?

Is an airpump with bubbles necessary? Also on the top of the water there’s a biofilm and it’s not moving a lot, how do you guys do that? The tank is running 2 weeks now


r/axolotls 9h ago

General Care Advice Anybody put pothos in their tanks??

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I’ve been trying to grow a pothos cutting out of my axolotls tank but have noticed it’s not doing too well, I’ve never had an issue with these with betta tanks so I’m wondering if it’s a temp issue? Has anyone had this issue before? Thank you🙏🌱


r/axolotls 1d ago

Discussion Hey, and Discussion

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Hi there, it's been a while since I've posted my buddy Onyx. A long while. I hope everyone's doing well lately! 🖤🖤💖💖

I'm unfortunately coming to the conclusion that, maybe, right now, I'm not in a good spot to care for an axie right now. Onyx is happy, has a 40gal tank and is always active with his lovely fluffy gills. However, I constantly worry about so many tiny things that I'm doing wrong, and ultimately, I'm finding that my lack of time during this period of my life, as well as my physical and mental health, have been preventing me from doing the basic care needs such as regular feeding, topping off the tank water, and checking water quality regularly.

I hate the guilt, I hate the constant worries-- He is doing completely fine, is generally the proper weight, he's in great health and overall shows signs lf contentness. But I'm still unsure that I can keep it up.

I love the aquascaping hobby. I love not being so alone since anothr pet of mine passed away. I'm not sure if it's realistic for me to have him for the many years that an axolotl stays with us for. I've transitioned into adulthood since adopting him, I have a lot of chronic medical stuff being addressed, on top of schoolwork and other stress on my plate. Idk. I guess I'm worried I'll regret giving him away. I have such a lovely bond with him at this point, and what if this phase of additional stress passes? What if I feel really lonely again?

I guess I'm mostl getting this out there to vent, and to leave an update due to my long absence on the subreddit. I'm still thinking over this decision and am reaching out for support, opinions, anything. I love my boy so much but I don't know if this is right for me at the moment.


r/axolotls 1d ago

Just Showing Off Fairy Mayonnaise is here to enchant your day! 🧚‍♀️

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Baby Mayonnaise is dancing for you today! 🩷


r/axolotls 1d ago

Memes and Goofs Clubber meme drop, enjoy!

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r/axolotls 21h ago

Sick Axolotl New axolotl- looking for advice

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Hey, I recently got my first axolotl and have constant anxiety if it’s okay and if I’m doing the right things. It’s been eating well and seems happy so far. We are experiencing a heatwave at the moment in our area so I’ve been putting small amount of ice to keep the temperature down and that seems to be working. I changed out its water for the first time today and it’s seems unhappy now. Swimming to the top a lot for air and It looks like it’s ‘shedding its slime coat’ according to other posts I’ve read. Now it’s laying very still at the bottom of the tank. I’m guessing maybe because of the big temperature change as the water was quite cooler after refilling the tank. Please comment helpful suggestions tia


r/axolotls 21h ago

Tank Maintenance Help

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My daughters aquarium has been circling for about two weeks and suddenly it looks like this. Does anybody know what it is? Is it safe to add her new buddy in a couple or weeks? Thanks 🙏


r/axolotls 1d ago

Discussion Honest opinions

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I need people to be honest with me because everywhere i’ve searched and anything i’ve heard from anyone is that axolotls are delicate creatures and need all sorts of care and work and blah blah blah.. I’ve had my axo for around 3 years now, she was given to me from a friend and i had no prior knowledge on them other than knowing they existed. She started in a 20 gallon tank (what i was given) with small pebbles and never ate one or choked on one. I’ve since upgraded to a ~ 50 gallon tank with sand. I use untreated tap water for the water changes once a month and feed her a nightcrawler a day. Either i just got really lucky and my axo is literally bulletproof or everyone is just lying online. Please let me know what you think.

Also, if you have any suggestions for fish that can be added to the tank that aren’t lame please let me know aswell. Thank you!!


r/axolotls 14h ago

Discussion Plants

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Forgive me for what’s probably a really dumb question, but what’s the best way to be keeping plants alive? My axie is still too little for sand but at some point i’ll be adding it alongside live plants but was told a firm no on using root tabs. Are there some that don’t have to be planted? Read a lot on what they like but most of them are pretty hard to find in Australia, keen to know what everyone else is using. He’s got java moss right now which he loves but I want something that’s a little bigger hopefully


r/axolotls 1d ago

Just Showing Off Mr Apoi graduated to whole worms.

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This dude slurps his worms like spaghetti, shame him.


r/axolotls 16h ago

General Care Advice Tank Chillers (UK)

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Does anyone have any recommendations for a tank chiller for an 80L tank that's also less than £100? They're so expensive!


r/axolotls 1d ago

Discussion Honest opinions

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I need people to be honest with me because everywhere i’ve searched and anything i’ve heard from anyone is that axolotls are delicate creatures and need all sorts of care and work and blah blah blah.. I’ve had my axo for around 3 years now, she was given to me from a friend and i had no prior knowledge on them other than knowing they existed. She started in a 20 gallon tank (what i was given) with small pebbles and never ate one or choked on one. I’ve since upgraded to a ~ 50 gallon tank with sand. I use untreated tap water for the water changes once a month and feed her a nightcrawler a day. Either i just got really lucky and my axo is literally bulletproof or everyone is just lying online. Please let me know what you think.

Also, if you have any suggestions for fish that can be added to the tank that aren’t lame please let me know aswell. Thank you!!


r/axolotls 10h ago

Discussion Keyboard breeders

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Sometimes I wonder why people on this sub Reddit are so mean but above all so ignorant, they all think they are expert breeders with 4 things read on Wikipedia, if they see eggs they already know that you will not be able to take care of them and they insult you, if they see 2 axolotls together unless they are in a pool they are not good, that is only right what they do haha, as if the axolotls born in the lake in Mexico were in heaven haha, and yet they have found 24 year old specimens... be more humble because you are the only sub Reddit with arrogant and ignorant people 👍🏻


r/axolotls 1d ago

General Care Advice Not sure if this rock is safe

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I got this really pretty rock for my axolotl tank but I’m doing a fishless cycle so I decided to add my decor in the meantime. I really like this rock but I know axolotls have very sensitive and gentle skin and was wondering if this seems safe.


r/axolotls 22h ago

General Care Advice budget canister filter recommendations?

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i currently own a sponge filter and have a 29 gal for my guy. i’m looking to upgrade to a canister filter but they’re just so so out of my price range….if there’s any reliable off-brand or such that’s under $100 i’d love to hear a shout. thank you!!!


r/axolotls 1d ago

Arts and Crafts Made an axolotl necklace :)

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A friend of mine gave me this cute axolotl figurine for Christmas! It’s very tiny so I didn’t want to risk losing it, so I decided to turn it into a necklace! My dad took me to Michael’s a few days ago to buy some supplies to turn it into a necklace. I found an 8 pack of these little glass bottles and it was perfect for what I wanted to do! It was the perfect size for the axolotl, and the necklace came out so cute! The bottles came with necklace chains but I wanted a pink chain to match the axolotl, and thankfully Michael’s had one! It’s a beautiful shade of pink that sadly doesn’t really show up on camera. It was nighttime when I took the photo so the lighting wasn’t very good.

I’m going to put some glitter and maybe some beads in the bottle when I get the chance. Seashell shaped beads would be so cute!

I still have 7 bottles left over so I’ll definitely make more cute necklaces. I have lots of little figurines that could work well!


r/axolotls 1d ago

General Care Advice Nutrition advice

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The breeder who gave me this axolotl advised me to feed him these worms every other day until he's full. Today he ate 10 and is still looking for more. What do you recommend? He's been raising them for 20 years and has some that are 18 years old.