Axolotls are solitary, although you can usually safely keep a male and female pair together. Although these creatures cannot live with goldfish, they can share a tank with small schooling fish, such as White Cloud Mountain Minnows, Zebra danios, and Mosquito fish.
If the goldfish are too small, the axolotl will like try to eat them or pick at them. Or, regardless of size, the goldfish may pick at the axolotl's gills. The water temperature necessary for the axolotl (60–64 Fahrenheit) will potentially slow down the metabolism of the goldfish.
Yes, axolotls can eat fish food, specifically formulated pellets or flakes, as part of their diet.
It's not unheard of for some people to keep koi fish and axolotl together in the same water environment, but it's not recommended. Koi fish are better suited to ponds that provide the koi enough space for them to reach full growth potential and provide them with the depth they thrive in.
In general, goldfish are peaceful animals that will not thrive with aggressive barbs, African cichlids, and other large cichlids. Consider how fast your goldfish is. Common goldfish (also known as single-tailed or comet goldfish) are very fast swimmers and have a higher likelihood of swallowing things they shouldn't.
It may be tempting to buy an axolotl and put them in an existing fish tank, but most other aquatic creatures can not cohabitate safely with axolotls. Axolotls will try to eat anything that will fit in their mouths—including other axolotls! Any smaller fish in the aquarium will become food sooner or later.
Axolotls usually thrive when kept in isolation. That said, you can try to keep them with other aquatic critters. Not all fish are good tank mates for axolotls. Those that make the cut are generally peaceful fish that also keep to themselves.
Axolotls eat worms, insects, small fish, and just about anything else that can fit inside their mouth and swallow whole, including other salamanders. In the lab, axolotls are fed brine shrimp, California blackworms (Lumbriculus varigatus), and salmon pellets.
In captivity, they can be fed a variety of brine shrimp, small strips of beef or liver, earthworms, bloodworms, tubifex worms, other frozen fish foods, and commercial fish pellets. Do not feed any worms or fish you caught yourself, as they can carry parasites.
Diet. Axolotls are carnivores and prefer protein-rich food, like bloodworms, brine shrimp, and earthworms. Some live food should be avoided, feeder fish and mice for example. And you should be cautious about live food, because the live food may carry parasites or disease, which may cause axolotls to get sick.
The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is one of the most fascinating animals you can ever put in your aquarium. It is a neotenic salamander, meaning that it is sexually mature while still in the larval life stage and, therefore, never converts into the terrestrial form.
Axolotls certainly can live with fishes or other freshwater creatures. BUT either one will suffer or die eventually. So it is definitely in your pet axolotl's best interest to be kept isolated from the other sea creatures or fishes.
Also, they are pretty demanding when it comes to their right aquarium size. The minimum size of an axolotl tank should be around 20 gallons for a mature axolotl. And for juveniles, it should be no less than 10 gallons. However, to keep two or more axolotls together, you should invest in a 55 or 75 gallons tank.
Caring for a pet axolotl is complex and requires a great deal of maintenance. Axolotls require an aquatic environment with very specific temperature, water quality and husbandry requirements. Axolotls can live for up to 10 years of age if cared for correctly. Axolotls should be kept in an aquatic environment.
An axolotl can reach 18 inches in length, but nowadays grows to about 9 inches. Axolotls are dark-colored with greenish mottling; some may have silvery highlights on the skin. It has a broad, flat body with a large head donning its signature feathery gills waving gently in the water.
Chlorine, as found in tap water, is harmful to axolotls and so either a de-chlorinator must be used, or the water must be left to stand for 24 hours before adding it to the tank. If you live in an area in which chloramines are added to the water then a de- chlorinator is essential.
Overfishing is now one of the biggest threats to axolotl numbers. Habitat loss – the rapid development of Mexico City has seen vast swathes of the Xochimilco lake complex drained and destroyed, including Lake Chalco, one of axolotl's principal historic habitats.
Avoid worms that taste bitter, such as red wigglers (Eisenia fetida). To avoid spoilage, don't buy larger quantities of dry food than your axolotl can consume in approximately one month, and try to reseal the package properly after use.
Until they are one year old, you should feed goldfish 2 or 3 times per day. Once they are older than one year, you should feed goldfish just once per day. There are, however, a number of factors that could lead you to adjust this schedule. Also, the type and amount of goldfish food you feed your goldfish is important.
Two of the easiest items to give your goldfish are lettuce and peas. Although goldfish will eat other types of lettuce, red leaf lettuce is easy for them to chew and unlikely to cause digestive problems. Rinse the lettuce in warm water then attach it to a lettuce-clip inside the tank.
Goldfish have a lifespan averaging about 10-15 years, with some varieties living up to 30 years when provided with proper care. Unfortunately, many goldfish do not reach their lifespan potential due to inadequate housing conditions. Housing needs to meet both their behavioural and physiological needs.