Insect Direct Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 my lips are sealed 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Im not sure about the sand. what I find best is large gravel. Its attractive and my axo's cannot fit it in their mouth! They do try though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannet Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 bare bottom is fine, but just a lil hard 4 them to get traction, from what ive read sand is fine as its very fine and can pass through there system wih ease Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 sand is one of the best substrate for axies! i have it in my axie tank and its highly reccomended by axolotl.org. because its so fine it doesnt matter if they eat bits. i got mine from benchmark, 'plasterers sand' but other places should stock something similar. i have a reall fine layer (just enough to not show the glass) because its easier to keep clean and its not there for plants etc. good decision on leaving the pebbles out, as you have already found out they do eat it and you could see them expelling it for a long time (heard of cases longer than 6 months after being removed from gravel). bare bottom is fine also, you could place some large pieces of slate down or a few large river rocks to make things look a little more natural. a substrate of large river rocks is really hard to keep clean because the food and poop fall into the large gaps and the siphon wont normally fit around them (learnt from experience lol). personally i would leave it bare bottom for now until everyone stops passing gravel and then if you like you can add a substrate. the general rule for space is around 40x35 for each adult when kept in tanks with more than one. as long as the water is kept on top of and they have places to get out of each others faces then they should be ok. what is the width of the tank? do you have any pics of the large female? it is possible she is blocked up or perhaps shes just a large female with heaps of eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gannet Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 are they scabs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sharn Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 that girl is a bit on the large side so i would probably think shes got some sort of blockage and cause shes still eating its building up, its a bit hard to say 'have you seen her poop' cause they do it so quickly :lol: dont feed her for a week and see if it starts to go down. if you are concerned about her you can isolate her to see if anythings coming out. the second wildtypes pigmentation is a bit out of the ordinary but i wouldnt suspect it is anything to worry about. wildtypes can come in all sorts of colours and the gold isnt unusual. same goes for the leucistic- they come in all sorts of patterns and shades from white to grey and the black dot looks normal. one of my leucies is quite spotty like that. salt is great when used in short term baths for fungus, wounds etc but i wouldnt reccomend it. they all look to be healthy externally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted November 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 my lips are sealed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 havent seen her "poop" so to speak lol dont be surprised if you never see them poop lol, i have only seen one of mine poop once :lol: it was very quick indeed and because they dont do them that often its hard to be there when they do it. gross subject but it was quite fascinating to watch (bet you all think im a wierdo now lol). its great to hear theyre passing their stones! its very possible your flash got the wildtypes pigment, mine shows gold spots in the pics too but theyre hard to see normally. good on ya for taking them and caring for them properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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