wormalicious Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Hi - I am a bit new too Axo's - I have two ( Jose & Cuervo) , how can I tell if they are happy or not ? I have read that if there "gills" are slanting forward a little it is a sighn of bad water flow..also that they may get a scaley sort of blemish on them if un-happy - both of which mine appear too have a little... I have plenty of web site's too read up on but several differ.... How much do they eat ? ( appx 12 and 15cm long) Also how much "movement" is expected of them as mine seem too mull around and dont move alot Many thanks too any 1st hand info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 how big is your tank and how much water movement currently. my pair are in a 60x30x30 tank with a 500LPH hang on the back filter. i think this is better than internals as internals create quite a bit of flow... do you have any pics of your axo's for us to have a look at to see if there is anything wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormalicious Posted October 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Yea hi - thanks for your reply... my tank is the same size as yours..with a stingray filter- internal..I will get a decent pic up soon..temp seems ok - about 18-21 C , I have been feeding them earth worms,white worms ( both of which I farm/sell on trademe.) and little fishies. The only picture I have at the mo is this one - but its about 2 weeks old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Judging by the size of that white one, they're happy! or at least jolly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashbo Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 wow thats is a jolly white one!!! love the gold one i so want to get one of those ones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormalicious Posted October 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 haha thanks ! Yes he is a good size - still only 15cm though - about 10cm (ish) to go ! They are not yet mature... You can see faintly a bit of a shiny type of? on the gold one, she also has this on her tail and gill tips - this is my concern in regards too health..then again they have beem moved too a new home in a car etc since that photo, perhaps thats there dismay. The white/gray one also has a "wound" on his other side which I shall post up ! from a cat I think it is a single claw puncture - although its six weeks ol dnow so if he was going to die I guess he would have by now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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davidb Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 they look good to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormalicious Posted October 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Thats a bit of a relief ty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 They shouldnt be on pebbles like that though. they will eat them and they could easily get blocked up. They are much better in a tank with sand or large stones, or even a bare bottom tank They do look pretty nice though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Gorgeous axys Yeah Rogan is right, pebbles aren't so good for axy's, I have seen one with a blockage in the past and it had to be syringed liquid parafin to help it pass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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