Aquatic pet care and education
Each week I will be posting about Aquatic pets.
These posts are for all ages, but written specifically with language that children can also understand.
I recently saw a post on an axolotl group where someone had shown water testing tubes with very high nitrates. The advice she was given was to do a 100% water change. I commented to please not do that as it would crash her cycle, but sadly it was too late. She had taken out … Read More “Extreme Water changes” »
Why cycle a tank? Cycling an aquarium can seem like a lengthy and tedious process, but it is crucial to having happy healthy fish. I know its really tempting to buy a tank and just add everything in on the first day, but I promise this will be worth it, result in less fish deaths … Read More “Cycling an aquarium tank” »
When building am aquascape, the best place to start is with the hardscape. Hardscape includes all your rocks, driftwood and any ornaments you want to include in your tank. I like to set everything up in the empty tank and look at it for a few days. I tweak things and move them around as … Read More “300L tank build” »
The best food for axolotl’s is without a doubt, live earth worms, but how do you keep them? There are giant worm farm tubs available at various garden centres, but having a worm farm outside, totally away from your axolotl isn’t overly convenient. We have created a mini worm farm that lives under our tank, … Read More “Worm farms” »
Do axolotl’s eat each others feet and gill floof? Is it normal and just who they are? Or do they only do it in certain conditions? Axolotl’s will only eat each others limbs if they are not fed enough, making them too hungry or if you put two different sized axolotl’s together. Cramped conditions can … Read More “Axolotl’s eating feet” »
Simple answer… because sometimes new fish are sick! When we buy new fish for our community tanks its really important to quarantine them in a separate tank. It doesn’t have to be anything flashy or well decorated, its better if it’s very sparce. Don’t add anything you can’t bleach! We have a 20L tank set … Read More “Why we quarantine?” »
