Anything that will fit in their mouths will be a meal.
Axolotl
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VVateverzYo;2702549; said:
And anything too big for them to eat might damage their delicate gill filaments. These guys are basically for a species setup only (as is a good rule of thumb with most herps). It's also a good idea to do only one per tank (or divided section is the tank is big enough for more than one. I think though, if you do a group in a good sized tank with lots of cover it could work. I don't think they're purposefully mean to each other, but they are predators and don't see that well, so they tend to nip each others tails, legs and gills (but luckily they regenerate very well).yorkielass;2702580; said:
I'd really like to get a little collection of them going in a good sized tank. Something like 1 normal, 1 albino, 1 gold albino, 1 piebald, etc...
CJB;2698512; said:
beautiful!
here's my boy...They're amazing animals, and certainly a conversation starter for the uninitiated
I just hope they find some way to prevent total extinction of the wild population.whats the min tank size for these critters
never saw any signs of aggressions in my 55g with 3 except once with a missing arm. i provided lots of floating plants and maybe this was a reason it curbed aggression, they loved them, 99 percent of the time they were in the plants
and to the post above me i wouldn't stick a single one in anything less then a 20gl
they don't need water height, they actually prefer shallower water, but length is important.
and to the post above me i wouldn't stick a single one in anything less then a 20gl
they don't need water height, they actually prefer shallower water, but length is important.
they have geneticaly engineered them to glow too, heres a link
http://www.ambystoma.org/AGSC/
and here is a pic of my tiger salamader in the neotonic phase before he metomorpisized
and after
http://www.ambystoma.org/AGSC/
and here is a pic of my tiger salamader in the neotonic phase before he metomorpisized
and after
i love these guys my girlfriend told me about them about 2 months ago, ever since i have been reading up and looking at all the different pics i can , i talked to my local pet shop and come spring i can have them ordered in !!!!! i might try one in my tank but i am thinking of buying a new aquarium and getting 2 for it 
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!!!I have 3, I read that putting them under any conditions that could possibly make them evolve is very stressful for them. They are really fun, but you should get a lot of information on them before you get one. Their average life span is 10-15 years.