Axolotl Water Parameters: The Complete Cheat Sheet
Exact ranges for temperature, pH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, GH, and KH. What each one does, how to fix it when it's off, and the test kit that actually works.
Practical axolotl care, written for beginners. Not sure where to start? Try our Start Here page.
Exact ranges for temperature, pH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, GH, and KH. What each one does, how to fix it when it's off, and the test kit that actually works.
Juvenile axolotls eat daily. Adults eat every 2-3 days. Sub-adults are in between. Here's the exact feeding schedule by age, plus what most beginners get wrong.
An axolotl that floats is telling you something is wrong. Here are the seven causes ranked by how common they are, with the exact fix for each one.
Axolotls aren't fish. They're amphibians (specifically salamanders). The difference matters enormously for how you keep them. Here's the science.
Tank size, filter, substrate, water parameters, cycling timeline. Everything you need to set up an axolotl tank from scratch, in order.
The classic pink axolotl is a leucistic morph. Pale body, black eyes, bright pink gills. Here's the genetics, the care quirks, and what to pay.
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