ok to your questions.

1. I have a 13.20 gallons tanks. (If i got the conversion right.) It is 50L. The most i have had in there is two, although a breeder said if i wanted to i could keep 3, but it would be squished.

The more space you have, the bigger they will grow. they can grow to about 30cm.

2. They don't need live plants, it is up to you.

3. i am not sure if the domesticated version of the mexican walking fish live for 40 years. maybe a certain breed. The ones you buy in pet stores can live to about 10 years. (Doesn't mean they do though), they can catch the smae sort of things as fish.

4. i dont know how hard they are to find in the us. but in australia it is easy, and we dont have a lot of the animals you have, so they should be easy to find.


5. As far as personality, i have found that they are most active during the later hours. they are fairly quiet during the day. If you can, feed them at dawn or dusk when they are the most active.

They can fight if you have more than one male and a female, but if you only get two, or you check the sex, it will be fine. They also will attack each other if they are not being fed enough. I have also been told that you should provide a hiding place for each axylotl you have in your tank. You can get cute little ornaments for this. i have a cave and i mountain. make sure they can fit in it.


6. Go to the website in my siggy for some pics of my set up.

If you have any other questions please let me know. They are fairly easy to look after.