Shop Marketplace
The library

Resource Centre

Every article in one place — searchable, organised by category, and written to actually answer your question.

Axolotl Care Sheet care

Axolotl Care Sheet

Water temperature, tank size, filtration, and feeding schedule — the essentials for keeping a healthy axolotl.

Jan 17, 2026
Axolotl Illness and Treatment health

Axolotl Illness and Treatment

How to recognise common axolotl health issues — fungus, bacterial infection, impaction, gill melt — and what to do about each.

Feb 17, 2026
Axolotl-Safe Chemicals and Medication health

Axolotl-Safe Chemicals and Medication

Which water conditioners, medications, and treatments are safe for axolotls — and which common fish products to avoid entirely.

Mar 12, 2026
Before You Get an Axolotl general

Before You Get an Axolotl

The commitment, cost, and setup timeline to think through before bringing one home — and why cycling your tank first matters.

Jan 7, 2026
Bringing Home Your Axolotl: Introducing to a New Tank setup

Bringing Home Your Axolotl: Introducing to a New Tank

How to acclimate a new axolotl safely — temperature matching, drip acclimation, and what to watch for in the first 48 hours.

Mar 1, 2026
Different Types of Axolotls: Morphs and Colour breeding

Different Types of Axolotls: Morphs and Colour

Wild type, leucistic, golden albino, melanoid, GFP, chimera, and every other axolotl morph — a full visual guide to axolotl colour genetics.

Feb 9, 2026
Food for Axolotls: What, When, and How Much feeding

Food for Axolotls: What, When, and How Much

From bloodworms to sinking pellets — a rundown of safe axolotl foods and feeding frequency by age.

Feb 1, 2026
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) general

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Quick answers to the questions new keepers ask most — tank size, tankmates, handling, cost, and more.

Jan 13, 2026
Fridging Guide: When and How to Use Cold Therapy health

Fridging Guide: When and How to Use Cold Therapy

What fridging is, when it's used to treat prolapse or severe stress, and how to do it safely for a short period.

Mar 16, 2026
Gender and Sexual Maturity in Axolotls breeding

Gender and Sexual Maturity in Axolotls

How to tell male and female axolotls apart, and at what age/size they typically reach sexual maturity.

Mar 20, 2026
General Axolotl Information general

General Axolotl Information

A broad overview of axolotl biology, behaviour, and native habitat — the context behind every other care guide on this site.

Jan 9, 2026
Hatching Brine Shrimp for Axolotl Larvae feeding

Hatching Brine Shrimp for Axolotl Larvae

How to hatch live baby brine shrimp (Artemia) at home as a first food for newly hatched axolotl larvae.

Mar 28, 2026
How to Cycle an Axolotl Aquarium setup

How to Cycle an Axolotl Aquarium

The nitrogen cycle explained simply — how to establish beneficial bacteria before your axolotl ever touches the water.

Feb 23, 2026
How to Hatch Axolotl Eggs: Embryo Development breeding

How to Hatch Axolotl Eggs: Embryo Development

From fertilized egg to free-swimming larva — timeline, water care, and what to expect at each stage.

Mar 24, 2026
Live Aquarium Plants for Axolotl Tanks setup

Live Aquarium Plants for Axolotl Tanks

A list of hardy, low-light live plants that hold up well in cool axolotl tanks without needing special substrate or CO2.

Apr 1, 2026
Salt Baths for Axolotls health

Salt Baths for Axolotls

How and when to use a salt bath to treat fungus and support gill health, with safe concentrations and timing.

Mar 5, 2026
Setting Up Your Axolotl Tank setup

Setting Up Your Axolotl Tank

A step-by-step cycling and setup guide so your tank is ready before your axolotl comes home.

Jan 21, 2026
Tea Baths for Axolotls health

Tea Baths for Axolotls

Using black or Indian almond leaf tea baths for mild wound support and their tannin benefits.

Mar 8, 2026
What Are Axolotls? A Beginner's Introduction general

What Are Axolotls? A Beginner's Introduction

Meet the Mexican axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) — a neotenic salamander that never grows up, and never stops charming its keepers.

Jan 11, 2026