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So my son has been begging for an Axolotl for a couple years now. I finally broke down and bought him one for Christmas.
It's living in a small (13 gallon) tank in my basement office right now so he doesn't see it. We have our main tank (a 40 gallon breeder) cycling in his video game room. I explained to him that it usually takes 6-8 weeks for a tank to cycle and be ready to stock with fish/axolotls/etc so he thinks there's no way the tank will be ready by Christmas (it will be!). He's under the impression that he won't be getting the Axolotl until his birthday in February. He's going to be blown away when he finds it in the tank Christmas morning.
Anyway I've been experimenting with different decorations to achieve the look I want and today I had an idea... net weights!!!
Axolotls have very soft, fragile skin so any decor with sharp edges can cause injury. These net weights are perfect bc they are smooth and flat . Plus it's as if Native People were fishing in the area and lost a few weights so it kind of fits with the whole "aquatic" theme.
All 5 chipped net weights and the quartz point are from eastern, MA.
It's living in a small (13 gallon) tank in my basement office right now so he doesn't see it. We have our main tank (a 40 gallon breeder) cycling in his video game room. I explained to him that it usually takes 6-8 weeks for a tank to cycle and be ready to stock with fish/axolotls/etc so he thinks there's no way the tank will be ready by Christmas (it will be!). He's under the impression that he won't be getting the Axolotl until his birthday in February. He's going to be blown away when he finds it in the tank Christmas morning.
Anyway I've been experimenting with different decorations to achieve the look I want and today I had an idea... net weights!!!
Axolotls have very soft, fragile skin so any decor with sharp edges can cause injury. These net weights are perfect bc they are smooth and flat . Plus it's as if Native People were fishing in the area and lost a few weights so it kind of fits with the whole "aquatic" theme.
All 5 chipped net weights and the quartz point are from eastern, MA.
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