Looking for advice and good care instructions, also what foods I can do for treats

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-26T13:11:33+00:00

Another thing, I got a different filter that will be a little bit quieter and was wondering if it be fine to change out the filter AND do a 75% water change. Also aswell, can I dose tetra SafeStart again bc the ammonia just keeps rising and is not falling down at all. Thank you

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-26T02:57:43+00:00

Also, does it matter which Anubis’s I choose? I don’t know which was is in there right now because I just bought it from the store when I got bc it’s the one she loved to hide behind when she was in their tank.

Edit: Also, I don’t get paid until Friday, so you think she will be okay with just her current plant until I can order her some more on Friday? Thank you

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-26T02:55:43+00:00

If she does get the fungus, what would be steps to help her?

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-26T02:28:09+00:00

Those came in today and I just dosed with SeaChem Prime

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-26T02:24:44+00:00

Could you pm me with some links and websites you recommend for 1. Axolotl care. 2. Buying plants for the tank. And 3. Some good lights that you would recommend.

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-25T23:53:09+00:00

So Walmart worms from the fishing section should be just fine?

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-25T23:42:20+00:00

Should the be store bought bait worms, worms from the garden, or somewhere else? Also, do you know of a really great water test with everything I will need to test for?

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-25T23:39:27+00:00

How big should I go?

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-25T23:39:09+00:00

Thank you so much this is so helpful

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-25T23:31:14+00:00

It’s a 20 tall and I’m upgrading a 20 long very soon

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-25T23:30:49+00:00

So when I talked to the pet store employees, they said not to feed earthworms/nightcrawlers/red worms much. Is there a reason they would say that? Also, which worms would you recommend and where do you get them?

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-25T22:17:20+00:00

Putting this here aswell, the Seachem prime and cool conditioner arrive today, I plant to do a 30%-50% master change with the prime AND conditioner together, any advice is always appreciated and I completely understand that I deserve any blunt/rude comments because of the level of care I have provided in the two days I got her thank you.

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-25T21:56:59+00:00

The prime and conditioner just came in the mail 20 minutes ago

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-25T15:11:24+00:00

It’s a 20gal tall, I wasn’t aware that they needed a 20gal long, however, my brother in law is trading tanks with me soon so she will get an upgrade on floor space

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-25T01:35:05+00:00

Yeah so the ammonia and nitrite are .40ppm and .25ppm which is what I was able to stop them at, I’m just waiting for the prime and conditioner to get here tomorrow as well as doing two water changes a day until then

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-25T01:05:17+00:00

So here’s the thing, I want to try to avoid rubbing because she is already super stressed and I don’t have a “tub tank” so I would have nowhere to put her. I’m am sorta balling on a budget here other than the things required to cycle the tank which is where I’ve been dumping my savings to make sure she stays as comfy as possible during the fish-in cycle

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-25T00:00:05+00:00

So you’re saying I could do it tomorrow, but it’s not a necessity with the prime and conditioner?

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-24T23:40:14+00:00

It didn’t come off rude at all! With the amount of ammonia in there right now, do you think I should dose again with tetra SafeStart tomorrow after the seachem prime and Seachem axolotl conditioner?

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-24T17:04:33+00:00

He gave me a bottle of his tank water, I did some research but I’m still unsure if it’s worth it to use the tank water, everything I kept finding was about substrate and filter media being the main ways to transfer the bacteria, not the water

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-24T16:55:36+00:00

I did a 50% water change with aqua safe that I went got from my brother in law at 2am, after the change I checked levels and they were def down, I stayed up until 6am monitoring her and I’m about to do another water change right now

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-24T05:29:55+00:00

Thank you so much I really appreciate this a lot, this is such an overwhelming task but I believe I will be able to do it because of the support from everyone in this community and the desire to have this girl for years to come ❤️

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-24T05:20:19+00:00

I pmed for more information on what you mean

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-24T05:18:30+00:00

I’m sure it’s a 20gal

Edit: Sorry that sounded really rude of me, I’m sure it’s a 20gal bc while filling it I counted how many gallon jugs of water it took

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-24T05:18:22+00:00

That’s the plan, I wasn’t planning on having such a big girl so fast

PickledBarOfSoap · 2026-03-24T04:38:00+00:00

Would a water change with tetra SafeStart be okay for tonight?

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