Habitat - Indoor :: can i keep an axolotl with my turtle

[blulite]

hi guys i was in my local aquarium shop today and noticed they sold axolotl's is it ok to keep these with turtle? would the turtle attack the axolotl thiking its food? would the axolotl fight back? could one hurt my turt?

[megcornell]

It would be a very expensive turtle snack.
I wouldn't recommend it.

[Chrisbarnett]

No, just no all around.

besides the whole aggression thing, Axolotls need much better water quality than turtles do. High nitrate, and nitrite levels would kill the axolotl.

[blulite]

wow thanks guys that has to be one of the fastest responses ever. however i looked at a site called axolotls.org and discovered that they are really hard to keep and die quite easily so i dont think im going to even bother buying one even to put in a tank of its own. thanks again though maybe ill buy a few goldfish instead they're cheaper turtle food lol

[Chrisbarnett]

That site is very good. However I think they take their needs a little too seriously. I have kept mine for months and just do water changes/normal maintenance and he has been thriving. They can get kind of boring though, I mean they are interesting at first, but they do get boring, besides the "weird factor."

Goldfish=no dice either, too fatty and not healthy for a turtle. Rosey reds, or feeder guppies are what you need.

[blulite]

Goldfish=no dice either, too fatty and not healthy for a turtle. Rosey reds, or feeder guppies are what you need

i had hurd some where that goldfish shouldnt be eaten i always wondered why. thanks for that. only problem is trying to buy feedre guppies in england seems to be like trying to find rocking horse plop. my local pet store sells regular guppies for £1.50 each so it seems a little expensive .

[ilcapo21]

1.50 each are you sure there not fancy guppies, check around my local pet store sells them for 10 cents.