Goodbye. And Hello!

I am moving to a new blog.
I have decided lifes too short to NOT be blogging about my pet axolotls, so i am moving all of the posts (day by day) Over to my new Blog!

The new blog can be found at www.mexicanwalkingfish.blogspot.com


and i hope to see you all there.


To this day, the blog has accumulated 610 followers and over 17445 views. (thats 17 and a half thousand!)

This blog was a tremendous sucess and i would like to thank all my followers for helping make it happend. I would of loved to take this blog bigger and higher, but google wouldnt let me.

So please, check out the newly refurbished aristotle the axolotl blog at www.mexicanwalkingfish.blogspot.com


I will not delete this blog entirely, however. So you may check back and nostalgia anytime.


Thanks, il see you over there.
I'm a whole lot'l axolotl.


-Josh

Merry Christmas all!

The fish tank has sat there for about 4 months now.
Empty.
Glooming.

Not really wanted to clean it out because then it would look empty and sad.

Im either contesting waiting untill summer is over so that i can get more axolotls, or fill it up with somthing else.

What do you guys think?

Hope everyone has a safe relaxing christmas with family and a wonderful new year for 2012.
-Josh

An Update

So as you know, I don't post that much that often, I still look around at the people i've followed on Blogger, but since my Adsense got disabled i just lost intrest in it, I also lost the majority of my Axolotls, So thats a double bummer.

This weekend im cleaning out my fish tank and getting it ready for a new bunch of Axolotls, so stay in touch.

I wanted to make a new post, because i Recently recovered my Twitter Account and would like some support/follows if you guys just wanted to hear daily updates on shit im doing.
My twitter is: Josh_Butler

Thanks for your continuing support,

-Josh

A sad explination.

Some of you might have been wondering where i've gone these past few months. I'd like to start off where i left off and say the winner of the name my new axolotl competition. The name i chose was "Pluto" who taught aristotle many years ago.

However, in the month of april, Sagee, my wild type axolotl died a peaceful death. With fears that it was somthing to do with my tank, i gave pluto away to a friend who i knew is good with aquariums, however i have not asked on how Pluto is doing, because i fear the worst.

That was my main reason to stop blogging, the second was,
I was removed from the google adsense program. I don't know why but i can assure my followers that the "Invalid clicks" reason they gave me was false. This shouldnt of discouraged me from blogging, because i wasn't really doing it for the money, i was doing it to inform others about these cute little creatures, so with 550 followers, i will continue blogging even if i am not reinstated into adsense.

In the month of august i plan to clean out my tanks and start-a-fresh. Buying 2 new axolotls and i will continue to update my audience. My next blog post will be when i finally get around to emptying the tank water out and buying some fish for the biofilter.


Thanks for now & everyones pantients.

-Josh

Drum roll please.

I'm very pleased to announce that 1 week ago, i purchased a new (Gold) type axolotl.

I am even more thrilled to say, I am holding a Competition.
"Name That Axolotl"
Just leave a comment beneath this post of your suggestion of what the new Mexican Walking Fish should be called.


I Would like to thank everyone for there kind words to the death of Aristotle. I have decided to keep the URL of the blog the same.

Thanks for reading

-Josh

R.I.P Aristotle

Hey guys, no info this week

Sorry for not having a blog post for a week or 2, I've been away at a family thing in Melbourne so i havn't had access to a computer in order to wright this blog.

I Left my fish in the trusting hands of my older brother. A couple days prior to my leaving Aristotle wouldn't eat, at all. He was swimming around but mostly floated at the top of the tank.

I'm back home now and my brother broke me the news. Poor aristotles dead.

But this blog isn't. I will probably grab another fish from the store to keep Sagee company while i sort some things out.
I might rename this blog, or i might just call the new fish Aristotle to save me the woes.

Sorry guys, i feel i've let you guys down as well as my self.

-Josh

At Least Put A Blanket Over The Tank For Privacy For God Sake.

Breeding. Thats right, Breeding.
My little fellas ain't up to it yet, but that doesn't mean i can't touch on it and give you guys some info. So, hopefully the title makes sense now.

The "Bonding"
Takes axolotls around 6 months - 1 year to become sexually mature (remember this is still all in the juvenile stage of life).
Axolotls, like birds, will form a bond with each other and begin the mating process. (Note: Its not a good idea to breed axolotls until they reach their full size)
The "Mating"
Basic:The male axolotl will "Swim around the tank" for a while, and make gestures at the female, such as pushing up is tail and tapping on the females vent. The male will then leave Packs around the tank and try to lead the female over them, the female will then pick one of them up (With her cloaca), and be pregnant.

The "Laying of the eggs"
The impregnation usually happens between 2-4 hours. The female will then begin laying eggs somewhere the female finds appropriate. i.e. on plants or soft gravel. The female will leave between 100- or 1000 eggs in just 1 session. After the eggs are fertilized, its best to take both axolotls out of the tank. 

The "Hatching"
The eggs "if all has gone well" should hatch in 2-3 weeks, or about 17 days. The eggs have shown to have better hatching results if placed near plants as the water circulation has a better effect to them. Dont expect all 1000 eggs to hatch though! And Remember:
Axolotls are cannibalistic in nature and go through a "Cannible" phase for the first 6 months of their life.

*Update*
No! No No, i promised myself this wouldn't do this.  I've wanted an Axolotl for ages and swore i'd take care of it. Recently because of all the stuff in life thats been happening, Im starting to get lazy. The usual 20 degrees celcius temp i like to remain went up to 26 degrees the other day! Poor fish were boiling in there! I've been lazy with the Ice bottles and keeping the tank both clean and cold.
The Super worms (That i mentioned earlier) Are still alive and moving, Except that they don't seem so eager for them anymore. You got to give variety to the axolotls so il vary them on blood worms and ...wait for it.. OX KIDNEY. Yeah i managed to get my hands on a frozen ox kidney and theres enough to feed them for months on it. Also, I notice the axolotls are either spitting out or not fully digesting the worm and i see half of it usually moldy floating around in the tank. Eek. Better give it a good rinse out tomrrow then, ay?
Anywho, see you in a couple days guys,
I'm a whole lotl axolotl


-Josh