Ok, so I guess it's a pretty weird thing to start blogging about, but hey....if you took any notice of my title, you probably have cotton on that I'm not that normal anyhow! Besides, I have been farting around with this site for soooo long now that I had to start writing about something, and this is as exciting as it gets today!
Well....let me introduce you to my babies! Rose, Axl, and Toffee. I am sorry to report that Toffee passed away just before christmas as a result of a lethal Bristle Nose Catfish attack. (The Bristle Nose is now responsible for the death of my beloved Oscar and Toffee, so is now relegated to a guppy bowl!!)
So anyway, I have always wanted Axolotls and finally have moved to a state where I am allowed to keep them. For anybody who is still scratching their heads....Axolotls are also known as Mexican Walking Fish, though they are not really fish. They are the laval stage of the Salamander. Mine will never turn into Salamanders though as they have been bred in Australian aquariums and the ability to morph has been genetically removed from them. They are so cool, each has it's own personality. For example Rose begs for food and is quite active, while Axl is a bit of a loner, and spends a lot of time in his log. My kids love them!!!! They have taken them to school on several occasions with little information sheets, and their show and tell sessions have been really successful. Braithe my youngest enjoys collecting the worms and feeding them, which is really cool since Braithe has never liked touching any type of insect up until we got the Axls.
At present Axl and Rose are sulking at the bottom of their tank, they had their fortnightly water change, and though you would think they would appreciate all the nasties being taken out of their tank, they just hate things being moved around! They'll get over it!