# Axolotl

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## Basic Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Species | Fish |
| Origin | Mexico |
| Size Category | Large |

## Vital Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Body Length | 20–30 cm |
| Lifespan | 10–15 years |

## Adult Preventive Care
- **Exercise Needs**: Intermediate care level
- **Grooming**: Carnivore
- **Annual Exam Focus**: Compatible: Other axolotls of similar size, ghost shrimp, cherry shrimp
- **Routine Care**: Incompatible: Corydoras, plecos, goldfish, small fish that can be eaten, fin-nipping fish

## Health Predispositions
| Condition | Onset Stage | Risk | Hereditary | Screening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columnaris | adult | high | No | No |
| Saprolegnia | adult | medium | No | No |
| Impaction | adult | high | No | No |
| Ammonia/Nitrite Poisoning | adult | high | No | No |

## Breeding & Genetics
- **CHIC Required Tests**: Easy, egg layers
- **Recommended DNA Tests**: Ambystoma mexicanum

## Behavioral Ethogram
- **Locomotion**: Bottom resting, sudden swimming to surface for air, gulping air, embryonic swimming coils, nudging during courtship
- **Social**: Peaceful, solitary but can be kept with similar-sized axolotls
- **Stress/Displacement**: Curled forward gills, curled round tail tip, loss of appetite, deterioration of gills, floating at the surface

## AI Communication Decoding
- **AI-Trainable Signals**: Curled forward gills, curled round tail tip, floating at the surface, lethargy, abnormal swimming coils
- **Context-Dependent Vocalizations**: Curled forward gills, curled round tail tip, loss of appetite, deterioration of gills, floating at the surface
- **Interspecies Communication**: Water type: Freshwater, pH: 6.5-8

## Water Parameters & Husbandry
- **Water Temperature**: 15-22°C
- **pH Range**: pH 6.5-8
- **Water Type & Tank**: Freshwater, Min tank: 75L
- **Diet Type**: Carnivore
- **Care Notes**: Difficulty: Intermediate. Temperament: Peaceful, solitary but can be kept with similar-sized axolotls

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