That’s Eleanor the tiny oneLet us know how it goes. Good luck!
So what's in the little tank next door? Just nosy, lol.
We had that happen a couple times. The day my mom had to be rushed to the hospital we found a dead fish stuck to the suction tube. Same thing happened to a couple of our axolotls. They’d get a foot stuck and sometimes we’d get to them in time.I should have guessed that! She's going to need a bigger tank or rehoming eventually but you already know that...I don't think Lolita will ever get along with her in any tank...but the male (Gus?) might
Just a word of warning on stunting. We once had 2 or 4 Dempsey little fry & 1 "disappeared". We thought it got eaten. Weeks later we found it in the filter box. It was always a lot smaller, poor thing.
I adore Eleanor no matter what size she is. She is growing and developing now. I actually named her/him Eleanor because when I took over their care she seemed to be much leaner than her sister Lolita. The day my mom was rushed to the hospital we found another one in the tank that died from getting stuck in the intake pump of the filter. Same exact thing happened a couple times with the axolotls. Saved a couple in time but they just kept getting trappedI should have guessed that! She's going to need a bigger tank or rehoming eventually but you already know that...I don't think Lolita will ever get along with her in any tank...but the male (Gus?) might
Just a word of warning on stunting. We once had 2 or 4 Dempsey little fry & 1 "disappeared". We thought it got eaten. Weeks later we found it in the filter box. It was always a lot smaller, poor thing.
They’re awesome! Each is just over 6 inches long. Pinky is a male and named appropriately. Bertha is our albini female with a giant head haha. Great idea! They’re hilarious!That's too bad about the axlotls, but the dempsey may have died for some reason & then gotten sucked to the intake. I put coarse sponges on filter intakes to keep out big debris.
Our stunted dempsey must have jumped into the filter box & lived on sucked up food. It was a very old style Dynaflo (some old timers might remember those, lol). Scary family emergencies can happen & always come first of course. I hope your mom has had a full recovery.
I'd love to see a pic of your axlotls! I've only seen them a few times years ago. Maybe post in general FW so more people can see them.