Copper State Aquatics

05/17/2024

We're working on our reopening :) it's been a hectic year, but things are coming together nicely! We have a small group of babies that are growing out and will be ready in the coming months.

07/01/2022

These guys are transitioning off of black worms to pellets and are NOT happy about it. 😅

06/07/2022

Noodle says hello!

03/03/2022

Weekly Baby Update :)

02/25/2022

If you look super closely, you can see their tiny front arms growing in. 🥰

Everyone is growing nicely and doing great!

02/16/2022

Baby Update!

How many babies do you think there are in this batch?

01/27/2022

Wanted to wait until they were for sure viable before announcing & they've started to bean the last 24 hours so yay! New batch of babies on the way soon.

Keep an eye out for updates!

01/21/2022

The personal axolotls of CSA.
Adults & juveniles.

01/19/2022

Miss Button giving her friends a pep talk this morning before they embarked on their journey to their new homes.

Safe travels babies!

CSA is officially sold out of juvenile lotls!

An announcement will be made when we have hatched a new batch.

01/07/2022

Happy New Year Everyone!

We hope everyone had a great holiday season and is staying healthy and safe out there!

Shipping is open again, and all pending orders have been shipped from the holiday shipping hold.

Again, thank you all so much for your patience and for helping us to keep the safety of our babies as the highest priority.

As a Thank You from us to all of you, if you use the code "NY10" at check out, you will get 10$ off of any purchase in our online store.

Keep your eyes out for new axolotl inspired merchandise and accessories coming soon!

12/01/2021

Crocheted Axolotls have arrived!

These make great gifts!

They can be customized, or the ones pictured are available for sale.

The regular sized plush is 6 inches tall sitting, 10 laying down.

Mini size is 4 inches sitting, 7 laying down. Minis can also be made into Keychains!

Check out the website for more info and to order.
Copperstateaquatics.com

11/05/2021

Hey Everyone! It's been a bit and The Holidays are already upon us! 😳

I'll be updating the website and page with all of our available lotls sometime in the next few days, so stay tuned!

We have about 20 juveniles currently!

Shipping will be closed in the coming weeks and will resume in January due to the holiday rush for all carriers. Local pickups will still be available.

10/07/2021

10/04/2021

Welcome to the CSA Family Gilliam/Gillian (not sure of our gender yet) :) the adorable super long gills made it impossible to say no.

09/30/2021

Sushi: Am I a joke to you?! 😡
Me: 🤣🤣

08/17/2021

"Hello! I understand you're trying to take pictures of your snails, but I wanted to talk to you about your cars extended warranty!" 😬

08/05/2021

Conversing with his snail friend.
🐌🐟

07/29/2021

He doesn't seem amused by his taco house. 😬

07/27/2021

I've gotten similar questions a few times, so I figured I would put together a little post about it.

Gills.
What is normal?
Are they supposed to do that?! 👀

An axolotls gills are a good indicator of overall health, and there are a few major things that can directly effect them.

Water parameters - if they are out of whack, or if your tank is uncycled or the cycle has crashed, can quickly have an effect on the gills. Continuous exposure to improper water parameters can leave your lotl with shorter gill stalks and sparse, stubby filaments. Properly maintained water can produce fluffy, full gills. (Please note that genetics also plays a role in the length of the stalks).

Stress - a stressed out lotl can often have a very distinct look about them. Tightly curled forward gills and a candy cane like hook to their tail are both signs that your axolotl is highly stressed and the causes should be identified and remedied immediately. Axolotls that have longer gills stalks can have a slight curl forward to them, and this is ok! They generally look otherwise healthy and happy and it is something that you will come to recognize is a normal for your lotl.

Sickness - Fungus will often manifest on the gills first. This can look like cotton fluff under water that is attached to the gill stalks, filaments, or both. This can be caused by improper temperatures (too hot!), water parameters, injury, and even stress. This requires moving your lotl to a tub for treatment (usually with clean, dechlorinated, cool water & a treatment dependent on the individual case).

Toxins - Sudden shedding of the gill filaments can indicate that your axolotl has come in contact with a toxin. Such as chlorinated water, or tank contamination. This may also be followed by changes to their slime coat. Tubbing for treatment is required.

Activity - A resting lotl will likely have paler gills that will become brighter colored (such as pink in a leucistic lotl) when they start becoming more active. This is totally normal! Pale gills that do not color up with activity can indicate sickness.

Movement - Flicking of the gills from time to time is completely normal :)

In the attached video this juvenile has long gills that curl slightly, but is otherwise healthy and is shown flicking the gills. They are a nice deep pink color because they were recently fed and have been super active.

07/07/2021

Lil: "Digging in the worm bin? Meeee?! Noooo."
Me: 🤔

07/07/2021

From left to right top to bottom:
Cj, Caramel, Leucy & Mac.
These guys are the adults that we have currently. :)

07/07/2021

They're both like:
"what the heck are you?!" 🤔

06/29/2021

Busy work to hunt down those pellets! 🍝

These guys get a varied diet of Canadian Night Crawlers (live) and salmon meal pellets as their main staples rotated a few times a week, and bloodworms or thawed frozen salmon or shrimp as treats!

The dietary needs of Axolotls change greatly as they age. With babies needing to be fed 3-4x a day extra small live foods (such as baby brine shrimp or micro worms), to 1-2x daily as juveniles and finally up to every 24-72+ hours as adults as their metabolism naturally slows down.

06/24/2021

I think they're happy that I put the bamboo vines back in the tank. It is their favorite chill spot. :)

06/22/2021

Hey Everyone!

I wanted to start doing some info posts or Q&A types during the week for you guys.

So far I have plans for axolotl morphs (colors), different types of bettas, & snail care and myths.

So what are some other topics that you would like to see covered? Any burning questions?

Pic of one of our newest guys for tax. 😉

06/21/2021

Happy Monday!

05/25/2021

Look Ma, No Hands!
🤣

05/21/2021

Check out the sparkly iridophores on this young one's gills. 😍

05/20/2021

We've gotten to add a Lightning Bug Axolotl to our group. ❤ little dude or dudette is still too little to determine gender, so I'm having a super hard time deciding on a name.

Help!

They are a gfp wild w/ a leucy tail.

Suggestions? 😍

05/15/2021

When you've gotta protect your cookies cause everyone is trying to steal them!
🤣🤣