Emerald City Axolotl’s

11/25/2023

Make sure to come to the Lincoln Winter Market in Olympia to see us today! Designz by BC Wilson will be releasing two new tee shirt designs and Emerald City Axolotl’s will have a Black Friday sale on Axolotls, $25 each while supplies last!

11/21/2023

Black Friday sale.
Preorder your GFP Leucy for Christmas! Limited stock available.
Pickup in Lacey Washington. 50💵
No shipping during Christmas to keep my babies safe during the holiday rush!

11/19/2023

Don’t be a Grinch. Come visit Emerald City Axolotls and Designz by BC Wilson at the Lincoln Winter Market Saturday 11-25-23

11/15/2023

This Saturday 11/18/23 Emerald City Axolotl’s and Designz by B.C. Wilson will be at Ferrucci Jr. High in Puyallup Wa. 10am-3pm. Come check out our adorable Axolotls and merch! The cutest t-shirts, hoodies, and hats will be available as well as Christmas gifts/decor and real live Axolotls available for purchase!

11/11/2023

Babymaker x Cherry clutch are growing up so beautifully! 1 gfp wild type baby is big enough to go home now and the rest should get big enough over the next month. 🥰

11/04/2023

Basil x Saffron clutch update video

10/25/2023

Look how handsome Jack Daniels has become. So glittery! 😍

10/20/2023

Axanthic copper

10/19/2023

Gfp axanthic copper under blue light

10/17/2023

Juveniles hanging out together in the plants 🥰

10/16/2023

10/15/2023

Unique axanthic copper

10/14/2023

Saffron x basil clutch. Fat, full little babies! 😍

10/14/2023

Unique axanthic copper

10/13/2023

Wild type

10/12/2023

It seems to be a trend lately for people to go online and do a Google search or look in Axolotl groups for info on how to keep axolotls. Believing every fact they find like it’s gospel. While that is a great start please, PLEASE speak to reputable breeders and double check your sources. You might be taking information from someone who doesn’t really know how to care for this animal as a good source, when it’s not.
Just for fun I did a quick Google search on Axolotl care facts and there is so much misinformation out there. Just a few false facts listed below which were put online as accurate info (it’s NOT)
Example 1: Axolotls are salt water animals (false)
Example 2: They need temps 80-90° because they come from Mexico where the climate is warm. (False mixed with enough fact to seem believable)
Example 3: They make amazing parents and lovingly raise their young. (🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ So false it’s laughable)

Then there are the tank requirements which seem to change on who you talk to. And honestly there is no cookie cutter correct answer to this. There are so many factors and one size does not fit all. You MUST use common sense and some critical thinking skills.
Things that can affect the tank size needed:
1: How big is your Axolotl? 1 inch? 14 inches? If you put a 1 inch Axolotl in a huge tank most likely it will die. It will spend so much energy looking for its food that it will not have enough nutrients left to grow. On the flip side if you put a large Axolotl in a tiny tank or bin it will not have enough room to keep its body condition toned. It will also produce too much waste for that small volume of water. When I recommend 10-20 gallon tanks to people it’s because I know my lines. I know the size of the Axolotl that I am selling. I have experience. A 4 inch baby does NOT need a 30-40 gallon tank. My lines run towards 9-12 inches full grown. I do not produce giant Axolotls 😆
2: What type of filtration are you using? Is the tank cycled? You cannot use a powerful filter made for a 75 gallon tank on a 10 gallon tank and think that will be good for your axolotl. Just like you cannot use a filter made for a 10 gallon in a much larger tank and think it will be sufficient. A filter with the water fall feature and a small hole in the uptake pipe might be perfectly suitable in a larger tank with an adult Axolotl and yet be dangerous if your Axolotl is small enough to get sucked up against or even into the intake. If the tank is smaller then the water fall feature might make the water flow too active which will stress out an Axolotl if it cannot get away, yet be perfectly ok in a different set up. You MUST use common sense. Understand your animals needs and meet them.
3: Water quality and what affects it needs to be addressed. I cannot tell you how often to do water changes because there are so many factors that affect your water quality. Is your tank cycled? Is your filtration appropriate and adequate? How many inches of Axolotl do you have per gallon? Is it planted with real plants? What are you feeding, how much, and is any left over left in the tank to rot? What temperature does your tank sit at? A higher temp means you will need to do more water changes. Over feeding and feeding dead food (frozen blood worms/pellets) will mean you need to do more water changes. Having a smaller Axolotl to water gallon ratio will mean you need more water changes. Obviously the reverse is true as well, the more gallons you have per inch of Axolotl will dilute the waste more and mean you will need less water changes. Also when you do the water change you will be replacing a larger volume in a big tank vs a small tank. Insufficient filtration or even the cycle crashing will mean more water changes.

Ways to reduce the amount of water changes needed is pretty simple when you stop and think about it. Most important is having the tank cycle. Then having appropriate filtration and water temperature. Lower temps lower the Axolotls metablism and reduces waste production to a degree. Having live plants will help as well. Feeding live food will help reduce waste from the left over food rotting. And even though pellets are easier I’ve found that when I feed pellets I have to clean a lot more and do a deeper clean. And honestly the number one way to reduce the amount of water changes needed is to just have a larger tank. 10-20 gallons is perfectly suitable if you can maintain it and keep it clean. But if you have trouble maintaining your parameters go bigger. A larger tank is more stable just because of the larger water volume. And of course I mean this with sub adults and adults. It is my experienced opinion that small babies don’t do well in large tanks. And I’ve raised 100s of them.

10/12/2023

Wild Type

10/12/2023

When they put their itty bitty little hands on the glass 🥺😍🥰

10/10/2023

Gfp Leucistic

10/09/2023

Gfp axanthic copper
Appears female

10/05/2023

Hypo copper level 1

10/04/2023

Hypo copper level 1

10/04/2023

Copper

10/03/2023

Copper and Copper Melanoid

10/03/2023

NFS
Non Albino Golden Dwarf

10/02/2023

Hypo Copper Mel lvl 2

10/02/2023

Hypo Copper Mel lvl 2

10/01/2023

“Hey, Mom, ain’t I Booooootiful today?” 👻🎃

Come on down to the Outlet Collection mall in Auburn Wa to get one of these gorgeous copper mels for the best price of the season. 2 5 💵 while supplies last!
11am-4pm

10/01/2023

Golden Albino

09/30/2023

Golden albino

09/28/2023

Emerald city axolotl‘s and Designz by BC Wilson will be teaming up again this weekend at the outlet collection mall in Auburn. come check out our adorable hoodies and T-shirts and don’t miss out on our copper melanoid axolotl sale!

09/28/2023

Copper Melanoid Het axanthic and potentially Het Leucy

09/28/2023

Brothers 🥰❤️😍
Copper and Copper Melanoid

09/28/2023

Seriously cute copper mels are still on sale for 3 0 💵 through end of September.
Pick up in Lacey.
FedEx shipping available to all legal continental US states

09/27/2023

Axanthic copper
Mel copper
Copper
Gfp
Potentially Het Leucy
All 5-6 inches

09/24/2023

Babymaker x Cherry clutch video update
Back legs are coming in and babies are starting on frozen food.