Newbie needing advice please!
Hi everyone - I'm hoping for some advice if possible? I am hoping to get an axolotl and am in the beginning stages of sourcing the equipment and am finding a lot of contradicting information online so am hoping for some advice from the experts here...
Tank size - what is optimal? I'm seeing online that 75l seems to be the bare minimum but this also doesn't seem huge so was hoping you could advise on the optimum size? Is 127l better? What about 180l? Is that too big? I need to buy the 'final' size right away because if I buy smaller and plan to upgrade in time, I'll end up filling them all and will have a house full of tanks and a very annoyed husband.
Cycling - I kept goldfish years ago and am ok with the cycling process, but keep seeing ads for bottled beneficial bacterial to speed up the cycling process - this is new to me and I'm wondering if they actually work or if I'm better off just resigning myself to 6-8 weeks of waiting?
How many? I had initially thought about getting two as I am always worked about loneliness/lack of stimulation, but I find contradicting advice online. Is a single one better? Or if I have a big enough tank is two a better idea?
Sourcing - I appreciate I have time while I sort out the nitrogen cycle, but how is it best to go about sourcing an axolotl? Should I be asking at the local aquarist shops? Or looking for a local breeder? (I'm based in central Scotland)
Appreciate this is a lot of questions but any advice you can give would be brilliant as I've read so much contradicting stuff online that I'm completely stalled and have no idea what I'm doing....