Care Guide — fact

Cycling is essential for your axolotl.   Cycling your tank means that beneficial bacteria will develop in your tank to take down ammonia.  Ammonia is produced by your axolotl living in there and his waste or uneaten food. It can harm your axolotl and cause ammonia burn. With a cycled tank your ammonia will be taken down by the beneficial bacteria and transform them into nitrite (which is still toxic) and the cycling continue and the nitrite will be transformed into nitrate, which is beneficial to live plants and harmless for your axolotl until 40ppm and that's why you do...