Light Based Spotted Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)

Light Based Spotted Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)This particular morph is very light based colored thus showing higher contrast spots. As legend has it, the axolotl is the Aztec god of fire and lightning, Xolotl, which disguised himself as a salamander to avoid being sacrificed. They are neotenic, meaning that the adults retain traits seen only in juveniles of similar species. While most amphibians grow out of their aquatic phase to begin their lives on land, the axolotl largely retains its larval

It is schooling fish found in the Amazon A relatively peaceful fish

it has not yet been done in an aquarium

Not a typical shy catfish—often out in the open

Females are bigger then the males

and extended finnage

It's name is described by the location where they are found

This species grows to 130 cm in total length

Carnivorous by nature

The names of Toadfish

Maximum size is 6 inches

interactive centerpiece in the aquarium

Rio Paraná and Rio Paraguay