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peters
Corpse
 
Australia
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 Posted - 14 January 2004 : 01:41:36 AM
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Can you guys tell me where I should buy axolotls from?
I have been buying them at Parklea Markets in sydney and have paid about $30 each for them.is this dear or average?
Peter S
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shy
Crypt Keeper
 
Australia
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Posted - 14 January 2004 : 11:25:07 AM
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If you are happy with the standard black, white and gold varieties Bali Blue Aquariums at Penrith are excellent and so the people who run the store - Pat and Harry.
Buck and I have been asking Pat and Harry to try to get in other varieties and hopefully soon they will.
Bali Blue's axys are about medium size and $15, though if you tell them that the Tank Of Death people sent you, you might get a discount 
They also stock a large range of aquariums for such a small store, this is where Buck and I got the Tank of Death. We also buy our bloodworms from there as the brand they stock seems to be the best for feeding our axys, though I am sure if you want to know more about the bloodworms, Buck would tell you, as he handles most of the feeding in the Tank.
Shy
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Buckshot
Man Pussy
Australia
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Posted - 14 January 2004 : 11:41:52 AM
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$ 30 is very expensive - the thing is at Park Lea Markets they have some colours in their Axolotls you don't normally see in petshops. The first time we went to Parklea Markets looking at Axolotls we paid $ 28.00 for Erszebet.
Erzebet - we paid $ 28 for her because we had never seen an Axolotl like her before.
But we were there again last weekend and paid $ 15.00 for Herb which is a lot more reasonable. Prices out here at Penrith are around the $ 10 - $ 20 dollar region for Axolotls of all sizes.
Herb - Purchased last weekend from Park Lea but for $ 15.00
Cheers, Buck.
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Buckshot
Man Pussy
Australia
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Posted - 15 January 2004 : 6:00:43 PM
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We were in Pets Paradaise at Penrith Plaza today. They only had one Axolotl and they were charging $ 35.99 for it.
Cheers, Buck.
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Buckshot
Man Pussy
Australia
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Posted - 28 January 2004 : 11:19:27 PM
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We visited the Fish Hatchery at Windsor today and they had some decent size Axolotls in one of their big dark tubs but they are charging $ 32.50 for them.
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dholwerda
Corpse
Australia
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Posted - 17 February 2004 : 3:26:17 PM
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dholwerda
Corpse
Australia
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Posted - 25 February 2004 : 10:21:33 PM
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there is a Pets Paradise or something in Centrepoint Mall in the city that stocks the little guys.
they are expensive though - $40 a pop
little monster in there at the moment sure is cute though |
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Buckshot
Man Pussy
Australia
327 Posts |
Posted - 26 February 2004 : 12:37:18 AM
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$ 40 ?
Ouch dude - thats 4 times as much as we pay out here.
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dholwerda
Corpse
Australia
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Posted - 26 February 2004 : 2:40:35 PM
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Callatya
Madam Callatya
 
Australia
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Posted - 13 March 2004 : 02:40:35 AM
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St George Aquariums has a few decent ones, a few types of albino, blacks, golds and some poor hideous critter with 7 legs and a banged up head. :(
Decent size, decent price, OK health, but know what you are looking for BEFORE you go in.
Pet central in Penrith has a nice selection of black and gold young'uns. Clean, no extra limbs or missing tals, and kept in a species tank so you dont have to worry about slime coat or gill damage :)
Havent checked out Bali Blue for quite a while. Tend to steer clear as their fish conditions depress me. Might duck in and see these axies tho. Perhaps the conditions have improved. :) |
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Buckshot
Man Pussy
Australia
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Posted - 13 March 2004 : 02:46:07 AM
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Shy and I both have to learn now to stop buying Axolotls as we now have 9 in our 4 foot tank, it's looking pretty crowded in there at feeding time.
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shy
Crypt Keeper
Australia
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Posted - 13 March 2004 : 12:53:31 PM
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Originally posted by Callatya
St George Aquariums has a few decent ones, a few types of albino, blacks, golds and some poor hideous critter with 7 legs and a banged up head. :(
Will have to check them out Callatya, can you post the address so we can find them. Buck and I loooove looking at new pet stores.
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Pet central in Penrith has a nice selection of black and gold young'uns.
The tanks might be clean Callatya but the price is shocking!  And the advice and customer service from the staff is worse!
Though I have to tell you I was at Wet & Dry Pets at Kingswood yesterday buying crickets for the tank of death and I had to hold my tongue, lucky for the staff there that I had my mother with me or I would have put them in there place. 
Before getting the crickets I did a quick sweep of the store and lingered at the axy tank to consider whether another axy could squish into our excessively populated tank of death. The decision was made easy when I looked in the tank with its 33 degree temperature, $20 for tiny axys with legs missing and skinny little things that I wanted to rescue from the stores uncaring staff. 
I stood at the counter and a man was buying a little yellow axy, the female staff member told this guy that the only thing axys eat is bloodworms, then proceeded to tell him that the axys limb wouldn't grow back and that the axy loves a warm tank. No wonder their axy tank looked so bad, the staff are so misinformed about axys it was frightening. Now usually I would set the person straight, more concerned about the care of the axy than the pride of the sales person. But the guy got out of the store and into his car too quickly for me to try and help him save that little axys life. 
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Havent checked out Bali Blue for quite a while. Tend to steer clear as their fish conditions depress me.
The most depressing conditions that I have seen would be over at a pet shop, which unfortunately I cannot remember the name of at the moment, but is over at Doonside. The tanks were slimey and way too warm, the axys were skinny with limbs missing and the prices were sky high!
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Callatya
Madam Callatya
Australia
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Posted - 18 March 2004 : 01:59:59 AM
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I'll grab the addy for you :)
Do be careful, the tank they are in is very "RESCUE ME!" and you might not get out without buying one! *lol*
Their SW pond is something to marvel at tho ;) certainly something i'd like to have!
Found another pet store on the weekend. Blacktown Pet & Produce on 5th ave. Its up the back of a warehouse, quite hidden.
Supercheap live plants (Apons, anubias, crypts, stem plants, etc) great selection of fish, although one was painted.
They had a good range of oddball critters including a LARGE gold axie for about $14.95 i think.
He would have eaten Barnaby in one single gulp, so he had to stay there :P
BTW, about Pet Central, granted the prices are bad, but what was the advice that you heard? Scott is pretty cluey when it comes to axies, and he is very big on water quality control for preventing illness. He does tend to overstock by about 1/2, but thats about all i can think of *puzzled*.
Do you remember who you spoke to (or what they looked like)? I'll give them a good kick up the bum!
We cant be having people getting dud advice, its just not right :)
Oh, and if you guys see any small (4") green/wild colour or leucistics around, could you let me know? I am beginning to thing Barnaby is a tad lonely all by himself.
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hallokitty_11
DOA
Singapore
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Posted - 19 March 2004 : 01:33:28 AM
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Hi,
Does anyone knows how to send Axolotl overseas? Is it ok to send them overseas? I'm actually quite interested on them but find it really hard to get them in my country. I currently own 1 female white young axo and would like to get another male and try to breed them. Thank you for your help! :) |
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Buckshot
Man Pussy
Australia
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Posted - 27 March 2004 : 9:07:14 PM
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Edmund was purchased this afternoon at Companion Pets in Emerton. He is huge, one of the biggest we have ever seen but only cost $ 19.95.
Companion pets also told us they will soon be relocating to Penrith.
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shy
Crypt Keeper
Australia
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Posted - 30 March 2004 : 11:58:45 PM
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Originally posted by Callatya
BTW, about Pet Central, granted the prices are bad, but what was the advice that you heard? Scott is pretty cluey when it comes to axies, and he is very big on water quality control for preventing illness. He does tend to overstock by about 1/2, but thats about all i can think of *puzzled*.
Do you remember who you spoke to (or what they looked like)? I'll give them a good kick up the bum!
We cant be having people getting dud advice, its just not right :)
Are you affiliated with Pet Central in some way Callatya?
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Buying Axolotls
