Axolotl tank mates

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Axolotls are best kept on their own. No species we check passes every test.

Cold water only. Fish nip its gills and small ones get eaten.

Temperature

60–66°F

pH

6.5–8

Temperament

Peaceful

Minimum tank

20 gal

With care

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• Betta Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); bettas need 76–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Goldfish Fish nibble at axolotl gills, and axolotls swallow small fish. Keep axolotls on their own.
• Oscar Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); oscars need 74–81°F. No temperature suits both.
• Angelfish Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); angelfish need 76–84°F. No temperature suits both.
• Guppy Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); guppies need 72–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Zebra danio Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); zebra danios need 65–77°F. They overlap only at 65–66°F, the edge of both ranges.
• Cherry shrimp Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); cherry shrimp need 65–80°F. They overlap only at 65–66°F, the edge of both ranges.
• Neon tetra Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); neon tetras need 72–79°F. No temperature suits both.
• GloFish tetra Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); glofish need 72–80°F. No temperature suits both.
• Ghost shrimp Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); ghost shrimp need 65–82°F. They overlap only at 65–66°F, the edge of both ranges.
• Mystery snail Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); mystery snails need 68–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Molly Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); mollies need 72–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Common pleco Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); plecos need 72–86°F. No temperature suits both.
• Koi Fish nibble at axolotl gills, and axolotls swallow small fish. Keep axolotls on their own.
• Pea puffer Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); pea puffers need 74–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• White cloud minnow At 10 inches an axolotl can swallow a 1.5-inch white cloud minnow whole.
• Paradise fish Fish nibble at axolotl gills, and axolotls swallow small fish. Keep axolotls on their own.
• Dojo loach Fish nibble at axolotl gills, and axolotls swallow small fish. Keep axolotls on their own.
• Gold barb Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); gold barbs need 64–75°F. They overlap only at 64–66°F, the edge of both ranges.
• Kissing gourami Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); kissing gouramis need 72–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Jack Dempsey Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); jack dempseys need 72–86°F. No temperature suits both.
• Blood parrot Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); blood parrots need 76–80°F. No temperature suits both.
• Fancy goldfish Fish nibble at axolotl gills, and axolotls swallow small fish. Keep axolotls on their own.
• Blue gourami Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); blue gouramis need 72–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Bala shark Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); bala sharks need 72–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Discus Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); discus need 82–88°F. No temperature suits both.
• Flowerhorn Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); flowerhorns need 80–89°F. No temperature suits both.
• Rosy barb Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); rosy barbs need 64–77°F. They overlap only at 64–66°F, the edge of both ranges.
• Tiger barb Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); tiger barbs need 72–81°F. No temperature suits both.
• Crayfish Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); crayfish need 65–77°F. They overlap only at 65–66°F, the edge of both ranges.
• Pearl gourami Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); pearl gouramis need 77–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Corydoras Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); corydoras need 72–79°F. No temperature suits both.
• Honey gourami Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); honey gouramis need 72–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Tinfoil barb Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); tinfoil barbs need 72–80°F. No temperature suits both.
• Chinese algae eater Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); chinese algae eaters need 74–80°F. No temperature suits both.
• Congo tetra Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); congo tetras need 73–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Platy Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); platies need 70–80°F. No temperature suits both.
• Cherry barb Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); cherry barbs need 73–81°F. No temperature suits both.
• Swordtail Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); swordtails need 72–79°F. No temperature suits both.
• Glass catfish Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); glass catfish need 75–80°F. No temperature suits both.
• Celestial pearl danio Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); celestial pearl danios need 72–79°F. No temperature suits both.
• Electric blue acara Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); electric blue acaras need 72–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Sparkling gourami Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); sparkling gouramis need 72–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Firemouth cichlid Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); firemouth cichlids need 75–86°F. No temperature suits both.
• Kuhli loach Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); kuhli loaches need 75–86°F. No temperature suits both.
• Black ghost knife Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); black ghost knives need 73–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Convict cichlid Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); convict cichlids need 74–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Boesemani rainbowfish Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); boesemani rainbowfish need 75–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Black skirt tetra Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); black skirt tetras need 70–80°F. No temperature suits both.
• Bichir Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); bichirs need 72–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Harlequin rasbora Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); harlequin rasboras need 72–80°F. No temperature suits both.
• Severum Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); severums need 74–84°F. No temperature suits both.
• Odessa barb Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); odessa barbs need 70–79°F. No temperature suits both.
• Serpae tetra Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); serpae tetras need 72–79°F. No temperature suits both.
• Dwarf gourami Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); dwarf gouramis need 72–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Lemon tetra Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); lemon tetras need 72–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Rainbow shark Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); rainbow sharks need 72–80°F. No temperature suits both.
• Dwarf neon rainbowfish Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); dwarf neon rainbowfish need 75–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Pencilfish Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); pencilfish need 75–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Glowlight tetra Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); glowlight tetras need 74–80°F. No temperature suits both.
• Clown loach Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); clown loaches need 77–86°F. No temperature suits both.
• Hatchetfish Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); hatchetfish need 75–81°F. No temperature suits both.
• Bristlenose pleco Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); bristlenose plecos need 73–81°F. No temperature suits both.
• Red tail shark Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); red tail sharks need 72–79°F. No temperature suits both.
• Black neon tetra Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); black neon tetras need 73–81°F. No temperature suits both.
• Silver dollar Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); silver dollars need 75–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Hillstream loach Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); hillstream loaches need 68–75°F. No temperature suits both.
• Endler's livebearer Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); endlers need 72–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Pygmy cory Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); pygmy corys need 72–79°F. No temperature suits both.
• Pictus catfish Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); pictus catfish need 72–79°F. No temperature suits both.
• African cichlid Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); african cichlids need 75–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Elephant nose fish Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); elephant nose fish need 73–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Yoyo loach Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); yoyo loaches need 75–86°F. No temperature suits both.
• Killifish Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); killifish need 70–77°F. No temperature suits both.
• Amano shrimp Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); amano shrimp need 70–80°F. No temperature suits both.
• Rummy nose tetra Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); rummy nose tetras need 75–84°F. No temperature suits both.
• Siamese algae eater Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); siamese algae eaters need 75–79°F. No temperature suits both.
• Ember tetra Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); ember tetras need 73–84°F. No temperature suits both.
• Cardinal tetra Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); cardinal tetras need 76–84°F. No temperature suits both.
• Chili rasbora Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); chili rasboras need 75–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Peacock cichlid Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); peacock cichlids need 76–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Bolivian ram Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); bolivian rams need 72–79°F. No temperature suits both.
• Nerite snail Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); nerite snails need 72–78°F. No temperature suits both.
• Kribensis Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); kribensis need 75–80°F. No temperature suits both.
• African dwarf frog Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); african dwarf frogs need 72–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Otocinclus Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); otocinclus need 72–79°F. No temperature suits both.
• Silver arowana Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); arowanas need 75–86°F. No temperature suits both.
• Panda cory Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); panda corys need 68–77°F. No temperature suits both.
• Upside down catfish Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); upside down catfish need 72–79°F. No temperature suits both.
• Zebra pleco Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); zebra plecos need 79–88°F. No temperature suits both.
• Electric yellow cichlid Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); yellow labs need 75–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Clown pleco Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); clown plecos need 73–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Zebra loach Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); zebra loaches need 73–79°F. No temperature suits both.
• Bamboo shrimp Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); bamboo shrimp need 72–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• German blue ram Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); rams need 80–86°F. No temperature suits both.
• Assassin snail Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); assassin snails need 75–80°F. No temperature suits both.
• Ramshorn snail Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); ramshorn snails need 70–80°F. No temperature suits both.
• Apistogramma Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); apistogramma need 75–84°F. No temperature suits both.

Planning a mixed tank? The tank mate checker tests every pair at once. Or read the axolotl care sheet.