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The Mexican walking fish, also known as the axolotl is a pretty interesting animal. Some facts of the axolotl are: 1. The axolotl is not even a fish, it is an amphibian aquatic salamander, but people call the axolotl a "fish" anyways. 2. The axolotl is carnivore and eats small prays like worms or insects. 3. The axolotl's body can grow up to 30 cm. 4. The axolotl can regenerate, for example, if a limb is lost it can grow back in 8 weeks. 5. The axolotl contains poison glands, so any predator must think twice on eating this little salamander. 6. The axolotl has a weird social behavior. Some domestic axolotls that live in groups often eat each other or eat the other axolotl's egg, so it's preferable to house them individually. 7. The axolotl is nearing extinction. The axolotl mainly was native from Lake Xochimilco and Lake Chalco, but, unfortunately, these lakes have already disappeared or diminished, and most of these species are kept in hatcherys. Take care of the axolotl please.

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It is not recommended to allow Axolotls (mexican walking fish) to come out of water as you will force them to metamorp into salamanders , this is not good for the axolotls health ,the stress alone can kill them.

If they do survive the process their life span is severely shortened as is the quality of their life.

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Yes, it is. Mexican walking fish are actually salamanders. They are called axolotls and retain their gills into adulthood for life in the water. A few do move to land and lose their gills.

It's closely related to the tiger salamander.

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Yes, the Mexican walking fish, or axolotl salamander is endangered in the wild. They are protected.

Domestic ones seem to be plentiful in various colorations and patterns.

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Yes. It can for short periods until it either finds water or dries out.

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A Mexican Walking Fish Eats Meat Because Its A Carnivore.

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The Mexican walking fish or axolotl, is seriously threatened with extinction because of habitat destruction and water pollution.

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They live for 1 second

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Mainly birds

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