Like their frog and toad cousins, salamanders begin their lives in a water-breathing larval stage. These salamander "tadpoles" resemble stunted adults with flatter tails and feathery, external gills. There's a few species, however, that spend their entire lives in this stage...at least, they're supposed to. Axolotls are large, hardy, cold-water salamanders that normally retain their gills for life.

Axolotls are native to just one lake in the world, but boast a massive captive population as pets and laboratory animals, studied for their exceptional regenerative capabilities.

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We have a large range of different types of goldfish, ranging from the everyday comets to the weird and wonderful lionheads, pom poms and more. All species of goldfish are coldwater and do not require heating to be kept successfully in an aquarium.

The most common goldfish variety is the Comet, a long, slender plain-looking fish (and a far cry from the many varieties available to hobbyists). Due to selective breeding and accidental mutations, the common goldfish has been transformed into the 100+ varieties we see today. Comets can vary in color from pale white to gold to blue, to black, or a mix of colors (called the shubunkin). Selective breeding has turned the slender, single-tailed Comet into the round-bodied, colorful, multi-tailed fish we are all familiar with.

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