JoeyEnglish
New member
Hi all, I have recently received 20 eggs from a lovely breeder.
Can you please read my current set up and tell me if I can do more?
So far;
a. put three "furry" looking ones into a separate container - as I was concerned they were dead, they look dead. I looked at them under a mantas magnification tool. Should I "flush" these or wait?
b. the two premature hatching (none have hatched naturally; two eggs were damaged - I assume when the breeder posted them) ones are in a mini tank with daphnia to munch - I've seen no sign of eating. Both move. One has gills and looks to be the right way up.
The second is bent, no gills, is on its side and looks deformed; Should I remove this?
c. all eggs are in a shallow glass container and are checked on via a stop frame animation app. Plenty of whizzing about in their eggs, some look like mini axolotl and some don't. I note some don't move; should I remove these? The stop frame allows me to see their action and I had it on for 16 hours.
I change the water every day as there is no filtration etc.
The main aim is to rehome some and keep 2 in my 180ltr bow front tank. This is being cycled at the moment. Its not for money making, I just LOVE animals. Lots of fake plants and caves etc. The bottom has slate tiles, no sand (I hate sand) and pebbles.
Some eggs are from two white/ leucistic parents but these don't seem as strong and healthy as the other eggs - is this normal?
The breeder gave me some wild type eggs, they are light brown. These look like they are growing well. Although I personally prefer the lecistic adults - its their eyes. They are beautiful.
I am open to any feedback, tell me I am doing everything wrong if need be! I just want to make sure the axolotl have the best start in life.
Can you please read my current set up and tell me if I can do more?
So far;
a. put three "furry" looking ones into a separate container - as I was concerned they were dead, they look dead. I looked at them under a mantas magnification tool. Should I "flush" these or wait?
b. the two premature hatching (none have hatched naturally; two eggs were damaged - I assume when the breeder posted them) ones are in a mini tank with daphnia to munch - I've seen no sign of eating. Both move. One has gills and looks to be the right way up.
The second is bent, no gills, is on its side and looks deformed; Should I remove this?
c. all eggs are in a shallow glass container and are checked on via a stop frame animation app. Plenty of whizzing about in their eggs, some look like mini axolotl and some don't. I note some don't move; should I remove these? The stop frame allows me to see their action and I had it on for 16 hours.
I change the water every day as there is no filtration etc.
The main aim is to rehome some and keep 2 in my 180ltr bow front tank. This is being cycled at the moment. Its not for money making, I just LOVE animals. Lots of fake plants and caves etc. The bottom has slate tiles, no sand (I hate sand) and pebbles.
Some eggs are from two white/ leucistic parents but these don't seem as strong and healthy as the other eggs - is this normal?
The breeder gave me some wild type eggs, they are light brown. These look like they are growing well. Although I personally prefer the lecistic adults - its their eyes. They are beautiful.
I am open to any feedback, tell me I am doing everything wrong if need be! I just want to make sure the axolotl have the best start in life.