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Designing Fry Containment

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Hey, guys. New breeder, here. I've done loads of research on breeding and decided to give it a go, and culled 318 eggs down to 75 give or take a few. I'm in the process of designing a containment table; essentially a grid to isolate them all in to ensure that no cannibalistic nomming happens. I had a few questions.

Question 1: How many cubic inches or ounces of water should the average axolotl have to be happy and healthy up to the point that they are large enough to begin eating worms?

Question 2: Does anyone know of a reliable mesh or screen that is safe to leave permanently in water that has holes small enough that hatchlings will not pass through?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
 
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I used plastic storage containers. Then I used plastic mesh that people use for crafts with yarn, cut it up, and siliconed them in place. They were good when they were small but they started to out grow them. I don't have the before picture of the entire setup because it was on my phone that died, so here are a couple that gives you an idea of it. I did post it on a thread before but I don't recall which one. The down sides to this are that I didn't let the silicone cure long enough and full cleanings were tough.
 

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I hadn't thought of a plastic like that. That might actually work way better than what I had in mind. It will likely work way better with the silicone as well.

I'd prefer to have rough numbers before I put this idea through autocad, but if I'm forced to do some guesswork this will come in handy with space.

Thanks loads!
 
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Keep them all together and allow them to cull each other, a lot less hassle and you produce a better quality of axolotl.
 
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