2nd new babies hatched ..

ok, so I have 26 babies from the 1st hatching of an albino yellow and now I have over a hundred of wild, spotted type and a yellow dad .. im hoping they will be melonoid but im not so sure of the gene pool ..
my biggiest question is I hatch shrimp, i remove the eggs from the crysts , I feed 2 times a day and clean all the shrimp out after every meal, my question is do I need to have airator on over the night, i have them in pretty good size containers and im hoping that will be enough oxyegen for the evening ..
any suggestions ?
~ Drew ~

there so cute arnt they we had our first batch of babies in jan we had over 2oo babies now left with 9 but there strong eating well and past the dieing stage is it true with the first batch the babies all die or dont get many only an had full also do you know how many times axi breed in a year

<blockquote><hr size=0><!-quote-!><font size=1>Quoting lee chamberlain on Wednesday 28 February 2007 - 21:34 (#POST123023):</font>

is it true with the first batch the babies all die or dont get many only an had full also do you know how many times axi breed in a year<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote> I don't believe this is true. If you tried to raise all 200 babies you may not have had enough food for them. And they take a lot of time, which I'm sure you know.

<blockquote><hr size=0><!-quote-!><font size=1>Quoting ~ Drew ~ on Wednesday 28 February 2007 - 03:45 (#POST122960):</font>

do I need to have airator on over the night,<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote> My friend used to turn most of the airstones in his axie larvae containers off at nights when he was raising his axie babies. When I first looked after my sisters axie babies I kept them running all the time apart from when I waterchanged. If the water is cool enough it will have more oxygen than if it is warmer anyway.

<blockquote><hr size=0><!-quote-!><font size=1>Quoting lee chamberlain on Wednesday 28 February 2007 - 21:34 (#POST123023):</font>

how many times axi breed in a year<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote> An axie if left in tank with same mate, can breed up to 3 times during cooler seasons (so that could apply to winter/spring and autumn in some cases - especially in UK!). Only thing is if an axie breeds within a few weeks of laying a 1st or even 2nd batch, it can be quite stressful (as female will not have had time for her body to recuperate after first batch) and she could get very sick. One of the axie breeders we know, we got our first axies from said his breed about 3-4 times a year.

<blockquote><hr size=0><!-quote-!><font size=1>Quoting lee chamberlain on Wednesday 28 February 2007 - 21:34 (#POST123023):</font>

is it true with the first batch the babies all die or dont get many only an had full also do you know how many times axi breed in a year<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote> I don't believe this is true. If you tried to raise all 200 babies you may not have had enough food for them. And they take a lot of time, which I'm sure you know.

<blockquote><hr size=0><!-quote-!><font size=1>Quoting ~ Drew ~ on Wednesday 28 February 2007 - 03:45 (#POST122960):</font>

do I need to have airator on over the night,<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote> My friend used to turn most of the airstones in his axie larvae containers off at nights when he was raising his axie babies. When I first looked after my sisters axie babies I kept them running all the time apart from when I waterchanged. If the water is cool enough it will have more oxygen than if it is warmer anyway.

<blockquote><hr size=0><!-quote-!><font size=1>Quoting lee chamberlain on Wednesday 28 February 2007 - 21:34 (#POST123023):</font>

how many times axi breed in a year<!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote> An axie if left in tank with same mate, can breed up to 3 times during cooler seasons (so that could apply to winter/spring and autumn in some cases - especially in UK!). Only thing is if an axie breeds within a few weeks of laying a 1st or even 2nd batch, it can be quite stressful (as female will not have had time for her body to recuperate after first batch) and she could get very sick. One of the axie breeders we know, we got our first axies from said his breed about 3-4 times a year.

Another axie owner in Wellington her axie first laid eggs in Oct last year, 2nd batch a few weeks later and 3rd laying in early January.