Mosquito larvae

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Are mosquito larvae dangerous to my axolotl? How do I get rid of them? Am I going to have a mosquito swarm in my house in a few days??
 
um, no they are not dangerous, allthough the larvae might be in danger of being eaten. How did you wind up with mosquito larvae?
 
haha i had some mozzies breeding in my big tank last summer- id wake up everyday with new itchy bites :S

no they are not a problem at all, my baby axie eats them and i currently have a bucket outside for them to breed in
 
Jenni - I had them in my tank once
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They are harmless. I also though perhaps they would hurt my axolotls lol. They are actually just blood worms, which are fed to baby axolotls, so your axolotls may or may not see them as a snack, if they can see them
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Thanks guys! I'm not sure how the larvae got in there Jeff, I think they just came out of the tap when I did a water change last. I scooped out most of them anyway but next time I might not bother. But I dont want to get bites!
 
the mozzies breed naturally in water so may have decided your tank looked nice.
 
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