Question: How long before they look more like Axolotls should?

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When do the Larvae get their colouring and look more like little versions of their parents and also I have 3 Leusistic type,when they grow will they be easy to tell apart?Thanks Jackie
 
You can tell what color a baby will be very early, pretty much right after hatching. After a few months and development, Axies look like small forms of adults. It may never be easy to tell apart, many axolotls look extremely similar.
 
Sometimes they take a little while to be definate.
Some leucistic can be marked with pigment when newly hatched. Getting lighter as they get older. And some leucistic develop freckles when they get older.
Some albinos dont look gold for a couple of months too.

I had some greeny looking larvae at hatching and they went gold.

As for telling them apart, its possible some may have different lengths gills and have freckles, and different behavoiours, so you may be able to tell them apart.

Mel
 
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