Hi < I am new to this forum and I find it very interesting (thanks). I have kept and bred fish for 15 years or more and a friend gave me 5 axolotyls all between 4 and 6 years old. The first week i had them they laid about 50 eggs which I was able hatch out and keep feeding the 'fry (?) daphnia and bbs for about 3 weeks - then true to their reputation they cannibalised each other and I lost them all in about 3 days.
However, my real reason for this post is to ask - how often do you feed axolotyls? and how much food? I have been chopping up the beef heart squares into 4 and feeding a couple of quarters by hand once/twice a week. They are pretty big so I though they would eat much more than this. Often food goes uneaten and I am cleaning out fungusy food. They do not seem to like the pellets that much. I have only tried the beef heart and axolotyl pellets - should I try live feeder fish - guppies or gambusia?
It is pretty warm here at the moment and the water temp is 21 degrees.
Cheers for an interesting and helpful forum.
Sean
However, my real reason for this post is to ask - how often do you feed axolotyls? and how much food? I have been chopping up the beef heart squares into 4 and feeding a couple of quarters by hand once/twice a week. They are pretty big so I though they would eat much more than this. Often food goes uneaten and I am cleaning out fungusy food. They do not seem to like the pellets that much. I have only tried the beef heart and axolotyl pellets - should I try live feeder fish - guppies or gambusia?
It is pretty warm here at the moment and the water temp is 21 degrees.
Cheers for an interesting and helpful forum.
Sean