My axolotl laid her first batch of eggs a few weeks ago. I moved the spawn to a separate tank for hatching, and housed the tank with a few plants for them. Out of the 200+ eggs that she laid, just over half of them hatched.
For the first 2 weeks or so after hatching, the larvae seemed to be thriving! I hatched and fed them baby brine shrimp, which seemed to be working out great.
However, within the last week tragedy seems to have struck, as I came home to find half of the axies had dropped dead! I moved the survivors to a separate container and completely cleaned out the tank, but every day more and more just seem to be dying off. I have no idea what the problem could be. I changed the water daily, had a heater for constant temperatures, made sure the shrimp were well-rinsed and that there was enough food to go around. Does anyone have any idea what I did wrong?
I have only a handful of larvae left, but they seem to be quite lifeless. They aren't swimming around much or even eating the food I give them. Is there anything I can do to save them?
Thanks in advance.
For the first 2 weeks or so after hatching, the larvae seemed to be thriving! I hatched and fed them baby brine shrimp, which seemed to be working out great.
However, within the last week tragedy seems to have struck, as I came home to find half of the axies had dropped dead! I moved the survivors to a separate container and completely cleaned out the tank, but every day more and more just seem to be dying off. I have no idea what the problem could be. I changed the water daily, had a heater for constant temperatures, made sure the shrimp were well-rinsed and that there was enough food to go around. Does anyone have any idea what I did wrong?
I have only a handful of larvae left, but they seem to be quite lifeless. They aren't swimming around much or even eating the food I give them. Is there anything I can do to save them?
Thanks in advance.