Leslie
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I have two 4-5" svl axolotls in one aquarium. I want to be sure I'm not overfeeding them. I read that they should get as much as they will eat but these are my first so I just need to check.
I've been feeding them two bloodworm "gumdrops", defrosted, spread over much of the aquarium, every evening, and usually one more in the morning. They actively hunt and have cleaned up every stray worm, usually within a few hours, definitely by morning, and spend much of their time hunting more. I tried putting all of the food at one feeling station but found one axie would tend to dominate, tried two stations and it still happened, but spread throughout the tank they seem happy, actively hunt, and honestly it's fun to watch them hunt.
Their bellies are round and full, about as wide as their heads, maybe a bit more, but they are always hungry.
Last night I added Rapashy Freshwater Meat Pie, for the first time. They gobbled it up and continued hunting for more, so I added their usual bloodworms, which disappeared as usual by morning.
They also get occasional blackworms, and next time I'm at the pet store I'm getting more variety. No earthworms worms yet as I haven't gotten the gumption to chop them up. (ugg. When I accidentally chop up a worm while working in the garden I always apologize) and because the local bait shop was out of them the other day. They will get a lot more variety - I've only had them 3 weeks. My question is about the amount of food.
It's that too much? Should I be fasting them occasionally? They appear to be doing very well.
Thank you.
I've been feeding them two bloodworm "gumdrops", defrosted, spread over much of the aquarium, every evening, and usually one more in the morning. They actively hunt and have cleaned up every stray worm, usually within a few hours, definitely by morning, and spend much of their time hunting more. I tried putting all of the food at one feeling station but found one axie would tend to dominate, tried two stations and it still happened, but spread throughout the tank they seem happy, actively hunt, and honestly it's fun to watch them hunt.
Their bellies are round and full, about as wide as their heads, maybe a bit more, but they are always hungry.
Last night I added Rapashy Freshwater Meat Pie, for the first time. They gobbled it up and continued hunting for more, so I added their usual bloodworms, which disappeared as usual by morning.
They also get occasional blackworms, and next time I'm at the pet store I'm getting more variety. No earthworms worms yet as I haven't gotten the gumption to chop them up. (ugg. When I accidentally chop up a worm while working in the garden I always apologize) and because the local bait shop was out of them the other day. They will get a lot more variety - I've only had them 3 weeks. My question is about the amount of food.
It's that too much? Should I be fasting them occasionally? They appear to be doing very well.
Thank you.