Question: New to keeping axolotls, can i feed them triops ? lol

Hey guys

I should be getting some axolotl hatchings soon ( possibly this Friday ) but i need to get everything sorted for these little guys before i pick them up. i've done a lot of research on this forum which has been very helpful. seems the best option for younge axolotls is having a daphnia culture, but im having difficulty finding somewhere i can buy living daphnia from.

I've had pet triops before and this is my question lol, can you feed axolotls triops ? you can pick up triops from argos and just add water and raise them very quick and to be honest there's normally a fare few daphnia floating about, i suppose i could try separating them out before the triops eat them lol.

See the problem is i dont have a lot of space, im in the Air force at the moment in a 4 man room so space is limited so i cant set up massive daphnia culture

Any suggestions would be great !

I have a container for them, looking at picking up 2-3 axolotl hatchlings.. i know i need to get a solution to dechlorinate the water for them, is there anything else i need to get ready for them


Thanks for any replies ! just want to get everything right so i can raise them properly



Thanks


Jon

To raise them properly you will need to feed them baby brine shrimp that you hatch, then rinse, then feed, or keep a daphnia culture. They eat live moving food for the first 2-3 weeks then you can chop up blood worms then whole blood worms then as juvies feed salmon pellets or earth worms. As hatchlings they eat twice a day and require water changes daily.

Triops would not be a good food as they could bite and kill you young larvae.

Hello,

I know what you are trying to achieve because I have bred triops for feeding my axie's before! It would be wise not to feed the babies triops because of the rate at which triops grow at, but, they are a very nutritional snack for the adults! You could try to freeze them and it may be easier to feed it to them.

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Bearolotl

This is the 1st time since maybe grade school that I've heard of triops...MUST...LEARN...MORE!!!

Not sure if it would work for axolotls in their hatchling stage, but I have heard that once they are more mature, they can feed on young triops. Eating older triops might end up hurting the axolotls. Just hearsay, nothing confirmed.