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Feeding Axolotls

wremmrg

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I currently have three Axolotls in a 55 gallon (208 liter) aquarium. I am wondering how much and how often I should be feeding them. I have been going between night crawlers, frozen bloodworms, and frozen brine shrimp.
 

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It would depend on the age or size of your axolotls. An adult could be fed a worm about 3/4 their length every couple 2-3 days, everyday if you want to fatten them up. A juvenile everyday feeding. I would just feed the nightcrawlers and live out the blood worms and frozen brine shrimp.
 
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    with axolotls would I basically have to keep buying and buying new axolotls to prevent inbred breeding which costs a lot of money??
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    Not necessarily but if you’re wanting to continue to grow your breeding capacity then yes. Breeding axolotls isn’t a cheap hobby nor is it a get rich quick scheme. It costs a lot of money and time and deditcation
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    @Thorninmyside, I Lauren chen
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