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I had no idea such critters existed but it turns out I may have some in my pond.
I was wondering about the feasibility of feeding such beasties to newly hatched axy larvae? Etc? Raising them to adulthood for food for axies and tiger sals?
I found a FASCINATING article about tiger sals going from poop to temporary pool eating the adults here in AZ.
But if they are good for tigers - can they be for axolotls? Since they eat detritus they shouldn't harm axies?
How are they nutritionally?
I tried to look up the size of fairy shrimp eggs vs. size of brine shrimp eggs but got bupkiss. I found brine shrimp readily enough and one reference to fairy shrimp eggs being 150 - 190 micro meters, which didn't translate for me. I was hoping that would clue me in as to whether or not newly hatched axies could eat them.
I did a search in this forum and found a handful of references to fairy shrimp but mostly they were casual references.
Anyone?
Sharon
I was wondering about the feasibility of feeding such beasties to newly hatched axy larvae? Etc? Raising them to adulthood for food for axies and tiger sals?
I found a FASCINATING article about tiger sals going from poop to temporary pool eating the adults here in AZ.
But if they are good for tigers - can they be for axolotls? Since they eat detritus they shouldn't harm axies?
How are they nutritionally?
I tried to look up the size of fairy shrimp eggs vs. size of brine shrimp eggs but got bupkiss. I found brine shrimp readily enough and one reference to fairy shrimp eggs being 150 - 190 micro meters, which didn't translate for me. I was hoping that would clue me in as to whether or not newly hatched axies could eat them.
I did a search in this forum and found a handful of references to fairy shrimp but mostly they were casual references.
Anyone?
Sharon