How long will my babies be eating brine shrimp?

Toptex · Aug 10, 2009

Well I have been hatching brine shrimp eggs and culturing microworms over a week now and am just wondering as to how long will my babies be on this diet. Weeks? Months? Not that I'm complaining!!
Also, does axie larvae eat dead brine shrimp or should I change their water before it fouls?
Cheers
MA

Otterwoman · Aug 10, 2009

Hi Toptex,
your babies will probably eat them until they are big enough to eat something bigger and you feed it to them. I don't mean to sound flippant, and maybe someone else can give you a time frame, but it really does involve watching how fast they grow and then giving them something bigger.

blueberlin · Aug 10, 2009

If I remember correctly, my larvae grew about 1 cm a week, so it is only a matter of weeks, not months, until you can move on to bigger foods.

The larvae are almost certain not to eat the dead shrimp, so you should be changing the water a couple of hours after feeding.

Congrats on the little ones, by the way!

-Eva

Greatwtehunter · Aug 10, 2009

If I can remember correctly, my axolotl larvae were feeding on baby brine shrimp for only about 3 weeks before I moved them onto whiteworms. I know of a few members who have skipped the BBS and started them out on minced blackworms. Personally, I don't have the time or patience to mince them up that small.

Axolotl larvae will only recognize moving objects as food for the first couple of weeks so you can bet they aren't eating the dead brine shrimp.

Toptex · Aug 11, 2009

Thanks guys for your replies.
I had forgotten how demanding babies can be!! :lol:

Cheers
MA

sharelkaye · Aug 11, 2009

I have some babies right now and they are a little bit smaller than an inch now. I started off feeding them live baby brine shrimp then tried frozen baby brine shrimp as well as frozen cyclops and they loved it. Now the size that they are I have started them on choped up frozen blood worms and they are doing great and getting big.

Axomom6 · Feb 6, 2022

Hello, I have some babies over a month old, my adult axos Gave me eggs, and they have front legs, and starting to get their backs.. I am wondering how I can switch them off the live BBS? I have been trying with chopped frozen bloodworms, frozen brine shrimp, (all thawed) small soft pellets and they spit everything out.. I can't keep them on BBS forever.. Please help me!!! I am not sure what else to do!! I'm a First time axomom...Any tips? I need them to eat better so they grow big and healthy ! Thank you!

axolotlally5 · Feb 6, 2022

Axomom6 said:
Hello, I have some babies over a month old, my adult axos Gave me eggs, and they have front legs, and starting to get their backs.. I am wondering how I can switch them off the live BBS? I have been trying with chopped frozen bloodworms, frozen brine shrimp, (all thawed) small soft pellets and they spit everything out.. I can't keep them on BBS forever.. Please help me!!! I am not sure what else to do!! I'm a First time axomom...Any tips? I need them to eat better so they grow big and healthy ! Thank you!

hi! when I switched my guys over I fed bbs and bloodworms at the same time and slowly took away bbs and they began eating worms fine. if they didn’t like it they learned to. also this is an old chat from 2009 btw

Axomom6 · Feb 7, 2022

allllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy said:
hi! when I switched my guys over I fed bbs and bloodworms at the same time and slowly took away bbs and they began eating worms fine. if they didn’t like it they learned to. also this is an old chat from 2009 btw

I know it's old.. I was just trying to find anywhere for answers...

They take the bloodworms, but they chew it until they have no color left, then spit the rest out... I've been trying everything..

supergrappler · Mar 8, 2022

Axomom6 said:
I know it's old.. I was just trying to find anywhere for answers... They take the bloodworms, but they chew it until they have no color left, then spit the rest out... I've been trying everything..

Sorry if this is too late but just go the minced blackworm route. The tiny segments wriggle and squirm which is irresistible to baby axolotls. BBS on the other hand die quickly and muck up the water quickly.

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