AMurry24537
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Just wanted to share my recent experience with using ZooMed's axolotl pellets and was curious if anyone else had experienced the same thing.
When I use pellets (night crawlers aren't available year-round here and I like to keep them in the rotation the rest of the year so my axolotls don't go off them), I've used both Invert Aquatics and, more recently, Rangen and my axolotls really seem to like them! I had the opportunity to recently try out some ZooMed pellets though, and I'm glad I bought a small bottle. My axolotls like them well enough, and eat them quickly, but:
Ever since I started using them, I've had huge (in my mind) levels of detritus worms in all four of my tanks, and the only thing that has changed (to the best of my knowledge) is the pellets. I know detritus worms aren't necessarily "bad" in and of themselves, but rather an indicator of poor water quality, but frankly, they're just gross and I want them gone! My cleaning schedule has remained consistent and all of my water quality tests look pretty normal. If anything, I've started cleaning a little more since this has happened.
I've had axolotls for about 5 years at this point and never, not once, had noticeable levels of detritus worms and now they're everywhere, in all of my tanks. Anyone else have this issue with ZooMed or any other variety? Are they just...messier? Anything else that would likely affect this? Should note, I use modified Holtfretter's since the water in my area is soft.
When I use pellets (night crawlers aren't available year-round here and I like to keep them in the rotation the rest of the year so my axolotls don't go off them), I've used both Invert Aquatics and, more recently, Rangen and my axolotls really seem to like them! I had the opportunity to recently try out some ZooMed pellets though, and I'm glad I bought a small bottle. My axolotls like them well enough, and eat them quickly, but:
Ever since I started using them, I've had huge (in my mind) levels of detritus worms in all four of my tanks, and the only thing that has changed (to the best of my knowledge) is the pellets. I know detritus worms aren't necessarily "bad" in and of themselves, but rather an indicator of poor water quality, but frankly, they're just gross and I want them gone! My cleaning schedule has remained consistent and all of my water quality tests look pretty normal. If anything, I've started cleaning a little more since this has happened.
I've had axolotls for about 5 years at this point and never, not once, had noticeable levels of detritus worms and now they're everywhere, in all of my tanks. Anyone else have this issue with ZooMed or any other variety? Are they just...messier? Anything else that would likely affect this? Should note, I use modified Holtfretter's since the water in my area is soft.
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