Baby axolotl help:(

[maxelliotjones]

On 16th august 2010 my axolotl hatched so he is now 6 months old. But ever since he hatched he hasnt grown much, my brothers hatched the day before and his is about 3 times the size of mine. we feed them exactly the same things (live and dried bloodworms and frozen brine shrimp) and amounts, mine is in a 30L tank with lots of hiding places ut he still wont grow, the temperature is right and i change the water daily (it also has a filter). I need help Im worried

 

[kirstyandmark]

can you post a picture of him close up if possable?

 

[smily sam]

at that age i don't think you have to change the water daily im hoping your not doing complet water changes:happy:

 

[maxelliotjones]

Here are pictures and I don't do daily water changes, i do them every week to every 2 weeks and take out about 1/3 of the water

By the way, i took him out to be fed thats why he is in a tub

The 3 pictures below are from about 2 weeks ago

 

[maxelliotjones]

This photo is from about 5 minutes ago

 

[kirstyandmark]

hmm... he is quite small

 

[maxelliotjones]

I noo and i cant figure out whyD: any ideass?

 

[kirstyandmark]

well you say hes eating well?
his water conditions are right? although i dont know if that would affect growth always worth a check i guess
the only problem is that hes small? aside from that he behaives normally ect?

 

[maxelliotjones]

yeh, he is very active, he has a great personality, when i feed him he will see the pipette and swim up to it, so yeh everything is normal hes just small, maybe he will just generally small

 

[kirstyandmark]

aww he sounds great i wouldnt worry to much about him maybe thats just the way he is :happy:

so cute

 

[maxelliotjones]

Yehh Thanks for your help

 

[kirstyandmark]

no problem good luck with him

 

[Kaysie]

You might want to try offering some more nutritious types of foods too. See if you can get your hands on some blackworms. They're an awesome food for little ones. But I suspect yours has some genetic issues, like axolotl dwarfism, and probably isn't ever going to catch up. But think of all the money you'll save on food, and not having to buy a big tank!

 

[maxelliotjones]

if my axolotl does have dwarfism what is the minimal size he will grow?

 

[The Banana]

Reminds me of THIS.

 

[axolotlfriend]

if anything that makes your axolotl pretty special. i wouldn't mind having an axolotl with dwarfism maybe this can grow into a cool breeding project. :happy:

 

[siona]

hmm, he is a little cutie, but I can't help worrying at the genetics of the species if these were to be bred (and the axies from the linked post too). I'm no expert but you can see what we've done to dogs over the years - some of which suffer strokes and breathing problems because of our maipulation...then again if it works with teacup pigs...

Anyway, that's not the point. the point is he's lovely!