Hi everyone! I'm new to this forum, I don't have an axolotl yet but I'm hoping to get one in the future so I'm thinking ahead.
Right now I have a 20g tropical freshwater tank. I started out with 3 platies I thought were females, but one was male, and you know how that goes. Months later, there are more platies than I can count, and more being born all the time. The tank parameters have held steady with nitrates close to 0 (guessing bc the tank is heavily planted and I use pothos roots for extra filtration), but I know that won't last indefinitely.
Here's my axolotl question -- would platy fry be an appropriate live food source for an axolotl? I am planning on keeping them in separate tanks, as I know their environmental needs are incompatible, but I'm wondering if I could pop some platy fry in the axolotl tank every now and again. I figure this could be mutually beneficial, as I know live food is enriching for an axolotl, and it would be a way for me to keep my platy population under control.
I just want to make sure that they would be a healthy food source. Since they are breeding in my well-established, healthy tank and not bought from a pet store, I figure parasites/illnesses shouldn't be a problem, but please let me know what y'all think! Thanks in advance!
Right now I have a 20g tropical freshwater tank. I started out with 3 platies I thought were females, but one was male, and you know how that goes. Months later, there are more platies than I can count, and more being born all the time. The tank parameters have held steady with nitrates close to 0 (guessing bc the tank is heavily planted and I use pothos roots for extra filtration), but I know that won't last indefinitely.
Here's my axolotl question -- would platy fry be an appropriate live food source for an axolotl? I am planning on keeping them in separate tanks, as I know their environmental needs are incompatible, but I'm wondering if I could pop some platy fry in the axolotl tank every now and again. I figure this could be mutually beneficial, as I know live food is enriching for an axolotl, and it would be a way for me to keep my platy population under control.
I just want to make sure that they would be a healthy food source. Since they are breeding in my well-established, healthy tank and not bought from a pet store, I figure parasites/illnesses shouldn't be a problem, but please let me know what y'all think! Thanks in advance!
