how many eggs should i keep?

[axolotl nerd]

i’m confident i can raise about ten healthy axolotls, and i’m fully prepared to do so - the only catch is i have no idea how many eggs i need to keep to get around ten


possible mother

possible father

 

[JM29]

Very difficult to answer.
It depends a lot of the possibilities you have to :
- provide them the small living preys they need (brine shrimps nauplies, daphnias or other planctons)
- find the time to change their water often (dead brine shrimps alter water quality)
- find the place they'll need when they grow. They have frequent cannibalistic trends between 1 and 4 inches and must sometimes be isolated

Last year, I kept 10 and ended with 8 subadults. I lost 2 because of a big-headed cannibalistic individual because I separated them too late

 

[axolotl nerd]

Very difficult to answer.
It depends a lot of the possibilities you have to :
- provide them the small living preys they need (brine shrimps nauplies, daphnias or other planctons)
- find the time to change their water often (dead brine shrimps alter water quality)
- find the place they'll need when they grow. They have frequent cannibalistic trends between 1 and 4 inches and must sometimes be isolated

Last year, I kept 10 and ended with 8 subadults. I lost 2 because of a big-headed cannibalistic individual because I separated them too late

i’m prepared in the sense that i can get food and change water quality often - i also have enough space for them all.
so you kept 10 eggs and came out with 8? sounds like good odds, thanks for replying so quickly

 

[JM29]

Don't mention it.

i’m prepared in the sense that i can get food and change water quality often - i also have enough space for them all.

Your project seems realistic and I'm sure you'll manage it

 

[axolotl nerd]

Don't mention it.

Your project seems realistic and I'm sure you'll manage it

aw, thanks