Multiple hatchings

[Riffy]

Both of my female Axolotles layed their eggs within a week of eachother. At present the eggs are in seperate containers. Is it possible to have hatchlings a week apart in the same tank? This is my first time and I would prefer not to commit mass murder. Thank you

 

[Jake]

This is my first time and I would prefer not to commit mass murder. Thank you

Axolotls lay hoards of eggs. If you're worried about committing mass murder you might want to try raising a few dozen for the first time so you can get a good idea of how much time and effort you'll be putting into raising the ones you have.

 

[Riffy]

Luckily the first batch only has about 15 viable eggs, It was fairly small to begin with. The second lot is much larger so I will remove most of them (once I work up the courage) and give them to the fish. I had a thought before that if I lower the water temp of the first batch and warm up the second they may end up hatching at roughly the same time?

Of course is someone in Oz wants some eggs I would be more than happy to send them.

 

[Jake]

Cooling the first batch way down and keeping the second at the temp they're at could decreace the gap between hatching dates. If you don't want to raise them all you could always post an ad in the "for sale" section of the forum, there are usually plenty of people wanting axolotls/eggs.

 

[newtamander]

To raise my spotted salamander larvae I fed small larvae to big larvae this may sound cruel but Its completely likely to hapen in wild conditions.:lick:

 

[blueberlin]

Hi Riffy,

Just remove the eggs you want to raise - reckon that each of them will survive and think how many adult axolotls you can keep - and leave the rest in the parents' tank. They will eat the hatchlings (and possibly the eggs). This isn't murder - but otherwise you will have hundreds of eggs/larvae to destroy - and believe me, this is much more difficult in practice than it reads on screen.

Good luck with the larvae you choose to keep - they are a lot of work!

-Eva