Gazdaman
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Picked up 2 white axolotls today, they're in a pretty big tank.
First off, how much should I be feeding them and how? I've chosen 3mm trout pellets, one of them has eaten once, but that was only because I managed to get the pellet to drop right in front of its nose.
Should I be getting my hand in there and hold it in front of its nose?
They're only small atm, about 4inches. Hatched in March.
Also is it normal for their gills to twitch backwards like they're swallowing every 10 seconds or so? And for them to swim to the surface once in a while? I assume that's for air, because I know they can breathe through their mouths aswell as gills.
That's all I can think of right now, but I'm sure there'll be more over the next few days.
Cue my poor camera phone photo.
(There are two of them, but I can't tell them apart, so just look at the above photo twice)
Gaz
First off, how much should I be feeding them and how? I've chosen 3mm trout pellets, one of them has eaten once, but that was only because I managed to get the pellet to drop right in front of its nose.
Should I be getting my hand in there and hold it in front of its nose?
They're only small atm, about 4inches. Hatched in March.
Also is it normal for their gills to twitch backwards like they're swallowing every 10 seconds or so? And for them to swim to the surface once in a while? I assume that's for air, because I know they can breathe through their mouths aswell as gills.
That's all I can think of right now, but I'm sure there'll be more over the next few days.
Cue my poor camera phone photo.
(There are two of them, but I can't tell them apart, so just look at the above photo twice)
Gaz