Salmon pellets?

[Alecann]

I have 3 Axolotls about 3 months old, 4"-4.5", in a 40 gallon breeder tank. What is the best way to feed them pellets? I just placed them in the tank together. Previously they were in individual tubs, and I fed them blood worms. So now I'm really not sure how to minimize mess and maximize the amount they eat. It's pretty difficult to suction out every trace of pellet in a tank this size without disturbing the whole thing, and the Axolotls at the same time. Help please :crazy:
Edit: I should mention, I'm going out of town for 2 weeks shortly. I have someone caring for them, so hand feeding won't be an option, as they aren't able to spend 2 hours feeding them everyday.

 

[auntiejude]

Is there a reason you're not feeding worms? They leave very little mess, you can drop them in and they'll survive for a few days. Pellets will foul the water if left.

 

[Alecann]

Is there a reason you're not feeding worms? They leave very little mess, you can drop them in and they'll survive for a few days. Pellets will foul the water if left.

If you mean earthworms, I think they're too big for them. As for other worms, I don't have ready access to them I would have to order and have them shipped every couple of days, which seems prohibitively expensive.

 

[Blackbun]

Hi Alecann, I feed aquatic Triturus the smallest koi pellets as a supplement to their normal diet of chopped worms, tubifex, daphnia, aphids etc. I have used the tiny salmon pellets designed for fry too.These pellets are, apparently, a balanced diet in their own right but they are designed for fish. Salmon pellets have a high protein content for rapid growth. I'm not sure I'd want my animals put under that metabolic pressure. Auntiejude is right, uneaten pellets foul the water very quickly and this leads to all sorts of water quality issues which will be totally detrimental to your animals' health.