Siblings

[Bellabelloo]

Hatched from the same brood. The main batch where cared for in doors. I think the escapee was left maybe on some of the plants as an egg and put in my outside 'critter tank' ( daphnia etc ) The water has frozen a few times , no water changes etc...just rain water and loads of daphnia. I had thought it was a cm but now I have captured it , it measures more than 2 cm. I have returned it back to its tank as I feel the potential shock of a very large temp change will be far too much. May be when the temps rise again for spring/ summer I'll bring it in..... now I'm going to have to give it a name!

 

[sherrisixxx]

Unbelievable. The difference in size and development is huge. Hope the little one survives. And the bigger wildtypes are just adorable with their golden gills and all,awww.

 

[Bellabelloo]

I must admit that if I had read a thread like this I would be very sceptical about it all ! but it certainly shows the effects of water temperature/ diet really well. The solo guy gets food on tap( the kids think some tough macho name is appropriate)...I suggested Scott but they gave me that blank look that I am learning to accept) it's body shape and colour are very different from the larvae that I raised in doors.. it seems more yellow than all the others so I would not be suprised if it ends up being quite light..

 

[DantezGirl]

can the icing over of the pond kill axies? i thought they lived in a glacier feed lake so wouldn't the temp be really cold any way? or because the pond is small compared to a lake would the tamp be really cold? just curious

 

[nzaxie]

Hi Dantezgirl,

I to live in NZ, ChCh. The icing does not seem to kill axies, I have friends that have axies in outdoor ponds that freeze over in winter and every summer when things have thawed the axies can be found happily swimming about unfazed by the whole process

 

[DantezGirl]

THANks for the info i was thinking about makeing a outdoor pond for the axies but were i live in taupo it freezez in winter mainly ice no snow but o the rare occasion we can get snow so thats a good thing to know