Raising Axolotls

[Jenste]

Update post

So this morning I separated wildtypes from goldens...by hand! Also got a closer look at a lot of the babies and discovered a few albinos and leucistics in the bunch!
None of the leucistics were caught by my camera (realized this as I was uploading the photos)
First photo is wildtypes, second is golden albinos and albinos



And I have had to separate Butters from Reese because he got her again...I just scooped more eggs out of the plants in the tank. Naughty little lotls!
But in all seriousness, she needs a break and I don't want her to become ill so Butters is going to be spending time in a bachelor pad for the next few weeks.

[Jenste]

Heartbroken to post this....

Something must have gone wrong between water changes/feedings yesterday while dividing up the babies...


All the wildtypes died. I am devastated. I wish I knew what was the cause of 60+ deaths.

[rodsboys]

Just noticed this thread. Exciting to be raising all these guys I bet. Sorry to hear about losses though.

[Jenste]

Thanks. It definitely is different than raising ACF! My tank room looks like a mad scientist's with all of the bubbling brine shrimp hatcheries.

[Niels D]

Lucky for you that you spreaded the larvae by putting them in diffirent containers. I assume the others are doing well, because it looks like you're doing a very good job!

[rodsboys]

Thanks. It definitely is different than raising ACF! My tank room looks like a mad scientist's with all of the bubbling brine shrimp hatcheries.

A tank room sounds great. My wife swears after the newt ordeal of 2000-2002 and the recent clownfish invasion of 2008/2009 I will never be allowed "a bunch of tanks" again. lol. We are moving this spring to a larger house so perhaps a tank room is in the works.

[Jenste]

Right now it is in one of the main floor "bedrooms"....in a few years when we have kids this will be moved to one of the basement rooms.

Right now there is the 72 gallon bow front tank, the 36 gallon bow front tank, four 30 gallon tubs, four 10 gallon tanks, one 7 gallon tank, two 3 gallon tanks, and a bunch of small 1/2 gallon kritter keepers. It's a bit crazy and I will be doing a bunch of tank sorting in the next few weeks before my husband kills me!

[Jenste]

Batch#1 - - From January 10th. Eggs bought online.
The two albinos are doing well. Waddling around on front arms, eating chopped up frozen bloodworms.




Batch#2 - From Feb 5th.
Eating BBS - - watch for their little "jumps" as they go after the tiny shrimp floating by
Little Lotls eating Brine Shrimp. - YouTube

A few of them are *just* starting to bud their little arms....can't be picked up by the camera but the naked eye can see if it stares long enough where your eyes threaten to tear up and leave you cross-eyed.





Batch#3 From Feb 25th. They should be hatching soon!