Do axies lay eggs if two females in tank

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I always thought i had two females in my tank and this week, after i implemented a cooling device on my tank, my golden axy laid about 100 eggs. My question is will they lay if there is two females in the tank or has my sexing of my other axie been wrong all this time.
Totally confused.
 
well, how are you sexing them?
The most obvious difference is in the size of the cloaca. Males' get really swollen when they are in breeding condition, and remain larger than the females' any other time
 
It is possible for females to lay eggs in the absence of a male. You'll know you have a male if they eggs are fertile and develop. If they are infertile, they will probably get moldy in a week or less.
 
My eggs are changing shape and i can see the beginnings of tiny axolotls. I guess that answers my question for the sex of my axies. I will post photos when they start to hatch.

MY NEW QUESTION IS HOW DO I CARE FOR THESE EGGS/HATCHLINGS. I know i need to cull some for the ease of caring for them, but how do i asure they reach maturity?
 
Yep you have a pair!

When mine lay eggs, I usually take all of the adults except for the female laying the eggs (you don't have to but I do). Then I let her have some peace and quiet to lay the rest.
I leave the eggs where they are for the first two days so that they can swell to full size, the membrane also tends to thicken a bit making removal much easier.
Your eggs should hatch in around 2 or 3 weeks.
I keep them in a tub with an airstone in one corner with mild air flow, but it isn't absolutely necessary, it depends on density of eggs versus tub or aquarium size.
When the eggs hatch, they will not need to eat for a day or two as they will still be absorbing the remaining yolk in their bellies.
When they do start to feed, you will need a healthy supply of small, live foods. It may be best to raise only a dozen or two for your first time raising them, as trying to raise all hundred could go well for a while, but can be catastrophic if you run out of food for all the hungry mouths. I use Daphnia backed up with newly hatched brine shrimp. Other good foods include, but are not limited to: blackworms, bloodworms, copepods, and plenty more.
As far as them reaching maturity, feed them generously on live food until they reach about an inch or more. At that point you can begin weaning them onto trout pellets, however you have to make the pellets move as the sense of smell isn't used to locate food until they reach 2-2.5 inches. At that point you can feed them on a diet of 90% trout pellets supplemented with earthworms until they reach maturity.
 
Thanks Jacob. I will see how i go. I have just finished taking the eggs out of the main tank and placing them in their tank with a gentle filtration system and an air hose. I think i only have afew viable eggs as some have already got fuzz on them. I will keep the biggest of the others, maybe 2 dozen. Still seems like a lot to care for. Only one way to learn i guess and that is to do.
 
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