How much 02?

[killian]

How much oxygen does a young axie require? I am thinking of rearing mine individually in small containers then graduate them to a goldfish bowl each. Would I need to run an air pump through each small tank or would they be ok? the small tanks I have are extra large jam jars and would house 1 each

 

[cynthia]

I would not add air stones to that size of container.

Just keep up on water changes, and they should be ok.

 

[claire]

i have been keeping mine in small tubs.around 3 in each and i just suck up the poop and replace the water ive took out with clean and mine are fine.

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[elisheba]

in light of your question:

1) direct answer- if you have only a few eggs/larvae your method may work fine. if you have many (more than say 15) i would find the work exhausting.

2) you might check the link
http://www.caudata.org/forum/messages/793/28274.html?1104943169

and associated pictures
http://www.caudata.org/forum/messages/793/28776.html?1105040020

I've been using this setup for about 3 months now and i'm quite pleased with it. it was a bit of work to set up, and not sure how worthwhile it is for someone not constantly (or recurringly) raising larvae, but you can decide for yourself.

-e

 

[killian]

Thank you for those useful pics, do you think it would be possible to raise young alpine newts in individual containers within a large one like your pic with the axolotl tadpoles?

I will certinaly build one of those as I would like to try and rear all the young I currently have.

 

[elisheba]

I'm currently raising a few Crested Newts (T. karelinii) this way and it's working fine for them. Don't know the specific needs of alpine newts, but i imagine that it could work well.