Kaiser Newt lost larvae 1 week

[rebel12345]

Hello everyone.
My first set of Kaiser Newt eggs had hatched about a week ago. They were still swimming/lying on their sides and did not appear to have legs when I last looked at them early yesterday. I had them in a shallow (1.5 inch) dish from Chinese takeout, with a small airstone. It was covered, but obviously not well on account of the air hose. Today when I checked, I saw no larvae. Is it more probable that they died and disintegrated or gained the ability to climb up the hose or container walls and escape to their demise?

 

[michael]

They died. Next time try a little bigger setup with some live plants like java moss. Throw in a couple dried oak leaves. Use seasoned tank water. Let it get a little dirty. Larvae like dirty looking water with little microorganisms living in it.

 

[rebel12345]

Thanks. I had the Java moss and pond water, but maybe it was still too clean.