Questions about c.orientalis larvae

[vlcuXX]

Hey guys i was just wondering since my chinese firebelly newt eggs hatched how can i tell when they absorbed all of their yolk so i can feed them whiteworms and also i wanted to ask as it seems my larvae have already almost fully grown their front limbs in 1 day and a half is this too fast? Also how do i seperate brine shrimp eggs from the baby brine shrimp without a hatchery , like just a normal container with eggs in it and water btw i already got a brineshrimp net i just need to know how seperate them as i heard the shells are indegestible :/.... i would like replies as fast as possible as i need to know.

Thanks , Michael

 

[harleyquine]

Takes about two or three days, if you get a magnifying glass you can see when the yellow leaves their bellies. I started feeding my batch on brine shrimp hatchlings about three days after the first one hatched, didn't really see any of them feeding for a good few weeks then they started darting about hunting the food. Front limbs in a day and a half sounds strange but I've only had the one batch and it took them a couple of weeks so perhaps someone more experienced has info on that.

As for your brine shrimp, I haven't got a clue. I bought ready made mixes and had two upturned coke bottles with aeriator to keep them moving. I found it much easier to keep the two bottles going and filter out the newly hatched using an old coffee maker and filter then feeding them to the newts. Before I bought those mixes I tried just using brine shrimp eggs and pond water but didn't get such good results and it was a pain. Once they got all their limbs I started putting in defrosted bloodworm (about the only kind of food you get here) and they started eating that. Lost only one hatchling (he drowned) and they have lovely orange bellies so I reckon they're alright.

Good luck with keeping them, it's fascinating watching them evolve, mine are a year old now and it's still great watching em

 

[Kaysie]

You have to use a hatchery to get an efficient hatch in brine shrimp. Without aeration, your hatch rate is going to be much lower than it should be.

 

[corientalis]

I experienced death by brine shrimp egg shells - some pieces are enough, they may find them and eat them -, so I always used decapsulated eggs (made it by myself at home, the one I bought in a shop didn't hatched) later on.