Question: When can I stop feeding BBS?

Hi everyone,

This is my first post on this forum and I start with this thread because we have 200+ axolotl eggs and they just started hatching. I set up a BBS hatching bottle with the bubbles running and with lights on but they haven't hatched and it's been 30 hours. Water temperate is 23C and I used water from our saltwater aquarium.
I'm just a bit worried because I will have to feed the axolotl babies soon.
 
Hi there and welcome!
First of all don't panic. Some of us on here have had that problem recently and we've discovered that the babies can actually survive up to 6 or 7 days without food when they first hatch, though 2 days is recommended. If you got your eggs off ebay, could you tell us the seller you got them from? There has been a few dud batches going around that has caused massive troubles for us.

Also my first few batches of BBS took almost 3 or 4 days to hatch because it's been so cold here.

I suggest that you start up another hatchery just in case, follow EXACTLY these directions: http://www.caudata.org/forum/f46-be...rine-shrimp-hatching-harvesting-tutorial.html and you should be fine! That's what I do and it works great!

Good luck and I hope I helped! :)
 
Thanks for the advice! BBS hatched this evening so we have lots of them. :) How long will they live? As far as I know they are best in the first 24 hours.
We have ten 8 days old axolotls and a few 3-4 days old. It seems like they aren't hungry because they're surrounded by BBS but they don't move or hunt.

I bought the BBS eggs from two local aquarium shops, not from eBay.
 
If they make tiny jumping movements (a few cm) thats them eating.. its hard to tell. but you may be right and they're not hungry yet.

My BBS last a few day (maybe 3). I keep them in their hatchery with the air pump still running, that seems to get the best results. :)

Good luck! :)
 
I read all about feeding babys on this site
Axolotls - Rearing from Egg to Adult

and i just copied and pasted the part that's quiet relevant to you

At 25 mm, hind leg buds should be quite apparent on most larvae and some should have well-developed front legs.
At this point it is possible to begin feeding the larvae with thawed frozen bloodworm (see the Feeding Page). These can replace partially, or fully, the small live foods you've been using up to this point. If you've been keeping up with the appetites of the larvae, you will probably be running low on live food any way.

@ yellowpebble
daphina is available in aus :) i have some in my freezer you can buy it at pet shops, i brought mine from pails for scales in Ballarat vic for $8 but they cant get live daphina in as it dies pretty much 2 days after it arrives, or so i have been told by the owner roy.
also, if you move bloodworm's over there heads slowly with a straw or toothpick/whatever you wanna use, it works quiet well. i got 3 baby's from aimz 2 days ago and my BBS failed so i tried the daphina and bloodworm's i had from another baby axie and they eat it up really well xD and they dont have back legs yet, just there front one's so thats when id say its possible to start them on somthign new, or a mix of some BBS and bloodworm's or daphnia
hope that helps xD
 
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Thanks Suzie! More leg buds are appearing and I started on bloodworm yesterday. They seem to be taking to it rather well. :)
 
yay i knew it! if the 3 i have can do it, so can the rest! my 3 seem to love daphnia even more than blood worms xD and im still giving them BBS as well xD
 
Ive been reading this, might try the bloodworm method too! sounds good :)
 
yes do try it!! and stick to it and be patience if its not working at first :D its worth it cos its so much easyer and faster and its so cute to see the them eat the worms! :D
 
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