In their natural habitat, you will find axolotls munching on small insects, including worms, fish, larvae, mollusks. However, in captivity, it's best to feed your axolotl nightcrawlers, blackworms, daphnia, raw meat, brine shrimp, and pellets.
They will accept blood worm and brine shrimp (freeze dried and frozen) but they are hard to feed because they float and are messy. I found my babies LOVE little bits of raw beef (rice size). They gulp it down so fast, the water stays clean and there are no mess and no waste at all.
So, yes, it would be ok to feed her the salmon, just not as a staple diet. Feed it as a treat, and use nutritionally balanced pellets as the staple if you must, and can't get worms.
The best axolotl food is a combination of earthworms, bloodworms, brine shrimp, and daphnia (a small aquatic crustacean). They also seem to enjoy lean pieces of beef and chicken. However, you should avoid the temptation to feed them too much live food, which may accidentally spread parasites and diseases.
Axolotls should never eat meats from mammals, such as beef heart.
From the age of three months Axolotls should only be fed Live Earthworms it has all the nutrients they need and no other food is required. Despite what many websites tell you earthworms are all they should eat, do not try feeding them food that is not good for them as you may end up with a sick or dead pet.
Chlorine, as found in tap water, is harmful to axolotls and so either a de-chlorinator must be used, or the water must be left to stand for 24 hours before adding it to the tank. If you live in an area in which chloramines are added to the water then a de- chlorinator is essential.
Active member. A piece of cooked chicken breast fed once a month isn't going to hurt your axolotl. It would be better to feed them a piece of fish.
Axolotls require brackish water — a mix between fresh and salt water. This is one of the main reasons that Axolotls are not recommended for first-time aquatic pet owners.
Axolotls can also be fed with delicacies such as crickets and live bottom feeders such as mini shrimps, guppies, etc. But watch out for parasites. Raw prawns are also a great alternative.
Remove the eggs or the adults as soon as egg-laying has finished, because axolotls are not averse to eating their own eggs. Eggs hatch sooner and larvae grow at a higher rate when kept at the upper end of the safe temperature range.
Assuming that you have a well-established cycled tank that is set up with filtration and aeration, and that you have healthy axolotls of a reasonable body condition, you can safely leave adult axolotls unfed for up to one and a half weeks without any harm.
Mexican axolotl is an omnivorous animal. Its main food includes algae, worms, insects or small fish, and a small number of other fish feces. In terms of feeding, you can feed a variety of easy-to-find foods, including dried rice, noodles, chicken, pig brain, chicken liver, and various fish.
They usually eat small fish, but can also eat other animals, such as worms and insects. Axolotls have a sharp sense of smell and can easily find food in the water. They use their long tongues to snatch prey out of the water. Axolotls are also scavengers, meaning that they will eat dead animals or animal parts.
A: Amphibians and reptiles can harbor Salmonella bacteria in their intestinal tract (gut), and can pass (shed) the bacteria in their feces (stool) off and on or continuously. People become infected when they swallow the bacteria.
Description. The axolotl is fueled by ramen. Axolotls love the popular pasta. Life is better with ramen.
While a temperature higher than 24 degrees may not be immediately fatal, (temperatures may occasionally climb higher than that in the axolotl's natural environment, for a few days each year) any sort of prolonged stress can potentially kill an axolotl, whether it's caused by heat stress, excessive current, bullying, ...
Mudkip, a white axolotl (also known as a Mexican salamander), bit off more than it could chew when it started to choke on lunch.
Your Axolotl will be more prone to illness if it is not being kept in the right conditions, as our experience has shown that over 90% of fish health problems are caused by poor water quality. Once you do have a sick Axolotl, you will need to treat it to help it recover.
Humans can touch an Axolotl anytime. There is nothing on their skin that can hurt a human. Keep in mind that before you touch an Axolotl, make sure to wash and disinfect your hands. Try to avoid transferring any type of bacteria or contaminants from human skin to the Axolotl.
The leading causes of Axolotl decline are human development, waste water disposal, and loss of habitat due to droughts. Despite their prevalence in the aquarium trade, these species are critically endangered in the wild.
Problems with the food
Axolotls may ignore or spit food out when it's too big, too hard, or it just has a nasty taste. Try cutting overlarge food in half. You can use scissors to cut up large earthworms, or a pill cutter to cut overlage pellets.
Live images of a hatchling axolotl (∼3 weeks old), young juvenile (∼3 months old), late juvenile (∼5 months old), sexually mature adult (∼1 year old), and a 3-year-old adult show the dramatic increase in size over time.