Skinny axxie

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i need help im good friend with some people at my local pet shop, Ok in the centre where i work and she had some axolotyl that wont eat. ive bought em home and put em in my tank which was sadly empty. Anna (rexia) as i caller it is really skinny and refuses to eat. any ideas, there doesnt seem to be anything externally wrong with them temp is around 19degrees

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is the tank cycled? there could be lots of reasons anna isnt eating, she could have stones in her gut and then gets moved to a new home with a possibly un-cyled tank. lots of stress so just keep things cool, gravel free and dim near the tank and see if she perks up. water changes will be needed in a un-cycled tank though
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good on your for rescuing an axie, www.axolotl.org has some good info to start you off
 
And try a wide variety of foods too! When I first got my 2 axies I had to feed them different types for a while till they both started to enjoy the same meals.
 
try using floating fish sticks, they aren't very filling but might give them a appetite, they tend to swallow them when they come to the surface for a gulp of air, just be careful because some float turn fluffy. not good!
 
don´t use fish sticks that float, axies spend most of their time in the bottom of your tank, use pellets for bottom fish.Also when any kind of animal get´s sick they respond better to live food try to get some live blood worms.
 
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