Axolotl lost color

[melissuhh]

So i've heard that its not uncommon for axolotls to lose some of their color as they get older.

but my little dude is recovering from stress of a tank swap (lost all his gill hairs) and i realized that he seemed to be getting lighter colored as each day passed and is now almost completely white with only a few marks on his head.

it seems like the color loss coincides with the stress/gill loss.

his gill hairs are just barely growing back and i want to make sure he'll be okay.

water parameters are normal.

ive got a few pictures,
the first one was a few weeks after i got him.
second is him three weeks before the tank swap and stress.
and the other two are him from yesterday.

i just want to make sure there is nothing wrong with him that im possibly over looking.

please please please help, im super worried...

[Brandon]

That lotl almost looks like a wildtype gone piebald if I'm not mistaken. I have never seen such a drastic change in color from a wildtype to nearly a lightly marked leucistic. If anyone else cares to chime in here I'm at a loss I wish I could be more help.

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[Austin]

I have never seen anything like this, it is quite interesting though. Maybe his color will reappear when his gills grow back.

[melissuhh]

his gills seem to be mostly healed, picture three and four are from just the other day.

when i first got him, only about 1/2 inch long, he was pale like he is now. with a few spots on his head.

should i be this worried about it?
or is he most likely okay?