Axie gills looking a bit strange

[MaxH]

My one axie has one hill curled and shorter than the rest all of a sudden and my other one has always had ‘bushy’ gills but wanted to see if they look normal to everyone else!
Mainly need help with the smaller gills but if there is something off with the other one then obviously please let me know!

Thanks!

 

[wolfen]

what are the water parameters ie.. temperature, ph, ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, kh and gh if possible.
use 3.5g/l non iodised salt in the tank until there is improvement with the gills then reduce salt level to 2g/l
using 50% holtfreters + 0.1g/l magnesium sulphate would be better but need to know ph, kh, gh, first.
on the photos it looks like the beginning of fungus on both (this could just be blurriness of photos) use salt or holtfreters as a preventative and treatment.
info here for holtfreters.. Axolotls - Requirements & Water Conditions in Captivity

 

[MaxH]

Hi! Yeah the images are a bit blurry here so I’ve added some more here!

what are the water parameters ie.. temperature, ph, ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, kh and gh if possible.
use 3.5g/l non iodised salt in the tank until there is improvement with the gills then reduce salt level to 2g/l
using 50% holtfreters + 0.1g/l magnesium sulphate would be better but need to know ph, kh, gh, first.
on the photos it looks like the beginning of fungus on both (this could just be blurriness of photos) use salt or holtfreters as a preventative and treatment.
info here for holtfreters.. Axolotls - Requirements & Water Conditions in Captivity

what are the water parameters ie.. temperature, ph, ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, kh and gh if possible.
use 3.5g/l non iodised salt in the tank until there is improvement with the gills then reduce salt level to 2g/l
using 50% holtfreters + 0.1g/l magnesium sulphate would be better but need to know ph, kh, gh, first.
on the photos it looks like the beginning of fungus on both (this could just be blurriness of photos) use salt or holtfreters as a preventative and treatment.
info here for holtfreters.. Axolotls - Requirements & Water Conditions in Captivity

 

[wolfen]

does look like beginning of fungus, use 3.5g/l salt until the gills improve then reduce to 2g/l, look into using 50% holtfreters + 0.1g/l magnesium sulphate if possible (it will add essential salt/minerals)

 

[MaxH]

does look like beginning of fungus, use 3.5g/l salt until the gills improve then reduce to 2g/l, look into using 50% holtfreters + 0.1g/l magnesium sulphate if possible (it will add essential salt/minerals)

Cool thanks! How long do you reckon it’ll take to heal up and will it affect my other axie who’s completely healthy? Also why does this happen?

 

[wolfen]

axolotls are a slight brackish moderate/hard water animal, although the majority are fine in just dechlorinated water some require addition salts/minerals to stay healthy and not become susceptible to conditions such as fungus, skin problems, osmotic edema etc.. which can be prevented by having the correct water chemistry.