Not eating-air coming out of him

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Hello!

Last week I moved my axolotls into a bigger tank, everything seemed fine and they all got there save. Tho I went to feed them 2 days after the transport and only 1 of them ate, I thought it’s because off stress.. but today I went to feed them again and all of them ate except one, he was also „throwing up“ air out of him.. he seems like his normal self and I don’t know if it’s the move,the water or anything else because I checked the temperatures and ph,etc.. and it’s perfect as I know (I checked on an axolotl tank water test thingy website) so I’m not sure, right now we are giving him many options to eat.. we gave him Canadian worms, red worms, earth worms and pellets tho he won’t eat anything!
Any suggestions?
 
what are your water parameters?
are there any air-stones installed?
is there any substrate?
different websites etc.. tend to have different ideas of good water parameters, some over cautious and some quite liberal.
the air burping is a sign of surface gulping, this can be due to low water oxygen or bad water parameters.
if you have sand as substrate make sure to go through it prior to a water change, debris and gas can build up so when an axolotl digs through it they get a face full.
try bloodworm as it seems to be an axolotl favourite.
 
what are your water parameters?
are there any air-stones installed?
is there any substrate?
different websites etc.. tend to have different ideas of good water parameters, some over cautious and some quite liberal.
the air burping is a sign of surface gulping, this can be due to low water oxygen or bad water parameters.
if you have sand as substrate make sure to go through it prior to a water change, debris and gas can build up so when an axolotl digs through it they get a face full.
try bloodworm as it seems to be an axolotl favourite.
NO3 = 25
NO2 = 0
GH = 6-10
KH = 6
PH = 7.6
CL2 = 0.8

I just noticed it’s very different than how I tested it before I put them in the water.. I think it’s the parameters then. Also, I’m not sure what air-stone are, tho I will Google after this. There’s sand which is 0-1 mm and we also went trough it so no gas.
 
what are your water parameters?
are there any air-stones installed?
is there any substrate?
different websites etc.. tend to have different ideas of good water parameters, some over cautious and some quite liberal.
the air burping is a sign of surface gulping, this can be due to low water oxygen or bad water parameters.
if you have sand as substrate make sure to go through it prior to a water change, debris and gas can build up so when an axolotl digs through it they get a face full.
try bloodworm as it seems to be an axolotl favourite.
The water tester is very different from any others so it might be hard..
 

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ideally a liquid test is better to use than stick tests (liquid tests are more accurate) plus most sets contain ammonia tests which are quite important, your kh is good, your gh at 6-10 is moderate, your nitrates are moderate (good if done just before water change), shouldn't be any traces of chlorine (make sure water dechlorinated before adding)
 
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