Hi, hopefully somebody can help me.
My axolotl doesn't seem right. He has been swimming about lots and bumping into the glass which I know is a sign of a stressed axolotl Also, he lost the end of his tail in one of these mad swimming about the tank sessions and I'm not really sure how. Just him, some plants and his filter in his tank.
I've checked his water with 6 in 1 test strips (do this every week) and this is fine, his water temperature is fine and I don't think he is under/overweight because his tummy is about the same size as his head.
I noticed today (when I was feeding him, hence the bloodworms in one of the pictures) that his gills don't seem right. One side has gone very messy looking and the stalks the gills come off are very pale in colour. There also seemed to be some white bits on the gills? He hasn't eaten either, and this is the first time. He's normally very greedy.
Is he sick? If he is, how do I help him?
My axolotl doesn't seem right. He has been swimming about lots and bumping into the glass which I know is a sign of a stressed axolotl Also, he lost the end of his tail in one of these mad swimming about the tank sessions and I'm not really sure how. Just him, some plants and his filter in his tank.
I've checked his water with 6 in 1 test strips (do this every week) and this is fine, his water temperature is fine and I don't think he is under/overweight because his tummy is about the same size as his head.
I noticed today (when I was feeding him, hence the bloodworms in one of the pictures) that his gills don't seem right. One side has gone very messy looking and the stalks the gills come off are very pale in colour. There also seemed to be some white bits on the gills? He hasn't eaten either, and this is the first time. He's normally very greedy.
Is he sick? If he is, how do I help him?