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So i could not pass this guy up..he/she is skinny and about 3 inches.

My two adults are moving to a 55 and this little guy will be in my 20long....

I hope he pulls threw!

Here are a few pics of it in the bag still I have never seen a color like it any ideas?
dirty lutistic?
Any tips on fattening it up would be nice.

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Maybe a wild type with color change because of stress or malnutrition
 
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tammyaxie said:
Maybe a wild type with color change because of stress or malnutrition
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Yeah that is a possibility, he has allot of white thoug...so maybe we will see when he gains so meight and settles in.
 
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:eek: i didnt realize how bad he was!...Imgur

Does any one know the best course to get her to recover?
 
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Cant find an edit...she ate an entire block of blood worm and looks plumper.

She does not appear to be using one leg so Im housing her in a floating breeder box to make it easier for her to breath.http://imgur.com/zzN0v2L
 
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The coloring almost makes me think he/she got some ammonia burns or something...I'd be extra careful to keep the water quality perfect but if the little guy ate then that's a great sign! I wish you the best of luck and unfortunately we have seen worse on this site :( keep us updated!
 
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I wouldn't bother with the bloodworms. Rather feed him earthworms and other nutritious food right away. I'd stick with small portions at first just to make sure his stomach is working properly before you start feeding him bigger portions. And like Allied said perfect water conditions. Also make sure to reduce all the stress factors you can - no bright lights, no handling unless absolutely necessary etc,
 
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keiko said:
I wouldn't bother with the bloodworms. Rather feed him earthworms and other nutritious food right away. I'd stick with small portions at first just to make sure his stomach is working properly before you start feeding him bigger portions. And like Allied said perfect water conditions. Also make sure to reduce all the stress factors you can - no bright lights, no handling unless absolutely necessary etc,
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I only tried the blood worms to see if she would eat at all sens thats what the store was feeding him, worms and if we can get her to take them will start today.
 
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Came home early today and the hubby had dropped some worms in her tank...crazy the difference a few good meals make!Imgur
 
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Awesome. Glad to see this little one doing better. I really dig her coloring. Looks like an ultra speckled leucistic
 
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tammyaxie said:
Awesome. Glad to see this little one doing better. I really dig her coloring. Looks like an ultra speckled leucistic
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Yeah..her colors are neat i cant wait to see what she looks like as she gets healthy!

Question...it looks like her nose at some point had been rubbed flat? You can see it in some of the top view pics....she sits around with her mouth partly open most the time? She is eating and can close her mouth is this normal?Imgur

Also i found 3 blue stones in her tank today...we have mo blue anything and sand in all our tanks...I think she passed them or threw them up.
 
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Not sure about the rubbed nose but it's not a good idea to keep the snails in there with the axie. The next thing u might see passing is a shell rather than a blue stone.
 
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Not sure about the rubbed nose but it's not a good idea to keep the snails in there with the axie. The next thing u might see passing is a shell rather than a blue stone.
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Yeah snail trap in the tank....hand removing as many as possible.
 
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