Illness/Sickness: Yellow Spots

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Hello, I own a leucistic axolotl (Moonlight) which is about 3 months old and a wild type (Midnight) which is about the same age. I've always noticed my little Moonlight doesnt swim or move as much as Midnight and I hope it's due to different personalities. In any case I always keep a close eye on any changes in them, specially when it comes to Moonlight because for some reason she seems more fragile to me.
Today I came to check on them and noticed Moonlight has yellow spots all over her body and I'm a little concerned if she's sick.

I took a picture of her, I hope you can see the spots.
 

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Are you sure she's not albino? Leucistics generally don't have that amount of iridophores on their tail. Have you got a full body picture?
 
I'm still very new to this, but they told me at the pet store that she was leucistic. Actually they barely even explained anything about axolotls.
 

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She's not a leucistic but a golden albino......with yellow tinged irridophores and a lace pattern on her tail!!
 
Beauty! :D
She looks healthy; you're doing a good job!


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