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Illness/Sickness: From the axolotls subreddit: Issue with gills?

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Taken from reddit.com/r/axolotls (Sorry if I'm not allowed to say that):

I recently got two axolotls. One of them looks completely healthy, the other seems like most of the hairs on his gills are missing or messed up. He is also gulping air a lot, the other isn't.
Here are some pictures.
I am going to post on caudata when my account gets approved. I'm just worried for my little guy.
Thank you so much.

The OP of the reddit thread will be linked this one so please leave responses here.
 
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