I have heard and read that curled gills mean an axolotl is sick or stressed. Can you tell me if Chester's gills look ok? I cycled my tank, the bubbler is on low and the filter is turned very low. He is eating well, if fact he seems to have eaten almost all the ghost shrimp I brought home today. He has been getting blood worms but I have worms coming from Uncle Jim's Worm farm because I think he will be able to handle them now. So, how does he look?
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Question: Gills ok?
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I would stop the bubbles. That would be my go to. Your little buddy seems to be bothered by something. It may very well be a water flow issue. Maybe even a diet change issue. Kill the bubbles and see if his curling improves, if not it may be time to nix the ghost shrimp.
His gills seem fine to me. Mine had one gill that curved a bit when it was younger. My filter is for a 70 gallon tank and it's on a 20 gallon tank, full flow (just a sponge and Turtle dock to disperse the current) and a bubbler on full and he's healthy and huge. They are tougher than you think. I wouldn't restrict your filter or you won't get the clean water you need. Try to disperse the output instead. Google curled gills and you will see, they curl almost to the face when they are stressedoing.
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