Upside down juvenile axolotl

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I came home this evening to find my little axolotl Neville lying on the bottom of his tank on his back :S He can still swim around and catch shrimps, and I can see his little heart beating, but obviously I had a bit of a shock and am a bit worried :S He's about an inch long and has front legs and tiny little back stumps, so still pretty young. Does anyone know what might have caused this and if there's anything I can do?
 
I have a bunch of babies that are almost an inch long and I find that some of them are more sensitive to ammonia in the water and will find a few turned on their backs. I have now begun to change water twice a day in their tubs which has fixed the problem! Maybe try that?
 
Great, thank you. A water change does seem to have helped the problem :) I have been pretty good at keeping it clean and fresh, there were just 2 days last week when life got a bit hectic!
 
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