Reddish spots or freckles?

Hello everyone. My yellow albino axolotl Banana Bread has developed red spots. Initially, it was just on his head but I thought they were just freckles or something since they are reddish-brown. Few days later I see they have spread to his back and belly and are more distinctly red in those regions. I have two axolotls, the other is a pink albino Pink Floyd and doesn't seem to have any spots. They both are behaving normally, hyperactive actually, always chasing me when I walk by. I feed them every day to 1.5 days half a nightcrawler each. I keep them in a 20 long with 4 hideouts. The temperature is always between 12-18C.I want to nip this in the bud before it spreads worse if it is something serious.

I'm always worrying about them. Is there something wrong? If it's bacterial, can I use furan-2 to treat the water?

Water levels (ppm):
pH: 6.4
Ammonia: 0.5-1
Nitrate: 60-80 (Seems high? Did a 50% water change after test)
Nitrite: 0-0.25

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Someone help please, they are slowly spreading across his head and belly

I started a bacterial treatment remedy from imagitarium. Hope it works.

I can't see anything out the ordinary at all, in fact he looks very healthy to me. In my experience albino Axolotls skin tone can vary from almost pure white to slightly pink looking depending on water temperature/oxygen content etc, I would only use antibacterial treatments when absolutely necessary because they tend to wipe out the filter bacteria and crash the cycle.

I posted 3 more pics where you can distinctly see the red spots. There are much more of them. And going to its legs as well. Could it be red leg disease? Someone help me...

I see them now, i am not sure i have never seen that before

Betty18 said:

I see them now, i am not sure i have never seen that before

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I just did a 100% water change and the nitrates are at 0. If it doesn't get healthier in a few days I'll take him to the vet.

I't's not red leg, that's a fungal disease that causes ulcerated/missing skin.
I see the pink spots you're talking about, but I can't tell you what caused it or if it's harmful. If you're worried, a trip to the vets is definitely the best thing.

My local pet store said it looks like a rash or irritation. Maybe its due to my old bad parameters? Not sure, but it doesn't seem to have spread since the 100% water change. I think if it doesn't go away before I go on vacation, I can try a tea bath.

if u just did a 100% water change u have to start the cycle again which the same thing will just happen should've done a 70-80%

AxieLover21 said:

if u just did a 100% water change u have to start the cycle again which the same thing will just happen should've done a 70-80%

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ah damn, I guess I'll remember it next time and check my parameters daily now.

So, I put a mug of black tea directly in the tank bc i dont have a quarantine tank. It seemed okay at first but it started spreading again bc i had to do another water change since I got another stand in addition to the smaller frequent water changes to battle the cycle I broke.

does anyone know if I can or how to do a black tea bath in a small container; like how long do i do it for and how many tea bags? a website said 1 bag/2.5 gallons but my container is only 3 liters=101 oz=0.79 gal.

Hi,
How is your baby doing? In case you couldn´t solve it, i would like to help you. I had never tried a black tea bath and, and i´m actually curious of the outcome, but in my experience, the worst you can do now is stress you axolotl. I can´t determine just from looking at the pictures, but sometimes, red dots could just mean broken blood vessels. When i first bought an albino, mine suddenly started getting this horrible red dots, and after that, entire reddish areas, but it was just a reaction to an abrupt temperature change. Other things may also cause the same problem. You don´t need to do so many water changes, if by now you haven´t seen a change, is probably not a water problem. I repeat, avoid stressing out your axolotl, and watch him closely, specially, check is he is eating.. if he eats, it´s not all lost.
Please let me know how your axie is doing, and good luck!!!!!!
Josephine