Illness/Sickness: Axolotl Spits out blood while eating

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Hey guys,

Today when I was feeding my axolotl she started bleeding a tiny bit and then spat out a blood clot. Food was the same as normal which was just a cube of specially formulated frozen axolotl food. She swallowed the cube and then some blood started seeping from her mouth and eventually she spat out a lump of blood. Water parameters were perfect and there are no signs of fungus or infection. She lives alone in a 150L tank. Do you guys think I need to take any further action or is it a one off thing? I'd prefer not to do salt baths as she gets stressed really easily when getting moved.

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Maybe it was just something from her food?
Anyway her gills don't look so great.
 
What is in the specially formulated axolotl food? Is it commercial food or home made?
 
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