Babies shrinking????

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What would cause my babies to shrink? They are 1/3 the size they were 5 days ago. Being fed twice a day on baby brine shrimp- full orange bellies. Help!!
 
Do you mean shrinking length wise or width wise (their bellies)? When I got my axolotl it was about 3cm and a few days after me having it his belly shrank from big and round to skinny like a tooth pick, after asking many online breeders they determined he actually had a huge air/fluid build up and was actually quite sick! Not sure if that helps at all but just sharing my experience!
 
Post some pics if you can, and the water parameters please :)
 
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