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Hi everyone, we are new members and relative novices in the Axo game. We axo-napped Bubbles from the school where she'd been a pet for 8 years or so. We found her in a tub with 5 inches of water and one rock. The water hadn't been changed for months and she had no filter - so it was green. In addition, her frills had been chewed off (the teachers said) by snails or fish. In the last 18 months since we've had her, she has adjusted to her better conditions, but her frills have not grown back, and in fact, one has quite a mutant looking growth on it. Her feathers have been slowly growing back on one side, but not the fleshy, extended frills. We are wondering if these should have grown back and, if so, could she possibly have a parasite or infection?
Also, we've had some really hot weather here lately and the water temp got up to 24 degrees. We've followed advice to get it down slowly and steadily using ice bottles. Coinciding with this, Bubbles began to float (uncontrollably) bum-up. Her front feet were on the bottom of the tank, but her back feet were at a 45 degree angle and it was preventing her from swimming up to gulp air. When she did try, she almost tumbled. Being the clever little thing she is, she parked herself under her filter or in her ceramic tunnel and now that the water temp is dropping, so too are her tail and legs. Has anyone else experienced this?
Thanks in anticipation of your help - (& thanks to our friend C who put us on to this site - its fantastic!)
Also, we've had some really hot weather here lately and the water temp got up to 24 degrees. We've followed advice to get it down slowly and steadily using ice bottles. Coinciding with this, Bubbles began to float (uncontrollably) bum-up. Her front feet were on the bottom of the tank, but her back feet were at a 45 degree angle and it was preventing her from swimming up to gulp air. When she did try, she almost tumbled. Being the clever little thing she is, she parked herself under her filter or in her ceramic tunnel and now that the water temp is dropping, so too are her tail and legs. Has anyone else experienced this?
Thanks in anticipation of your help - (& thanks to our friend C who put us on to this site - its fantastic!)