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jacqui
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I'm the new owner of an albino axie.
I previously owned tropical fish, and was told to remove the heater, and the fish, and the tank was already set up for the axie (eg - I didn't need the tank to cycle first).
However, ever since I put the axie in the tank, there has been this funky smell - kinda smells like...warm meat. I have tried the axie on frozen food - but he wasn't interested - however, the pet shop said they had given the axies a big feed the day I brought him.
I removed all the uneaten food, and left him to it.
I have been doing alternate day water changes - with added stress coat, and stress zyme. I have also purchased and am using new filter medium in the filter.
However, the stink remains.
I also do not own a syphon (yet - nor can I find the one we use for the goldfish tank) - and have been shifting the gravel manually (eg with my hand) at water changes - in an effort to clean the gravel.
Have noticed some white (in the tank - looks like mould when I tip the bucket out) stuff in the water - when I moved the gravel - which I scoop out. Looks like lint...
What can I do?
Jax
I previously owned tropical fish, and was told to remove the heater, and the fish, and the tank was already set up for the axie (eg - I didn't need the tank to cycle first).
However, ever since I put the axie in the tank, there has been this funky smell - kinda smells like...warm meat. I have tried the axie on frozen food - but he wasn't interested - however, the pet shop said they had given the axies a big feed the day I brought him.
I removed all the uneaten food, and left him to it.
I have been doing alternate day water changes - with added stress coat, and stress zyme. I have also purchased and am using new filter medium in the filter.
However, the stink remains.
I also do not own a syphon (yet - nor can I find the one we use for the goldfish tank) - and have been shifting the gravel manually (eg with my hand) at water changes - in an effort to clean the gravel.
Have noticed some white (in the tank - looks like mould when I tip the bucket out) stuff in the water - when I moved the gravel - which I scoop out. Looks like lint...
What can I do?
Jax