Lisa
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I'm worried about my axie yesterday and today. He's normally quite active and swims quite a lot, but much less so yesterday and today. And he's sort of on a slight angle, like a boat tilting to one side, but only sometimes. He ate a caterpillar yesterday that I found on our basil, but yesterday wasn't otherwise a feeding day so that was all. Will try later today.
I've tested his water and no ammonia or nitrite and ph 7.4 and temp 21c, which is what it pretty much is all the time. We've had a few hot days prior to the last couple, but i've had frozen bottles of water in his tank keeping it to 22c and he seemed ok then, but flat for the last day. No obvious fungus or injury.
Should I just see if he eats and give it some time? He was quite underwt when we got him, and gills were quite short and not very frilly, and he passed gravel the same day (four weeks ago), but has gained weight, very frilly gills and longer now and no furthur gravel passed which I thought meant he was overall in better shape. Though he's not grown at all lengthwise I don't think.
I've tested his water and no ammonia or nitrite and ph 7.4 and temp 21c, which is what it pretty much is all the time. We've had a few hot days prior to the last couple, but i've had frozen bottles of water in his tank keeping it to 22c and he seemed ok then, but flat for the last day. No obvious fungus or injury.
Should I just see if he eats and give it some time? He was quite underwt when we got him, and gills were quite short and not very frilly, and he passed gravel the same day (four weeks ago), but has gained weight, very frilly gills and longer now and no furthur gravel passed which I thought meant he was overall in better shape. Though he's not grown at all lengthwise I don't think.
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