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many of my little guys are having their limbs getting to be what appears to be fungus and then they die all together in large quantities please help. I added a photo
 

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How many do you have in a container, how large is the container, what is the water temperature and how often do you feed and clean?

If they're overcrowded, container too small, not enough waterchanges/spot cleaning and/or temperature is too warm or fluctuates too much within 24hours, this can stress the larvae which can lead to fungus developing pretty fast and subsequent death in some cases.

Larvae are by far more susceptible to water quality/temperature fluctuations than adult axolotls who may take a couple of days-weeks longer to develop similar fungal symptoms.
 
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I have six in a plastic container and it is those shoe box size. I do spot cleaning and a total water change every other day. I remove any unused food shortly after feedings. I did have a water temp spike I think the other night that may be the culprit is there anything I can do to treat this? I looked at the Cultrue site and should I get some chemicals or just do daily water changes?
Thank you all for your help and knowledge.
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Hi Radtad,

I agree with Kapo, I know of breeders here in N.Z. that keep there larvae in the fridge in seperate tuperware containers.

I would not use any chemical additives.

Good Luck
 
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