qaz
New member
After the joy of receiving two new pets comes the very real worry that one is sick and that both are bloated.
Angel:
Alexis:
The irony is that for the past three or four years they have been living in less than ideal conditions - small gravel, smallish tank, tap water (occasionally untreated!?) and no filtration.
My nieces have loved them so please don't feel ill will towards them they tried their best and had the heart and soul to pass them on to some one who might learn how to look after them (I keep fish tanks but never axolotyls!) and now they can come and visit.
Anyhow, it's now been four days in their new tank someone or both has been excreting the old gravel. Both are looking less bloated than before and Alexis (black) is floating less - above photo is not indicative of usual resting pose but rear legs are generally in the air. Angel (albino) has no such floating problems but he(?)has become less active.
Alexis has become the active one when she wasn't before but she's not eating whereas Angel is.
I've researched using axolotyl.org website and caudata culture. In this forum I have come across threads to help me, in particular this thread about white patches.
I've probably found my solution - it may be too little too late however :-( but maybe not as I've yet to ask my nieces how long she has had the patches and both have been very resilient.
So, I need reassurance that I should follow the above thread's advice.
My water parameters:
ph= 7.2
ammonia= nil
nitrIte= nil
nitrAte=5ppm
Temp=19 C
Water depth = now 8cm (7 inches) was a full display tank depth.
More images of them are available here.
Hope you can help Angel and Alexis ( I've looked at their cloacas still not sure of genders but I've inherited their names anyhow)
Angel:
Alexis:
The irony is that for the past three or four years they have been living in less than ideal conditions - small gravel, smallish tank, tap water (occasionally untreated!?) and no filtration.
My nieces have loved them so please don't feel ill will towards them they tried their best and had the heart and soul to pass them on to some one who might learn how to look after them (I keep fish tanks but never axolotyls!) and now they can come and visit.
Anyhow, it's now been four days in their new tank someone or both has been excreting the old gravel. Both are looking less bloated than before and Alexis (black) is floating less - above photo is not indicative of usual resting pose but rear legs are generally in the air. Angel (albino) has no such floating problems but he(?)has become less active.
Alexis has become the active one when she wasn't before but she's not eating whereas Angel is.
I've researched using axolotyl.org website and caudata culture. In this forum I have come across threads to help me, in particular this thread about white patches.
I've probably found my solution - it may be too little too late however :-( but maybe not as I've yet to ask my nieces how long she has had the patches and both have been very resilient.
So, I need reassurance that I should follow the above thread's advice.
My water parameters:
ph= 7.2
ammonia= nil
nitrIte= nil
nitrAte=5ppm
Temp=19 C
Water depth = now 8cm (7 inches) was a full display tank depth.
More images of them are available here.
Hope you can help Angel and Alexis ( I've looked at their cloacas still not sure of genders but I've inherited their names anyhow)