Here are all figures that I've got from the water in my axie's tank:
- pH:6-6.5
- Temp: 28C (It's likely over heat
, so I put a bottle of frozen solid in the tank and hope that the temperature would be declined tomorrow)
As mentioned, one of his gills got fungus, but the fungus has gone away. However, now all of his gills don't look "feathery" as they used to be; the gills don't deteriorate, but they just look like 6 sticks
. Today he doesn't eat the frozen bloodworms either, and sometimes he swims up to the surface to gulp air. Besides, I've just changed 2/3 of the water (dechlorinated water indeed). Now and then, my axie does crawl around his place, and when I "pet" him, he does swim around the tank (I know I shouldn't touch him, but I just really worry when seeing him not moving).
Before my axie got this fungal infection, I had fed him frozen bloodworms and feeder fish (in my country, the local pet shop just sells "tiny snakehead fish" as live food). Since I picked up my axie from the local pet shop, he always liked to eat these tiny snakehead fish and there was no trouble with that. There's no tank-mate with him, and I remove the wastes and leftover food everyday. I changed 1/3 of the water once a week, and always used dechlorinated water and added a small amount of plain salt into his tank for each water change.
I really don't know what had caused him to catch the fungal infection? How can I prevent the fungal infection?
I do look forward to your recommendation,
Many thanks,