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Changing color axolotl!!!!!

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Hi,
both of my axolotls have pale underbellies, (they had them since i got them) but tonight ive come home to find that my usually VERY dark spotted axoltl was so pale i could since all her spots quite distinctly. she ate what ever i gave her and check the temperature of the water and both the levels of ammonia and nitrites (which are zero). what on earth could have caused this to one of my babies?

some sort of help or explanation would be good............:confused:
 
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At rest, when the axie is inactive, they may appear lighter in colour than usual. During feeding or increased activity intensity, they look darker or redder due to increased blood perfusion. This is normal and nothing to be worried about.

You are doing a good job to first make sure that tank conditions are alright. If your axie continues to remain pale or becomes paler over a period of time, you may like to take it to your vet to check that there is no other underlying problem such as anaemia.
 
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When Sunny eats, he gets like a mask over his eyes that looks like bruising instantly and his gills go red. I knwo about the gills, but is this mask just a sign of activity too?

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I would suspect so. With lighter colored axolotls, such as your golden albino, the 'flush' of blood is more apparent than in darker color morphs.
 
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something is happening to my baby!!! she is still quite pale (evenly coated on her body not blotches) and it was such a drastic and noticeable change is starting to worry me...and it might be a play on water, but i think her head is slightly more elongated than usual???

the other one is still as happy as can be !!
 
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Would you be able to take a photo and post it here for us to look at ? Also could you tell us what you have in the tank...substrate, plants, filter etc ?
 
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the substrate is sand...(used to be gravel but i got paranoid about it) the filter i s quiet and is on minimal flow (i use the spray bar.) and every thing is normal....except that she has changed color and has a more ferocious appetite. she usually eats two earth worms (large fatty ones) but today she has eaten four of them !!! i'll try and get my camera working and take some shots.
 
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