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Illness/Sickness: Lumps on face have burst

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When i bought my first axolotl he had a couple of small lumps on his bottom lip. these didnt bother him at all.
But just recently he came out of his hiding place to eat and it looks like these lumps have burst, leaving him with 'holes' in his face, which look red around the edges. He shied away from his food and hasnt eaten since. i have separated him from the others in the tank.

what should i do now???????
 
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Pictures would help. It sounds to me like it must have been something he had when you got him. Can you give us any info on how he was kept before you bought him?
 
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I bought him from a local aquatic shop, all i know is he was kept on large gravel which he was impacted with (passed just over a week later) and that he was fed on bloodworm, apart from that i dont know much.
Ive had him over a year and the lumps didnt really change until they one day burst.

Will try to put some pictures up but my phone wont connect properly to the computer.
 
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Ive had him for about a year now. He was in a tank with a few others, and they aren't showing any signs of ill health,
 
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