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Unhealthy Looking Axolotl
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zoezakella
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Hi there,
As Daz says the white spots are normal you have a golden albino and they do have white spots as markings, look at my photo albums and you will see Finley my golden albino and you will see he has the same markings as yours :happy:
As for the gills I am no expert but I do know that my leucistics's and wilds gills are lovely and flowing but my golden albinos have always been a bit more on the short and stumpy side of things.
Good luck
As Daz says the white spots are normal you have a golden albino and they do have white spots as markings, look at my photo albums and you will see Finley my golden albino and you will see he has the same markings as yours :happy:
As for the gills I am no expert but I do know that my leucistics's and wilds gills are lovely and flowing but my golden albinos have always been a bit more on the short and stumpy side of things.
Good luck
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bayhicoach
New member
That animal is severely malnourished. Look at the other pics and compare the body weight of yours with the pictures of healthy animals. It needs to eat alot more than it is. The picture seems to show a number of worms on the bottom of the tank. If that's the case he's not choosing to eat enough. Have you tried earthworms? Mysis shrimp? Brine Shrimp? Blood worms? Pellets? There are lots of choices and this animal needs something different, more often or just more of whatever you have to offer.
Tomorrow I'm going to buy pellets and daphnia, (I have previously fed them daphnia). The other axolotl that is not in the pictures looks thin as well, but not as bad. I'm not sure if the pellets will be small enough for them to eat, but I'm giving anything a try.
I don't have the equipment to test nitrite or nitrate in the water, although pH I can get back to you on. I heard they eat crickets, so I found one small enough for it to eat but nothing has happened yet. Do you think fridging would help?
Crickets are not the best food. Earthworms or bloodworms would be best.
Do you know the temperature? How often do you do water changes? What size tank are they in?
Mel
P.s
Unless the temp is really high i wouldn't bother with fridging in this case.
Do you know the temperature? How often do you do water changes? What size tank are they in?
Mel
P.s
Unless the temp is really high i wouldn't bother with fridging in this case.
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