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Found my axolotl dead today

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boylobster

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Came home today and found one of my axolotls dead in the tank. the other two seem to be fine. she was a white albino and typically her gills were a bright red.

yesterday i noticed that her gills were a very pale color (grayish white). i change half of the water in the tank weekly and spot clean the tank on an almost daily basis and i do have a filter.

any ideas what may have caused this and what i can do (if anything)?
 
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Sorry to hear.

I hope your other axies are ok? Any signs of stress in them?

It is best to post a picture of your tank and describe the set up, tank mates, and list out the water chemistry... ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, ph and temperature. That would help to comment.

Cheers
David
 
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