my axie hasnt passed a noticable solid bowel movement in almost three weeks. his diet hasnt changed, earthworms, bloodworms, and pellets. in the past he would pass every two to three days, usually at night, which i would find in the morning. now his water has turned very cloudy, VERY cloudy, and my filter is having a hard time clearing it, even with modest increased water changes. is this a normal occurance that i can expect every now and then? his appetite is as normal, he's not vomiting food, has no rocks in the tank that could have impacted him. do they pass liquid diarrhea from time to time? the water parameters are excellent despite the clouding.
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Diarrhea?
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Axolotl poo will break up very very easily...like when you are trying to remove it with a turkey baster and it disintegrates in a puff of nastiness :violent:.
Kaysie
Site Contributor
Have you vacuumed your substrate?
Cloudy water is usually caused by bacterial blooms. Do you test your water for ammonia and nitrite?
Cloudy water is usually caused by bacterial blooms. Do you test your water for ammonia and nitrite?
animalloversfb
Member
Can you test your water? Cloudy water can often be a sign of ammonia buid up.
I have not found any waster from my golden for more than a month, it just breaks up without you notice it.
at first I would worry but now I think its normal
The cloudiness I don't know why could it be about, I don't think its caused by axie's waste... not that much
at first I would worry but now I think its normal
The cloudiness I don't know why could it be about, I don't think its caused by axie's waste... not that much
dragongirl413
New member
Sectone said he/she tested the water parameters and everything is good, so I'm thinking that has already been tested. I don't know if that rules out it just being a bacterial bloom though. Maybe someone on here knows what to do about a bacterial bloom, because I'm not really sure... Sorry for my lack of info. :-/
The Banana
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That's good to hear, maybe he was just feeling a little ill.
Cas
New member
I've have bacterial blooms before in my goldfish tank, and I've never noticed a characteristic change in water parameters I don't know if thats normal, but I've never seen an change in water quality. Usually I don't worry about it and it clears up in 4-5 days.
Glad to hear it's all sorted though
Glad to hear it's all sorted though
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