seminormal
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Hi All,
Wanted to start off with a big thank-you to all the contriutors on this website, I have been following the advice in many of the threads here and its really helping.
My axolotls have a fungus infection and got pretty sick (no eating for 1 week and only eating only sporadically for a few weeks before that). The have been fridged for three days now and are getting daily salt baths (for 10 mins) the fungus on their skin is flaking off and improving rapidly
I worried that re introducing then to the tank might be a bad idea, surely the fungus will just be awaiting their return, so I sterilised the tank and all components and I have started re-cycling the water today with an all new filter in the pump. I also realise that I have made some mistakes especially in cycling in the past and want to get it right this time. I figure the axolotls will be in the fridge for two weeks-ish so I can get a new cycle going in the tank and hold them off in the fridge till its ready.
1. While being fridged they are still not eating when offered worms, given one is up to 9 days with no food is this serious or should I just give him time to start feeling better?
2. my water out of the tap and dechlorinated is sitting at about 7.6 PH, should I be adding something to it to make this lower? The guides dont give very good numbers but I thought this was a good time to set it all straight.
3. I gave my axolotls a mixed diet of garden worms and prefrozen axolotl food from the shop. Will the axolotl food (basically ground up fish) act as a good source of ammonia so that my tank can start the cycling process?
4. While resetting the tank I thought I would take the opportunity to get all new substrate as mine was big enough for them to swallow it just never became a problem. I also didnt like how the water locked in the substrate seemed to be basically gunk so I am not a fan of the small stones anymore. Is sand a good option? I have read on a site that axolotls dont like not have substrate as they cant grip the glass, but I would like to get it right this time.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help with these questions
Wanted to start off with a big thank-you to all the contriutors on this website, I have been following the advice in many of the threads here and its really helping.
My axolotls have a fungus infection and got pretty sick (no eating for 1 week and only eating only sporadically for a few weeks before that). The have been fridged for three days now and are getting daily salt baths (for 10 mins) the fungus on their skin is flaking off and improving rapidly
I worried that re introducing then to the tank might be a bad idea, surely the fungus will just be awaiting their return, so I sterilised the tank and all components and I have started re-cycling the water today with an all new filter in the pump. I also realise that I have made some mistakes especially in cycling in the past and want to get it right this time. I figure the axolotls will be in the fridge for two weeks-ish so I can get a new cycle going in the tank and hold them off in the fridge till its ready.
1. While being fridged they are still not eating when offered worms, given one is up to 9 days with no food is this serious or should I just give him time to start feeling better?
2. my water out of the tap and dechlorinated is sitting at about 7.6 PH, should I be adding something to it to make this lower? The guides dont give very good numbers but I thought this was a good time to set it all straight.
3. I gave my axolotls a mixed diet of garden worms and prefrozen axolotl food from the shop. Will the axolotl food (basically ground up fish) act as a good source of ammonia so that my tank can start the cycling process?
4. While resetting the tank I thought I would take the opportunity to get all new substrate as mine was big enough for them to swallow it just never became a problem. I also didnt like how the water locked in the substrate seemed to be basically gunk so I am not a fan of the small stones anymore. Is sand a good option? I have read on a site that axolotls dont like not have substrate as they cant grip the glass, but I would like to get it right this time.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help with these questions