Fungus, or what else?

Hello!
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I'm a bit concerned about my golden albino axolotl, because the tips of his gills are going pale white. Just the tips of the feathery things!
I've also been noticing him not moving that much lately, but he started moving quite alot last night, and also this morning. And he's eating okay, I'm just worried about his gills.
I don't know if this could be fungus, cause it's not cotton wooly.
But what else could it be, and how could I treat it? Is it even dangerous?

He's got a friend in the same tank, a wild type. I'm not noticing any changes on this ones gills, but I've also heard albinos are more sensitive to water contitions. I don't have any water testers, but I'm going to the store to get them today. I'm not really sure I can afford liquid tests at the moment, but should the paper ones be okay until I can? Because I've heard they are not that reliable...



Thanks for your time, really! :happy:

If it's just the gill tips changing color then more than likely this is just a normal blood circulation thing. That fact that he's been rather lethargic leads me to believe this is the case. Watch him next time he moves around alot or feeds and you'll probably notice that they flush red because of the increased blood flow.

Here's a pic of it too!


At moment the temp is at 20 degrees Celsius (68F), but it can get up to 23 at times. Not above, tho!

Greatwtehunter said:

If it's just the gill tips changing color then more than likely this is just a normal blood circulation thing. That fact that he's been rather lethargic leads me to believe this is the case. Watch him next time he moves around alot or feeds and you'll probably notice that they flush red because of the increased blood flow.

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It doesn't disappear when the blood circulation goes up, tho. (as in the picture)

I don't see anything abnormal in that picture.

So.. It's normal for the tips of the gills to get white? Alright then, thanks!