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My Axolotl Ollie has been ill for a while now

at the start of December he had fungus on his gills so we tried fridging and salt baths for about 3 weeks with no change in his condition and he didn't eat the entire time

we gave Pimafix a go , which is a natural chemical used on fish to treat infections, from advice i had gathered on here i only used a small amount of it as lots could damage his gills

this worked a treat , so i put him back in his tank just before the new year and he started eating again for a couple of days, but now he doesnt want any food again, he looks skinny as anything, having only eaten half a worm in over a month, all his water readings and water temp are fine but he has stopped eating since new years day, and im really not sure why,
 
What is the rest of the tank like? Filters? Hides? Tank mates? Temperature?
 
temp varies between 14c-20c but we try and keep it as cold as we can we have an underwater filter, and he has 3 plant pot hides and some big rocks to hide behind, and a thin layer of sand on the bottom of the tank
 
happycamper said:
Thought I might ad that when I had a submersible filter it heated my water up a little.
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it probably does create some heat, but it evens out as i add ice bottles and leave the window open near his tank
 
Temp sounds fine, although big fluctuations could possibly be stressful...

Does your submersible filter have a strong current? Is it possible his stress could be from water flow?
Just thought I'd ask.
 
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