Illness/Sickness: Haru is not eating=[

Haru is a 3-4 inches long axie. A week ago, Haru got sick and he/she was floating. I put Haru in the fridge for 3 days. After that, Haru refuse to eat till now. I used to feed Haru with the salmon pallets for axies, then I switch to frozen blood worms but still not eating. Then I got some advice that axies loves live black worms so I bought it but Haru is still not eating at all.
I did the test and the test result came out
pH:7.6
Ammonia: 0.25
Nitrate: 0
Nitrite:0.25

I know my tank is not cycled so I changed the water 20-50% everyday. I believe the water is bad because when I put Haru in the tank, its start to tipped to one side. Should I bring Haru to the vet? I am so worry because it haven't eat for a week=[

its common for them to not eat while in the fridge

but it has been a week=[ will that be fine because the color on its gills are getting lighter=[

Yeah their metabolism slows because of the cold and they just don't get hungry. Also apparently the fridge can have some negative short-term affects on the gills fluffiness and health, but they should go back to normal once he's better.

Kapooey, I don't own axolotls yet, but I've been reading around this forum for a while, and I'm going to make you a list of ideas other people have had in similar situations.

1. Try putting Haru in a tub with water and the blackworms. Put the tub somewhere quiet, cool, and dark, or put a towel/cloth over it to keep it dark. Some axolotls seem to like to eat in the dark/coming towards night. Leave Haru for half an hour (or longer, if someone else can confirm that this won't become a water quality issue if you're using frozen bloodworms as opposed to live ones or blackworms) then check to see if they've eaten anything while private and cosy.

2. If you still have some of the pellets, try feeding these to Haru. I know you want to move on to foods that are better for Haru, but at this stage they need a square meal, and if there's a chance they remember to eat pellets and would be stimulated into feed again from familiarity, I'd say it's worth a try. When Haru is a bit better, you can gradually add more variety to their meals to teach them other things are good to eat too.

Haru is still small, as you know, and should be getting a meal a day. I can understand how worried you must be to see them not wanting to eat. Haru's gills may be pale because she's/he's inactive and not feeling well. You already know that, so try not to panic about it too much. I hope Haru eats and gets better soon.

I personally haven't read anything about what a vet might be able to do for an axolotl that's lost its appetite (I see vets as more helpful for infections or illnesses, and while Haru might be ill with something and not showing it through any other way than not eating, I don't know how they'd check to see without taking biopsies. A big stress for a little creature.) If you can find a vet who specialises in amphibians, you might be in luck.

Or perhaps other members with more knowledge in this area could say whether a vet would be able to help.

thank you for the help for all of you, but Haru pass away last night, with its mouth opens, which looks like a smile. I hope Haru can be in peace now.

I'm really sorry to hear that.

So sorry! ;(

I am sorry, Kapooey. May Haru rest always under the Rainbow Bridge.

This made me cry, you were so desperate to help Haru and you tried your best.

Rest in peace Haru. :angel: