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Axolotl wild type maybe stressed but can't tell. HELP PLEASE

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My 6 month old axolotl has her gills forward a little but every other sign of stress isn't present? Maybe her gills are just leaning forward as they are quite long? Someone please help :)
 
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Here's a pic of her gills from the side, her tail isn't curled up and she doesn't float unless she's a bit gassy from food i've just fed her :)
 

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Looks normal to me. Stressy gills are much more forward-facing - your are just nicely curved. She should be flicking them back and forth for gas exchange.

If she doesn't seem stressed otherwise I wouldn't worry
 
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Yeh she flicks them back real quick lol :) also if you don't mind me asking... My tank is a little high on generall hardness and karbonate hardness... I've heard axo's are quite hardy when it comes to that is this true? Or shall i try and keep it down? My ammonia, nitrate, nitrite and ph are all fine (PH 7.4):cool:
 
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Scullmonkey4 said:
Yeh she flicks them back real quick lol :) also if you don't mind me asking... My tank is a little high on generall hardness and karbonate hardness... I've heard axo's are quite hardy when it comes to that is this true? Or shall i try and keep it down? My ammonia, nitrate, nitrite and ph are all fine (PH 7.4):cool:
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From what I've researched, axolotls tend to do pretty well in hard water. My own water supply is a bit on the harder side and my axolotl does just fine in it.
 
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