I went to feed my axolotls today and noticed something terrible: their gills are degrading! Their once beautiful, feathery gills are now just stalks.
I have them each quarantined right now in clean water, but I have no idea why they've lost their gills. I've inspected each one and none of them appear to have any fungal or parasitic infection around their gills. I did a water change a couple days ago, but still ran a aquarium test. The temperature of the tank is currently at 62 degrees.
Results:
Nitrate - 0
Nitrite - 0.1
Hardness - Soft
Chlorine - 0
Alkalinity - Moderate
pH - neutral (7.2)
I also have a small ghost shrimp in their tank that I use as an indicator (I've been told if water conditions are poor, the shrimp will show symptoms long before axolotls) but he seems to be perfectly fine.
I have them each quarantined right now in clean water, but I have no idea why they've lost their gills. I've inspected each one and none of them appear to have any fungal or parasitic infection around their gills. I did a water change a couple days ago, but still ran a aquarium test. The temperature of the tank is currently at 62 degrees.
Results:
Nitrate - 0
Nitrite - 0.1
Hardness - Soft
Chlorine - 0
Alkalinity - Moderate
pH - neutral (7.2)
I also have a small ghost shrimp in their tank that I use as an indicator (I've been told if water conditions are poor, the shrimp will show symptoms long before axolotls) but he seems to be perfectly fine.