Is he sick. his tail is oddly shaped

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hello I adopted my axie about 5 months ago from a owner on cl. I don't know much about his previous history but I got him a 15gl aquarium with gravel and a jar. I have since put him in a bigger tank with a sand bottom and a few more hides. I am new at this but have done a fair amount of research. His tail seems to have little ripples or pieces missing on the bottom side. Does that mean he's sick or I should do something with my water? All of the levels seem to be normal for them. Also what are some other things I can feed him besides blood worms and pellets. He wont eat off the bottom now and is a little clumsy. I do give him crickets from time to time.


any advice in general is appreciated.
 
this is him
 

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It's good you switched to sand and did a little research :D but earthworms are the best food for them. Set up a wormery and it'll last you pretty much forever. Those are just nicks he probably got from his old tank they should heal given he has good water parameters. Keep an eye out for fungus.

What are your parameters anyway?
 
Such a gorgeous baby you have there! I'm thinking there's been something sharp that he's cut his tail on, was his tail like this when you got him?
If it's just happened, run your hand over all of the ornaments and plants to find any sharp edges, and sand them down or remove them.
Hope this helps :happy:
 
I use the test strips and my nitrate levels are low and ph is a 7.2 . When I set up his new tank I added water from his old when ever I would cycle it. I also used the same filter. His water now is much lower now than his original tank but I did start cycling his tank when I got him.
 
Strips can be inaccurate I would personally buy liquid testers. Why is the water lower?
 
I mean his ph amonia nitrate levels. His tank was extremely dirty and high in amonia when I got him
 
One of mine had a raggedy tail like that but after removing anything sharp and pointy, and an aggressive axol tankmate, she healed up nicely! :cool: The healing can finally begin now that you have him in clean water.:happy: Your fellow is very handsome!
 
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