I have two juvenile axolotls, Squirt (leucistic) and Crush (melanoid). They are approximately 3 inches in length, Crush is a little bigger. They've been eating lots of blood worms (thawed from frozen blocks) and I decided to see if they would eat pellets. I gave them 1-2 last night and I woke up to find Crush floating on the top of the water.
I lightly touched him to see if he was alive and he frantically swam away. He keeps trying to swim to the bottom of the tank but he just floats to the top of the water again. He looks stressed by the way he's swimming. When I try to feed him, he won't eat. He's also floating to the side (tilting) but not completely upside down. I'm very worried and I'm not sure what to do. (Squirt is completely fine, normal behaviour, and eating regularly).
MY TANK: - 20 gallon long tank, I'm currently cycling it at the moment.
- nitrite: 0ppm nitrate: 0ppm ammonia: 0.2-0.5ppm pH: high
- currently doing water changes every 3rd day
- temperature of the tank is around 19 - 20 degrees Celsius
!! I know that ammonia is highly toxic, should I be doing more frequent water changes?
!! Whats causing Crush to float ??
!! How do I help my poor axie??
I lightly touched him to see if he was alive and he frantically swam away. He keeps trying to swim to the bottom of the tank but he just floats to the top of the water again. He looks stressed by the way he's swimming. When I try to feed him, he won't eat. He's also floating to the side (tilting) but not completely upside down. I'm very worried and I'm not sure what to do. (Squirt is completely fine, normal behaviour, and eating regularly).
MY TANK: - 20 gallon long tank, I'm currently cycling it at the moment.
- nitrite: 0ppm nitrate: 0ppm ammonia: 0.2-0.5ppm pH: high
- currently doing water changes every 3rd day
- temperature of the tank is around 19 - 20 degrees Celsius
!! I know that ammonia is highly toxic, should I be doing more frequent water changes?
!! Whats causing Crush to float ??
!! How do I help my poor axie??