Tanzaniterose
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Yet another floating axolotl!
I recently bought a couple more axolotls; all are healthy and fat, but one stands out - he floats. I've not yet seen him sink or sit on the bottom.
His gills (from what I can tell as one is regrowing) are normal, not curling forwards, and his tail isn't curled either. He also has a healthy appetite and defecates normally, and for the past few days I've tried stuffing him up on food, hoping that it would force out any potential air bubbles in there. I've also tried lowering the water level so he can touch the floor, and heightening it, as it was humid here a few days back and I thought the extra heat may be causing problems in his tank.
He is currently having 100% water changes every day like all the other axolotls, housed alone, and is roughly 3 and a half inches long.
I can also attach photos if this will be of any help.
Many thanks in advance.
I recently bought a couple more axolotls; all are healthy and fat, but one stands out - he floats. I've not yet seen him sink or sit on the bottom.
His gills (from what I can tell as one is regrowing) are normal, not curling forwards, and his tail isn't curled either. He also has a healthy appetite and defecates normally, and for the past few days I've tried stuffing him up on food, hoping that it would force out any potential air bubbles in there. I've also tried lowering the water level so he can touch the floor, and heightening it, as it was humid here a few days back and I thought the extra heat may be causing problems in his tank.
He is currently having 100% water changes every day like all the other axolotls, housed alone, and is roughly 3 and a half inches long.
I can also attach photos if this will be of any help.
Many thanks in advance.