Mouth Rot?

Hi Everyone,

First off thanks ahead of time for all your help, all the advice I've gotten here has been a huge help with our girl Mochi.

Lately there's been a new development. For several days she was ping ponging around the tank (initially I assumed she may be eggbound), and then was having issues with floating (aka, gassy bloat?). Cleaned the tank and that calmed down so I figured it was a water issue.

However, I've noticed she's got a black line around the interior of her mouth that's leading me to wonder if it's possibly Mouth Rot? Her mouth is always a tiny bit gaped but I'm attaching photos since searching online hasn't shown any definitive photos that say 'THIS IS MOUTH ROT'. On the plus side, she seems to be eating normally and we do have a vet that treats Axolotls nearby if it requires a vet visit. Her diet consists of bloodworms and occasionally earth worms when they're in season (she's a very picky eater)

Please excuse the tank state, today is water change/cleaning day.

Thanks for taking a look!

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Otterwoman said:

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Thanks, I did start there but didn't see any photos that showed what it looked like. Just some with gaping mouths or talk of floating 'lotls so I figured I'd ask the group in hopes that someone who has seen it can tell me what it looks like and if Mochi has it.

Axies don't get eggbound so that was possibly bloat. Has the bloat/floating gone down or is it still an issue?
I don't have any experience with the mouth issue so if you have a vet who knows axolotls it may be worth a trip in case it's an infection and needs medicine.