GalacticNexus
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So a few weeks ago, the younger of my two Axolotls took a bit of a turn and stopped eating after some overfeeding caused a water-quality drop. I did daily water changes and the water quality is back down to safe levels, but he's started floating almost constantly. I know floating is often a sign of impaction/gas, but the weird thing is that if he gets spooked he'll swim down and burp, but half an hour later he'll be back to drifting around on the surface. Last week I tried fridging him and every time I checked on him and change the water he was on the bottom, but as soon as I put him back in the tank he's gone back to floating.
He was always a picky eater and refused to eat earthworms like his tankmate (spat them out no matter how small they were cut), but until this all happened he would happily eat a few pellets per day. Now he's barely eaten in a few weeks and I'm worried that the poor guy will starve.
Any suggestions as to why he might be choosing to float and why he still isn't eating?
He was always a picky eater and refused to eat earthworms like his tankmate (spat them out no matter how small they were cut), but until this all happened he would happily eat a few pellets per day. Now he's barely eaten in a few weeks and I'm worried that the poor guy will starve.
Any suggestions as to why he might be choosing to float and why he still isn't eating?