Axzie
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Hey,
I previously posted in this section after our small axolotl (we call him/her Jermu) stopped eating. Jermu has not eaten for almost 3 weeks now that I have seen, but at the same time Jermu has not lost significant weight and his head and limbs have been growing.
All this time we've kept offering Jermu food on a daily basis. Bloodworms, cut up earthworms and pellets, he/she has not touched any of them.
Now within the last few days these bugs have been multiplying like crazy and are conquering his skin. The bugs also like to hang around on the aquarium glass. They are able to move extremely fast in short dashes.
Another thought I had concerning the bugs was that could Jermu actually have a fungal infection and those bugs are eating away the fungus? Jermu seems to have some slight white patches where those bugs like to be on his skin.
Any idea what the bugs might be? There's a video and couple pictures of them below behind the link.
https://imgur.com/a/wVYGHRc
What I have noticed also during this time when he has had a bad appetite, is that his gills seem to deteriorate and then regrow in quite short cycles. Possibly stress from those bugs?
Water temp is solid 17 celsius / 62.6 farenheit.
Tank volume is 180 liters / 47.5 Gallons.
Water params are in check. I previously even took the water to be tested at an aquarium shop with better test gear.
Water changes are made 1-2 times weekly. Lately we have been doing at least 50% changes.
Filter is a canister filter with a spray bar setup so that there is no noticeable flow.
Water conditioner is Seachem prime. We were previously using Tetra Aquasafe, but learned that it contains iodine which can be harmful to axolotls.
Yesterday I added some salts to the tank and the tank is at 20% John's Solution now.
I previously posted in this section after our small axolotl (we call him/her Jermu) stopped eating. Jermu has not eaten for almost 3 weeks now that I have seen, but at the same time Jermu has not lost significant weight and his head and limbs have been growing.
All this time we've kept offering Jermu food on a daily basis. Bloodworms, cut up earthworms and pellets, he/she has not touched any of them.
Now within the last few days these bugs have been multiplying like crazy and are conquering his skin. The bugs also like to hang around on the aquarium glass. They are able to move extremely fast in short dashes.
Another thought I had concerning the bugs was that could Jermu actually have a fungal infection and those bugs are eating away the fungus? Jermu seems to have some slight white patches where those bugs like to be on his skin.
Any idea what the bugs might be? There's a video and couple pictures of them below behind the link.
https://imgur.com/a/wVYGHRc
What I have noticed also during this time when he has had a bad appetite, is that his gills seem to deteriorate and then regrow in quite short cycles. Possibly stress from those bugs?
Water temp is solid 17 celsius / 62.6 farenheit.
Tank volume is 180 liters / 47.5 Gallons.
Water params are in check. I previously even took the water to be tested at an aquarium shop with better test gear.
Water changes are made 1-2 times weekly. Lately we have been doing at least 50% changes.
Filter is a canister filter with a spray bar setup so that there is no noticeable flow.
Water conditioner is Seachem prime. We were previously using Tetra Aquasafe, but learned that it contains iodine which can be harmful to axolotls.
Yesterday I added some salts to the tank and the tank is at 20% John's Solution now.