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Axolotl gill and mouth bleeding! Help!

dennis11689

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So about a week ago I bought feeder fish for my axolotls and I'm 95% sure they got them sick. Two started developing white spots on their gills and one had it on his skin underneath his gills, I read up and I saw it was recommended salt baths, I gave them salt baths and after 3 (1 time a day, for 10min @ a little less than two tae spoons a liter) one looked great no more white and was eating and active, the other one seemed to get worse. Hasn't ate in about 4 days, so I decided to refrigerate also (@43-44 degrees) doin 100% chlorine free water changes each day with a salt bath in the middle, all water same temp, 3 containers I'm fridge, I've had him in there 3 days and I decided to take him out so he's in a container lettin the water slowly warm up to around 68 degrees (basement temp) and i noticed that it was bleeding a good amount from it's one gill, has about an inch round circle of blood below his head and looks as though he's starting to bleed from his mouth to, I have no idea what's goin on and this is the first I've delt with sick axolotls, help please!
 

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Are you able to post some photos? It sounds like it might be worth a trip to a veterinarian.
 
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