Javier has been my pet for over 2 years now. This last month many of his gills started to loose their feathery appearance, turned black and fallen off. The nubs appear to be slowly regenerating. Otherwise he appears healthy. He is eating and I have not noticed any change in behavior or to his slime coat/skin. I have changed his water, changed his filter, put a plastic bottle under the pump to disperse the water flow. I feed him earthworms with an occasional salamander pellet. The poor little guy survived 15 days post hurricane Irma with out electricity- temps over 90 degrees and no aireator pump. I'm confused about why he's sick now. I haven't figured out how to post a photo.
Thank you for an help you can offer.
Thank you for an help you can offer.