My wild type doesn’t eat

Hi everyone I think I have a big problem with my wild type Axolotl: eh doesn’t eat from about eleven days... The last meal was only 7 maggots (without the rostrum). The leucistic one eat every two days two heart worms without any problem

I have a thank that’s about 26 gallons for the two Axolotls, the parameters are:

PH 7.5
DH 5
NO2 -

The filter is an Askoll Pratiko 100 and I don’t have any problem with the water movement cause I have two rocks that blocks the water flow. I have some plants (Microsorum, Egeria) and two coconuts, nothing that can hurts the Axolots skin, and I have a very thin sand for the substrate.

I don’t know what to do. Thanks for your help

Please anyone can help me? Please

Hello,

You are missing the most important water parameters, you ph is good but what about:

Ammonia
Nitrite - is this zero or missing from your post?
Nitrate

May I ask what is your temperate like as well? And a picture of the axolotl in question Quick google of the filter shows that is canister filter for up to 100l of aquariums which should be sufficient for 26g.

If you can test these would give you better picture of what might be going into the tank. And remember when in doubt do a water change! Until we know better you have nothing to loose if you do more partial water changes.

You may offer some frozen blood-worms, alto they are not best or most nutritional food i have found it that mine can hardly resist them so its worth a try in your situation.

Would not use it as main source of food but in this case any food is better than no food.

Sorry, Nitrite is zero, and I need to buy Ammonia and Nitrate test cause I have terminated the strips...

Temperature is 18º C

And this is him






Now I’m going to buy some bloodworms, and tomorrow I gol to test my Ammonia and Nitrate
For now, I need to isolate him to another little thank to see if he defecates? What do you think?

Thank you for your precious help, let me know.

One strange thing that’s doing is taking some air frequently, the other is not doing this...

Axie does not seems to bad , its bit thin but yeah. Do you have enough air / water agitation in your tank for good oxygen levels? Do a water changes in meantime btw make sure you use something like API Prime for your tap water as well