Joyfulpants
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I'm wondering how long an axolotl can cope with the stress of a filter that seems a little too powerful for the tank size. I'm going to get my little one a bigger tank as soon as I can afford it, but that won't be for another five days as I'm literally living on $27 until then. I adopted her from an online trading site and judging by the state of the equipment and the fact that I've had to replace absolutely everything she came with (something I didn't anticipate and sent me broke for now), I think she was a bit on the neglected side of the tracks.
So can anybody help me with what to do to relieve her stress in the mean time? Her gill frills are curling forward and she's spending almost all of her time hiding under the filter in what I've interpreted as an attempt to escape the current. Should I just turn it off for a little while here and there, or would that only make life more stressful for her? I've tried it a couple of times and her gills relaxed back to normal and she started strolling around a bit more, but she was also swimming up for air more often (obviously).
So can anybody help me with what to do to relieve her stress in the mean time? Her gill frills are curling forward and she's spending almost all of her time hiding under the filter in what I've interpreted as an attempt to escape the current. Should I just turn it off for a little while here and there, or would that only make life more stressful for her? I've tried it a couple of times and her gills relaxed back to normal and she started strolling around a bit more, but she was also swimming up for air more often (obviously).