kumamon
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Hello, I urgently need help! (sorry for any spelling mistakes, I'm very panicked and wanted to send this as soon as possible)
(I have extra information under this paragraph, but this is the basics to help reduce the read)
My one and a half year old male axie has a really bad fungal infection and has lost so much weight. I have been attempting to treat it, but clearing it is not working. It's been around for a while and I believe the issue is the tank. Should I quarantine him in a small container and try to fix the tank even though I don't know the issue? Should I do daily 25% water changes and not weekly until the fungus clears up (If is does) as well as salt baths? Should I fridge him? What should I do?
What I am currently doing:
Every 12 hours I remove him for his 80L tank into a 2L salt bath (6 teaspoons to 2L of aquarium salt). After 10 mins I put him back into the tank. This tank is filtered and has plastic plants and hides with fine sand flooring. All parameters are normal.
He has had the fungal infection for months and it so amazing he is still alive. The infection wasn't very bad to begin with. I was treating the fungus with aquarium salt
about twice daily for five days, then two days break and then repeating - each time was ten mins. I did do the salt to weak to begin with, which is why it didn't work, but have increased it to the one above.
I believe the issue is the tank itself. I went away for a week and left a family member to care for him. Despite telling them the correct care, it was not done right and waste was not picked up, but I fixed it as soon as I got back. There is a light sort of milky color in the tank (I have a mirror behind the tank and cannot clearly see my reflection). It's similar to when you first set up a tank. And I can sometimes see fungus 'spores' (I believe) floating in the tank - which I do my best to remove when spot cleaning.
My questions:
Should I continue salt bathing or try a different method? I heard adding antiseptics to the tank (like very low doses of iodine) can help rid fungus in the tank itself and help with the peeling of the axolotls skin. Should I remove him from the tank completely into quarantine or fridging - if so how would I do this? Should I do daily water changes while treating him (which I would need to do if I added an antiseptic)? Are there any options I am unaware about???
I really don't want to lose him. I've done all I can and it's so painful to see him so sick and skinny. I can't believe I didn't ask anything sooner...
Please, Please help!!
Thank you with all my heart, Chloe
(I have extra information under this paragraph, but this is the basics to help reduce the read)
My one and a half year old male axie has a really bad fungal infection and has lost so much weight. I have been attempting to treat it, but clearing it is not working. It's been around for a while and I believe the issue is the tank. Should I quarantine him in a small container and try to fix the tank even though I don't know the issue? Should I do daily 25% water changes and not weekly until the fungus clears up (If is does) as well as salt baths? Should I fridge him? What should I do?
What I am currently doing:
Every 12 hours I remove him for his 80L tank into a 2L salt bath (6 teaspoons to 2L of aquarium salt). After 10 mins I put him back into the tank. This tank is filtered and has plastic plants and hides with fine sand flooring. All parameters are normal.
He has had the fungal infection for months and it so amazing he is still alive. The infection wasn't very bad to begin with. I was treating the fungus with aquarium salt
about twice daily for five days, then two days break and then repeating - each time was ten mins. I did do the salt to weak to begin with, which is why it didn't work, but have increased it to the one above.
I believe the issue is the tank itself. I went away for a week and left a family member to care for him. Despite telling them the correct care, it was not done right and waste was not picked up, but I fixed it as soon as I got back. There is a light sort of milky color in the tank (I have a mirror behind the tank and cannot clearly see my reflection). It's similar to when you first set up a tank. And I can sometimes see fungus 'spores' (I believe) floating in the tank - which I do my best to remove when spot cleaning.
My questions:
Should I continue salt bathing or try a different method? I heard adding antiseptics to the tank (like very low doses of iodine) can help rid fungus in the tank itself and help with the peeling of the axolotls skin. Should I remove him from the tank completely into quarantine or fridging - if so how would I do this? Should I do daily water changes while treating him (which I would need to do if I added an antiseptic)? Are there any options I am unaware about???
I really don't want to lose him. I've done all I can and it's so painful to see him so sick and skinny. I can't believe I didn't ask anything sooner...
Please, Please help!!
Thank you with all my heart, Chloe