GalacticNexus
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My axolotl Gummy has recently had a bit of a recurring problem with gill fungus, which is causing them to atrophy and is impacting his appetite (he's lost a lot of weight). This is especially distressing because his partner died a month or two ago.
The water temperature hasn't tipped over 19.5°C at the absolute maximum, so that's not the issue and the ammonia/nitrite/nitrate are at 0/0/5, so that seems fine too.
I've started doing salt baths (they're as heartbreaking for me as they are stressful for him) and daily water changes, but does anyone have any suggestions as to why this might be happening? He thrashes about so much when he gets put into the salt bath or back into the tank that I'm worried that it's going to be doing more harm than good. Even after having no sign of it for a couple of days, it was back today on a gill and all over one eye!
The water temperature hasn't tipped over 19.5°C at the absolute maximum, so that's not the issue and the ammonia/nitrite/nitrate are at 0/0/5, so that seems fine too.
I've started doing salt baths (they're as heartbreaking for me as they are stressful for him) and daily water changes, but does anyone have any suggestions as to why this might be happening? He thrashes about so much when he gets put into the salt bath or back into the tank that I'm worried that it's going to be doing more harm than good. Even after having no sign of it for a couple of days, it was back today on a gill and all over one eye!