HitmanSougo13
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Hi Crew!
My axolotl is now 11 months old. In the last few months I noticed he started developing a double chin. He's really not all that fat. I do run an aeriation system in the 28 gallon tank. Although I only use about less than 10 gallons of water in the tank. Over time he seemed to completely lose the ability to swim up to the surface. Sometimes he tries but he ends up falling back down. The water is only about 6 inches high.
I have this guess that perhaps it's because he can't swim up to the surface he can't get the air out of his system. So it keeps it rolling around his mouth. His double chin is pretty big especially when he is eating.
I looked at photos of other axolotls and they don't seem to have this massive chin. Unfortunately the photo taken don't seem to truly reflect the size of his chin. I hope to hear from some of you if you ever came across this problem. Thank you very much to those who read and those who respond.
My axolotl is now 11 months old. In the last few months I noticed he started developing a double chin. He's really not all that fat. I do run an aeriation system in the 28 gallon tank. Although I only use about less than 10 gallons of water in the tank. Over time he seemed to completely lose the ability to swim up to the surface. Sometimes he tries but he ends up falling back down. The water is only about 6 inches high.
I have this guess that perhaps it's because he can't swim up to the surface he can't get the air out of his system. So it keeps it rolling around his mouth. His double chin is pretty big especially when he is eating.
I looked at photos of other axolotls and they don't seem to have this massive chin. Unfortunately the photo taken don't seem to truly reflect the size of his chin. I hope to hear from some of you if you ever came across this problem. Thank you very much to those who read and those who respond.