KelseyL
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Hi,
I have 2 axolotls; one is a leucistic and the other an albino both are GFP. They are my first axolotls and I have raised them from tiny tadpoles.
Recently I had both of them contract a fungus on their gills. (Unfortunately, it was completely my fault. The temperature in the tank got way too high during the day and I had also missed a cleaning).
I did a lot of research and started fridging them both in separate containers right away. I gave both of them salt baths twice a day following instructions on this forum and started to see results (the fungus and affected gills fell off); however, I noticed that my larger axoltol started getting blood spots on his tail and the other's unaffected gill started looking a little sad (loss of colour, and shrinkage). I read that salt baths can be pretty intense for them so I left them in the fridge but stopped the salt baths.
I continued to change the water everyday and they have been in the fridge for 1 week.Today I took them out for their daily water change and both of them look very green (I don't have any black lights)! In addition my larger axolotl looks very bloated and still has the blood spots on this tail (he had waste in his container which neither of them has had since the first day but the waste was also unusual. Normally he has solid, large... well poop, but today it was all loose sunk at the bottom). Both also don't seem to be healing really. The fungus is gone but they're not looking too pretty. I'm so confused and I don't know what to do! Do I continue putting them in them fridge? Do I take them out and keep them separated in warmer water?
Please help! There are no vets within miles of where I live who look at axolotls either so any info or suggestions you have I will take!
I have 2 axolotls; one is a leucistic and the other an albino both are GFP. They are my first axolotls and I have raised them from tiny tadpoles.
Recently I had both of them contract a fungus on their gills. (Unfortunately, it was completely my fault. The temperature in the tank got way too high during the day and I had also missed a cleaning).
I did a lot of research and started fridging them both in separate containers right away. I gave both of them salt baths twice a day following instructions on this forum and started to see results (the fungus and affected gills fell off); however, I noticed that my larger axoltol started getting blood spots on his tail and the other's unaffected gill started looking a little sad (loss of colour, and shrinkage). I read that salt baths can be pretty intense for them so I left them in the fridge but stopped the salt baths.
I continued to change the water everyday and they have been in the fridge for 1 week.Today I took them out for their daily water change and both of them look very green (I don't have any black lights)! In addition my larger axolotl looks very bloated and still has the blood spots on this tail (he had waste in his container which neither of them has had since the first day but the waste was also unusual. Normally he has solid, large... well poop, but today it was all loose sunk at the bottom). Both also don't seem to be healing really. The fungus is gone but they're not looking too pretty. I'm so confused and I don't know what to do! Do I continue putting them in them fridge? Do I take them out and keep them separated in warmer water?
Please help! There are no vets within miles of where I live who look at axolotls either so any info or suggestions you have I will take!