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Illness/Sickness: Very ill axolotl!! In need of urgent advice

Luna Bean

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I have 2 axolotls both housed in a 60ltr tank. One is a dwarf golden albino, and one is a white albino. I have had my golden albino for just over a year, but due to her sixe, I am unable to determine her age. She does not have a cloaca, so I'm saying SHE - as with my other one, who I have had for about 4 months and is now about 7 inches long, still with no cloaca. They both have grey toes, however I'm led ot believe that this is not necessarily a marker for sexual maturation...
anyway, my dwarf has not eaten in almost 2 weeks, and half of one of her gills are missing! her gills are usually pinkish-red and are white as white can be, and she has no appetite. She is having trouble staying on the bottom of the tank - her bottom seems to want to rise up... is she bloated?

Could she be egg bound?

My white albino has red gills and is swimming about as usual.

I have tested the water, and the nitrate levels were high so I have done a half tank water change with dechlorinated water, have added good bacteria and have flushed the filter of any excess gunk so it is cycling the water at its optimum level. I have a waterfall filter set on the lowest level.

I have always fed my axolotls cubed axolotl food that comes frozen, which I cut into smaller pieces and defrost before feeding with a pair of plastic tongs.

I have no substrate at all.

The ammonia and ph are all good.

I don't know what else to say and am feeling incredibly upset.

Please, does anyone have any advice or suggestions as to what else I should check or change, or do -
PLEASE I'M DESPERATE
 

Chillaxolot

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Hi Luna Bean :happy:
How is your axolotl? Is it any better? The back end floating is usually a sign of constipation /needing to poo. Can you get some earthworms/ nightcrawlers as they provide a healthy diet for your axolotl fully nutritious and will very seldom be refused to encourage eating.
Is she still having floating issues?
 

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Should have asked what are your water parameters/readings, tank temperature. I know you said you did a water change to lower nitrates what level are they at now.:happy:
 
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