jackbobac
New member
So heres my story:
I have a wild (about) 7-month-old axolotl and a (about) 10-month-old gfp leucistic axolotl. I keep them both in a 20 gallon long tank with 3 olive nerite snails and about 5 or so plants. There is some rock and wood with a fine sand substrate. There is a aquaclear 30 gallon backpack filter and a coralife 18 watt freshwater plant light.
I went camping for four days and left my axies in the care of my mom. While I was gone the weather was fairly hot and I hadn't explained to my mom to put the frozen water bottles that were in the freezer into the tank once the temperature goes over 70 or so. I think that direct sunlight was also let into the tank from my blinds being opened. Anyway, when I came back the temp was about 77 and I noticed quite a bit of algea had grown. I also closly watched my gfp axolotl (Nathan) and I noticed some white stuff on his gills. He did this weird thing where he would bow his body and "scratch" his white spot with his back leg. I looked very closly at both Nathan and Ruben (the wild axolotl) and found a few translucent worm/thing latched on to different places on them. This and my general feeling that they felt down in the dumps led me to fridge them while I figure out this predicament.
I put them in their own containers with fridge settings at 5 degrees Celcius. Then around 9 o' clock I gave them both a salt bath then changed their filth water with pre chilled water and did the same at 9 o' clock this morning. As far as I can tell they look the same. I think they they are overall healthier since the fridging. I was wondering about some things regarding this situation.
What should I do with my tank?
What should I do with my axies?
How long should I continue to fridge and salt bathe them?
I have a wild (about) 7-month-old axolotl and a (about) 10-month-old gfp leucistic axolotl. I keep them both in a 20 gallon long tank with 3 olive nerite snails and about 5 or so plants. There is some rock and wood with a fine sand substrate. There is a aquaclear 30 gallon backpack filter and a coralife 18 watt freshwater plant light.
I went camping for four days and left my axies in the care of my mom. While I was gone the weather was fairly hot and I hadn't explained to my mom to put the frozen water bottles that were in the freezer into the tank once the temperature goes over 70 or so. I think that direct sunlight was also let into the tank from my blinds being opened. Anyway, when I came back the temp was about 77 and I noticed quite a bit of algea had grown. I also closly watched my gfp axolotl (Nathan) and I noticed some white stuff on his gills. He did this weird thing where he would bow his body and "scratch" his white spot with his back leg. I looked very closly at both Nathan and Ruben (the wild axolotl) and found a few translucent worm/thing latched on to different places on them. This and my general feeling that they felt down in the dumps led me to fridge them while I figure out this predicament.
I put them in their own containers with fridge settings at 5 degrees Celcius. Then around 9 o' clock I gave them both a salt bath then changed their filth water with pre chilled water and did the same at 9 o' clock this morning. As far as I can tell they look the same. I think they they are overall healthier since the fridging. I was wondering about some things regarding this situation.
What should I do with my tank?
What should I do with my axies?
How long should I continue to fridge and salt bathe them?