My axolotl's gills

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Hi guys! This is my 3 1/2 month old axolotl Nova! Her gills seem to look a little "not fluffy" and I don't know if I should be worried or if this is normal. I'm a first time owner and did a lot of reasearch before getting her but still don't know if she looks "normal". Her water is perfect, I test it almost every day because I'm paranoid, and she is eating perfect and is pretty active when she isn't chilling in her plants. She doesn't show any signs of stress and maybe I'm being paranoid but do her gills and head look normal?
 

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They look just fine to me, no curling, plenty of filaments and a good color.
 
Some of it comes down to genetics. Maybe her gills will fluff up in time, but her gill stalks are pretty long so that dilutes the effect a bit. They look healthy in any case. You're doing just fine : )
 
The gills look perfectly healthy to me. If I recall correctly gill size can change depending on oxygen levels in the water, but that's normal.
 
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