moominaxie
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Hi all
I have one male and one female Axolotl. The other day I took a look at the female Axolot and she had lost two gills (or they had shrunk to two stubs) she also has a small gash in her tail. It appears to have happened over night. There is nothing sharp in the tank that could have caused it.
The male Axolotl has white specks on the top of his gills, however, he has always appeared to have specks like this and I am unsure if it is colouring or if it is a fungal infection. He appeared to have gained them since maturing.
They are both active and eating nicley and do not seem stressed at all but I am concerned.
The water temperature is 21 and sometimes reaches 22 but never any higher. I know that this is not the best temperature for them however I am unsure of how I can reduce the water temperature. I do not believe that this is what is effecting them as they have always been happy and always eat well.
The tank is just shy of three feet.
The water conditions are fine and there is not a lot of water flow from the filter.
I would like some advice regarding what could have caused the loss of gills. I am unsure if it is because they have both been fighting as I have not witnessed it or if it is something that needs treating? I would also like to ask if you believe from the photos the white specks on the male are just colourings and not anything I need to worry about.
Any ideas would be appreciated thank you.
Picture one is of the Male taken today
Picture two is of the female with her missing gills-she does have a lot of red frills just seems like less due to the lighting.
Picture three female is at the back of the tank and the male is at the front where you can see the white markings again. This picture was taken about three months ago.
Sorry for the picture quality, there is only that much light so I could take a good picture.
I have one male and one female Axolotl. The other day I took a look at the female Axolot and she had lost two gills (or they had shrunk to two stubs) she also has a small gash in her tail. It appears to have happened over night. There is nothing sharp in the tank that could have caused it.
The male Axolotl has white specks on the top of his gills, however, he has always appeared to have specks like this and I am unsure if it is colouring or if it is a fungal infection. He appeared to have gained them since maturing.
They are both active and eating nicley and do not seem stressed at all but I am concerned.
The water temperature is 21 and sometimes reaches 22 but never any higher. I know that this is not the best temperature for them however I am unsure of how I can reduce the water temperature. I do not believe that this is what is effecting them as they have always been happy and always eat well.
The tank is just shy of three feet.
The water conditions are fine and there is not a lot of water flow from the filter.
I would like some advice regarding what could have caused the loss of gills. I am unsure if it is because they have both been fighting as I have not witnessed it or if it is something that needs treating? I would also like to ask if you believe from the photos the white specks on the male are just colourings and not anything I need to worry about.
Any ideas would be appreciated thank you.
Picture one is of the Male taken today
Picture two is of the female with her missing gills-she does have a lot of red frills just seems like less due to the lighting.
Picture three female is at the back of the tank and the male is at the front where you can see the white markings again. This picture was taken about three months ago.
Sorry for the picture quality, there is only that much light so I could take a good picture.
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