ljzweimiller
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Hello,
I am a first-time axolotl owner, and my axie has recently started refusing food. The temp is 19 C, and I have a homemade splash rod to decrease current from the filter. I'm not sure of the pH and ammonia levels, but I change about 30% of the water twice a week when I siphon out wastes from the bottom of the tank (I have very large rocks on the bottom, large enough not to be eaten). My axolotl is not an adult yet. He/she is only about 4-4.5 inches long. I think she may have some sort of bacterial or fungal infection as she has some grayish spots on her face (but they are not really anywhere else on her body). I have been doing salt baths for the past four days. She has only refused to eat anything for the past two days, before that it was just a lot less. I have read a little bit about refrigerating axolotls, but I don't know how long to do it or even if that would help. I feed it axolotl pellets, and it ate brine shrimp before that, but transitioned very well. He'she is not floating, and is still pretty active. I thought about buying some antibiotic/antifungal stuff from the pet store, but would like to know if there is anything else I can do before I spend more money. I have attached some pictures. My camera is not very good, but you can see a sort of grayish tinge on the face. At first I thought it was just more pigmentation as he/she aged as it hasn't changed, but now I'm starting to worry. Please help! Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I wish I knew the sex so I could stop saying he/she! I have named it Lucy for the time being in hopes it is a female.
I am a first-time axolotl owner, and my axie has recently started refusing food. The temp is 19 C, and I have a homemade splash rod to decrease current from the filter. I'm not sure of the pH and ammonia levels, but I change about 30% of the water twice a week when I siphon out wastes from the bottom of the tank (I have very large rocks on the bottom, large enough not to be eaten). My axolotl is not an adult yet. He/she is only about 4-4.5 inches long. I think she may have some sort of bacterial or fungal infection as she has some grayish spots on her face (but they are not really anywhere else on her body). I have been doing salt baths for the past four days. She has only refused to eat anything for the past two days, before that it was just a lot less. I have read a little bit about refrigerating axolotls, but I don't know how long to do it or even if that would help. I feed it axolotl pellets, and it ate brine shrimp before that, but transitioned very well. He'she is not floating, and is still pretty active. I thought about buying some antibiotic/antifungal stuff from the pet store, but would like to know if there is anything else I can do before I spend more money. I have attached some pictures. My camera is not very good, but you can see a sort of grayish tinge on the face. At first I thought it was just more pigmentation as he/she aged as it hasn't changed, but now I'm starting to worry. Please help! Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I wish I knew the sex so I could stop saying he/she! I have named it Lucy for the time being in hopes it is a female.