Junior Axolotl, Gill Fungus or Healing?

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Just got this little guy from the store today. Only noticed the white stuff on it's gills when I got back :0

Question is, is that fungus or is it just simply healing? And, will the black spots on the face of the axolotls go away? If it's fungus I think I'll go exchange for another as I've only got it today :(
 

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Its hard to tell from the picture, can you get another one? I would fridge him for a month and do salt baths.
The black spots more than likly with luectics is pigment.
Any more questions feel free to ask.
Sam:happy:
 
I'm already fridging him + giving him salt baths twice a day as of now

So, the black spots are just there and won't go away? The black spots look more visible in real life than in the photo :sad:

Here's another photo, the gills on one side are gone (due to damage when it was living at the store's tank :/) and the other side is healing, I think? Though I'm not entirely sure whether its regenerating or is the end of the existing gills (white-ish) fungus :S

Sorry if the picture is still not clear, the axolotl is really small and I'm using the crappy iphone camera :(
 

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Hi,

please stop the salt baths and keep him out of the fridge.
I cannot see any fungus on the photo and the salt baths could damage his gills and skin much more. He is just a baby.
To keep him in fresh and cold water (~20°C/68°F) by doing partitial water changes every day would be the best for him.

Tina
 
I've taken him and his container out in the fridge but not back into the tank yet

So the white part at the end of the gills aren't fungus? here's another picture:
 

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Here's an even clearer picture, I've put him back into the tank
 

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The tips of his gills are dead, probably from injury from a tank mate at the pet shop. It currently does not have any fungus, but you should keep an eye out for it to develop. Fungus is fuzzy, like cotton.

Follow Tina's advice: keep him cool and well-fed and the gills should grow back.
 
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The black spots are (in my opinion) the very BEST feature of the leusistics (white with black eyes). If you didn't want one with awesome freckles, which will most likely become more prominent as it grows, you should have got a straight albino (red eyes)..

But since you have the little cutie now, you should love it and care for it and its awesomeness! You're very lucky to get a leusistic! They are quite rare in my area and I've been after one for weeks!

Enjoy your special axie. :D
 
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