AnjaGuller
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Hi there, I'm new to this forum and am in urgent need of help 
My partner and I hatched 8 axolotls on October the 4th and now only have 3 left, they're about a month and a half to 2 months old currently and the largest is about 2 inches. We're currently feeding them a diet of mainly blood worms, and sometimes brine shrimp. We keep them in a dark cool area, water is usually 18 - 20 degrees Celsius. We do a 50-75% water change once every 2-3 days but clean them regularly.
Now my problem is that in the past week they're been floating, eating fine but floating and regularly coming to the surface and blowing a bubble. Seeing them floating worried me... At first it seemed like nothing, but then we checked the level of Ammonia 4.0 PPM, which is very high! He told me not to worry and to just do more regular water changes but things only went from bad to worse... They eat very little, the smallest wont eat at all, they're stopped floating but have a huge problem moving, almost like they can't seem to move their legs properly- they go upside down and on their side and seem weak- we've done a 100% water change but nothing has happened... Have they got ammonia poisoning? What can I do to help?
Please help ...
~ Anja + Tim
My partner and I hatched 8 axolotls on October the 4th and now only have 3 left, they're about a month and a half to 2 months old currently and the largest is about 2 inches. We're currently feeding them a diet of mainly blood worms, and sometimes brine shrimp. We keep them in a dark cool area, water is usually 18 - 20 degrees Celsius. We do a 50-75% water change once every 2-3 days but clean them regularly.
Now my problem is that in the past week they're been floating, eating fine but floating and regularly coming to the surface and blowing a bubble. Seeing them floating worried me... At first it seemed like nothing, but then we checked the level of Ammonia 4.0 PPM, which is very high! He told me not to worry and to just do more regular water changes but things only went from bad to worse... They eat very little, the smallest wont eat at all, they're stopped floating but have a huge problem moving, almost like they can't seem to move their legs properly- they go upside down and on their side and seem weak- we've done a 100% water change but nothing has happened... Have they got ammonia poisoning?
What can I do to help?Please help
...~ Anja + Tim
