PeterPan
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So I have had my axie for 2 weeks this Friday. And a few concerns have come up for me:
1. While my tank levels are good for everything else ( nitrate, nitrite, and ph- ph is above neutral but not dangerous from what I've read) my ammonia levels are increasing. I did not really " cycle" the tank before so I expected having to watch the tank, I'm just confused with the other levels being normal today my test kit read around .5 - 1
2. There is a white fuzz growing on my hides, my filter and one side of the tank. My guess is that the filter or the tank wall were the first place. Tonight was first time I noticed a large chunk of white/ clear fuzz on my hide. I look pretty closely every day. I suction out unbeaten food and poop to the best of my ability each day ( I have sand as substrate) should I do large water change, small one daily??
3. My axie's poops have been typically pretty small I would say maybe a bit larger than a mouse poop? But today when I came ome there was a very long ( about an inch long poop in there) I did feed him frozen blood worms today ( I have been alternating between these and pellet food
4. Acting odd has been part of my babies charm, but tonight he was almost uncoordinated in his swimming. He would haphazardly swim using his arms then stop and nose drive ( gentely) into the sand. Usually he will swim nd float down not plant his face.
((Also I say "he" not knowing the sex of my axie))
Thanks so much!
1. While my tank levels are good for everything else ( nitrate, nitrite, and ph- ph is above neutral but not dangerous from what I've read) my ammonia levels are increasing. I did not really " cycle" the tank before so I expected having to watch the tank, I'm just confused with the other levels being normal today my test kit read around .5 - 1
2. There is a white fuzz growing on my hides, my filter and one side of the tank. My guess is that the filter or the tank wall were the first place. Tonight was first time I noticed a large chunk of white/ clear fuzz on my hide. I look pretty closely every day. I suction out unbeaten food and poop to the best of my ability each day ( I have sand as substrate) should I do large water change, small one daily??
3. My axie's poops have been typically pretty small I would say maybe a bit larger than a mouse poop? But today when I came ome there was a very long ( about an inch long poop in there) I did feed him frozen blood worms today ( I have been alternating between these and pellet food
4. Acting odd has been part of my babies charm, but tonight he was almost uncoordinated in his swimming. He would haphazardly swim using his arms then stop and nose drive ( gentely) into the sand. Usually he will swim nd float down not plant his face.
((Also I say "he" not knowing the sex of my axie))
Thanks so much!