tubbing: is an air stone necessary? stressed axolotls

[AlexisJG]

Hello!
So I have 2 axolotls in tubs in about 3 gallons of water due to a tank crash. They are juveniles so I feed them every day, they are set up separately and both have a bubbler and a fan blowing on them,( I had hides for them and a live plant but it kept getting a clear slime so I had to take them out ) every night I feed them and 30 mins later do their water change/scrub their tubs and I leave their bubblers off until morning. They both have signs of stress, they still eat/poop regularly and act I don’t think it’s severe stress. I am wondering is a bubbler even necessary? Is it causing more stress than even needed oxygen? Is there a way to help hold back the current caused by a bubbler? I just have the basic little air stone bubblers. They have 3 gallons of water and I change their water every single day. Should I take the bubblers out?

 

[Calgarycoppers]

I personally do not add airstones to any of my tubs unless I am treating with a product that makes oxygen less available.

Axolotls have multiple ways to breathe and they do not need the aeration when changing the water daily

 

[michael]

If the regular aquarium is big enough (15 to 20 gallons) I'd just put the two juveniles in the bigger tank and try to fast track the biological filter.

 

[AlexisJG]

If the regular aquarium is big enough (15 to 20 gallons) I'd just put the two juveniles in the bigger tank and try to fast track the biological filter.

It’s a 20L gallon but I tried that and they got stressed so I’ve been tubbing them ever since, it’s been like a month and a half. The water test results were ammonia 0.5ppm nitrites 1.0ppm and nitrates 80ppm

 

[Calgarycoppers]

You should never through them in - Axolotls are way to sensitive and its cruel.

You are doing the right thing - it takes time testing dosing ammonia etc.

It’s a 20L gallon but I tried that and they got stressed so I’ve been tubbing them ever since, it’s been like a month and a half. The water test results were ammonia 0.5ppm nitrites 1.0ppm and nitrates 80ppm