Illness/Sickness: Axol Help!

[iCorvus]

Hello all!
I recently got my first Axol and I think it’s sick. I’ve been doing lots of research on it and I think it’s stress related. He (I’m calling it a ‘he’ because I don’t know yet) has a few white spots on him that are kinda shimmery. It isn’t ich. Recently I noticed that a few of them are green now. Do I need to do the salt bath thing? I have a very calm filter and a bubbler with an LED light. Could this be causing stress? Please help.

 

[Hayleyy]

Welcome!
If it's shimmery it is probably colouration. Try and get some closer/clearer shots, I can't see anything bad on this pic.
Salt baths are only for fungal infections so unless there is white fluff on him steer clear!
What substrate do you have there? The photo is unclear but if it is gravel remove asap as it can cause impaction. Either have barebottom or sand :happy:

 

[iCorvus]

Here’s another picture, more zoomed in at least. I’ll try to get a better one when I get back home.
It’s about an inch and a half of sand with a very thin layer of rocks underneath. I was given bad advice and am working the rocks out. They are bigger than his head at the moment, and I don’t want to stress him out much more than he already is.

 

[Hayleyy]

Just looks like colouring to me, unless anyone else with a more trained eye can see anything

 

[DSaxolotl]

Hello,

Check this link , your axie is fine, those are pigment cells https://www.caudata.org/forum/showthread.php?t=87975.