josephbob
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Hi guys,
i`ve got axolotl - Bob now for 3 weeks. I did mistake and listened to the guy in store which made me sure you just put axolotl without any changes to fish tank and he will be happy. After we bringed him home i readed whole night and on next day removed all fishes and left just pleco and 2 guppys. old fish tank was full of plants he had a lot of places to hide, and i was feeding him eartworms from hand cause i read about gravel and axolotls and didnt want him to eat it. In this fishtank he was for 4 days and eating 2 or 3 worms per day. Later he stopped eating so much maybe one worm per day. I changed gravel for sand and bought new hiding places, reduces plants and put filter on without bubles to dont disturb too much and use aerostone to bring some air. In the process of changing i putted him to fridge to dont get stress and because he/she started a bit floating back legs.. Filter during change stayed in water. He stayed in fridge for 48 hours and didnt poo. After that i putted him to his new tank. Since than, He was eating just half of worm. I tried pellets - no interest. bloodworms - sometimes he ate a bit. I tried waxworms - he ate one, Today i gave him earthworm in few intervals and i could see he is really fighting with that trying to eat him. In all cases he just spit them out after big fight. I dont know now, water is all in good levels, changing a bit of it everyday after cleaning bloodworms which im trying to feed without big success. Temperature is at 20 degrees, using frozen bowls to keep it on that temperature. He is usually in good mood, just swimming around but getting stressed after eating/not eating. I`m adding few pictures for better look. I already made space in the fridge to put him there. Is that good idea? should i put some worms by the day inside bowl in fridge to make him eat? Thank you for any help and any ideas.
i`ve got axolotl - Bob now for 3 weeks. I did mistake and listened to the guy in store which made me sure you just put axolotl without any changes to fish tank and he will be happy. After we bringed him home i readed whole night and on next day removed all fishes and left just pleco and 2 guppys. old fish tank was full of plants he had a lot of places to hide, and i was feeding him eartworms from hand cause i read about gravel and axolotls and didnt want him to eat it. In this fishtank he was for 4 days and eating 2 or 3 worms per day. Later he stopped eating so much maybe one worm per day. I changed gravel for sand and bought new hiding places, reduces plants and put filter on without bubles to dont disturb too much and use aerostone to bring some air. In the process of changing i putted him to fridge to dont get stress and because he/she started a bit floating back legs.. Filter during change stayed in water. He stayed in fridge for 48 hours and didnt poo. After that i putted him to his new tank. Since than, He was eating just half of worm. I tried pellets - no interest. bloodworms - sometimes he ate a bit. I tried waxworms - he ate one, Today i gave him earthworm in few intervals and i could see he is really fighting with that trying to eat him. In all cases he just spit them out after big fight. I dont know now, water is all in good levels, changing a bit of it everyday after cleaning bloodworms which im trying to feed without big success. Temperature is at 20 degrees, using frozen bowls to keep it on that temperature. He is usually in good mood, just swimming around but getting stressed after eating/not eating. I`m adding few pictures for better look. I already made space in the fridge to put him there. Is that good idea? should i put some worms by the day inside bowl in fridge to make him eat? Thank you for any help and any ideas.
