Axolotl changing colour

[melfly]

Hi, not been on here for a long time! Has anyone had an axolotl change colour.

The axolotl pictured is about 6 years old. A couple of months ago he started to loose his pigment. He was a normal wild.

He was kept with two other axolotl at my mother in laws. We brought him home to keep an eye on him.

I've not posted this in sick axolotl because I don't believe he is ill...

Thanks Mel

 

[Zobug]

If all of your water parameters are fine, and he's behaving normally, I'm wondering if it's vitiligo. That's the first thing that popped into my head when I saw the pictures. Maybe someone with more axolotl experience can either disprove me or back me up on that.

 

[melfly]

This is what I thought also.
I have heard of some axolotls that were about 1 year old doing this, which I think was vertiligo of some sort. But not this age.

He is otherwise healthy, normal behaviour, eating well, no slime or film on his skin. No fungus etc

Water parameters are just fresh water at the min as he's in a tub in the kitchen changed daily.

 

[auntiejude]

Yes, it's vitiligo. I have a wild who started out as a regular wild and has faded to look leucisitc - here's a during and after pic:

 

[melfly]

Wow! Thank you for posting. At what age did your axolotl start to change and how long before he finished?

Is he perfectly healthy otherwise?

Thanks Mel

 

[auntiejude]

He started losing colour at about 5 year, I took him in at 6 years, he's now 7.

 

[Denaye]

Well there you go! I too have vitiligo so very cool to know axy's get it too

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