Axolotl has broken arm?

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As i had in a post a while ago i had my wild type lose one of her gills due to a fight with her tank mate. since then my leusistic has had his right arm held back along his side pointing twords his tail "i cant get a picture on until later" and does not move it what so ever. even when he walks around or swims it doesnt move. he still eats and swims just fine. doesnt seem like hes in any pain but with the way he has his arm and wont move it bothers me. could she have broken it during the fight? if so what do i have to do to fix it?
 
If it was broken, you could probably actually see the bones in the right light, being that it is a leucistic and their skin tends to be translucent. If you don't see anything odd, then he probably sprained it or pulled a muscle or something. Keep an eye on it for sure, but there's not much you can do to "fix it" yourself. Give him time to heal on his own. If the fights are a concern, you may want to move him to a separate container until he heals properly.
 
well iv had them in the same tank for just over 2 years now. the only time i noticed them fight was after she laid her first set of eggs n she was just more nippy with him. before they fought this time i put a couple crappie minnows in there as a treat so im guessing one of them missed the minnow and got the other. idk what i can do if i have to separate them cuz the other tank i got has 2 3-4 inch axys in it
 
Then it isn't broken, just sprained. He should be fine staying in the same tank with the female, just keep an eye on them and don't feed them live snacks until he heals. Don't want him hurting himself again.
 
So my female has fungus i think and i put up the picture of the male wih the sprained arm. Any thoughts? I put the pics of the female in this post too cuz i made a post earlier about her gill possibly bieng a bite that hurt it but its spreading to the next gill and it seems to have spread bad on her tail. as for his arm it isnt bent as far back now but still no movement from the arm. all in all they both swim crawl poop and eat normal
 

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Well, you could try a salt bath or two, just in case. If it doesn't start coming off the first time, it isn't fungus. Putting her in for 10 minutes or so shouldn't bother her too much.
 
well im having my wife pick up some aquarium salt for saltwater fishfor there baths. if its fungus it should come off the first bath?
 
Well, not all of it will come off. It usually takes a couple of days, depending on how much fungus there is. The point is, if it doesn't seem to be coming off after the first one or two baths, it isn't fungus.

PLEASE remember that when you buy salt for the salt bath that it is NON-IODIZED. Iodized salt has been linked to axolotl metamorphosis and it will just stress the animal out more.
 
majikninja said:
i got jungle brand aquarium salt
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Aquarium salts shouldn't be iodized, but check the ingredients just in case. I assume you can find the salt bathing tutorial in the forums? If not I can link you to it.
 
PatchworkClocks said:
PLEASE remember that when you buy salt for the salt bath that it is NON-IODIZED. Iodized salt has been linked to axolotl metamorphosis and it will just stress the animal out more.
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It has wrongly been linked to morphing axolotls........
 
xxianxx said:
It has wrongly been linked to morphing axolotls........
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Please don't hassle me about this. I haven't been "keeping up" with how exactly iodine reacts with axolotls. The last I had heard, it was linked to morphing, and so I relayed that information on as a precaution. Does NOT having the iodine in the salt mean something bad for the axolotl? No, it doesn't. You didn't have any actual reason to pester me about this, so please don't do it again. This thread wasn't made so you could make corrections on one tiny, insignificant detail.

Now, if you have something related to this thread that you want to say, go ahead and say it, otherwise please stop nitpicking.
 
PatchworkClocks said:
Please don't hassle me about this. I haven't been "keeping up" with how exactly iodine reacts with axolotls. The last I had heard, it was linked to morphing, and so I relayed that information on as a precaution. Does NOT having the iodine in the salt mean something bad for the axolotl? No, it doesn't. You didn't have any actual reason to pester me about this, so please don't do it again. This thread wasn't made so you could make corrections on one tiny, insignificant detail.

Now, if you have something related to this thread that you want to say, go ahead and say it, otherwise please stop nitpicking.
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Correcting you erroneous information is not hassling you. One of the reasons that misinformation flourishes on this site is that it is not corrected when it first appears , others read the incorrect info , assume it is correct and repeat it. If you wish for me to stop correcting you, get your facts straight before you post. Btw the fact that iodine doesn't morph axolotls has been available for decades so is hardly a new discovery.
 
I don't see that Ian's post is harassing you at all. He was merely correcting you.

PatchworkClocks said:
Please don't hassle me about this. I haven't been "keeping up" with how exactly iodine reacts with axolotls. The last I had heard, it was linked to morphing, and so I relayed that information on as a precaution. Does NOT having the iodine in the salt mean something bad for the axolotl? No, it doesn't. You didn't have any actual reason to pester me about this, so please don't do it again. This thread wasn't made so you could make corrections on one tiny, insignificant detail.

Now, if you have something related to this thread that you want to say, go ahead and say it, otherwise please stop nitpicking.
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hey i just need help with my axys and rhiannon has been more than helpfull and in more than one post has he helped me. the salt i got isnt iodised so is it really that big of a deal
 
If the "fungus" is on the body it might be a heat stress response rather than fungus, if its heat stress it will look like a milky covering on the skin, its very visible on wild types, fungus will look more fluffy and stand proud of the skin. Whats you tank temp ? If it is fungus you have to look at why it is fungused on the body, it is an unusual place, generally axolotls pick up toe and gill fungus, sometimes as a result of their slime coat being breached by a bite. If its on the body the reason would probably be that the slime coat has been breached by poor water quality. You can discount this by doing a water test. An alternate treatment for fungus is almond leaves left in the tank, it is a less harsh treatment than salt bathing plus has the added advantage of not stressing the axolotl by removing it from the tank. Quite suprised it hasnt allready being recomended by all the helpfull people in this thread so far.
 
Could you add an almond leaf to the tank even if there is no fungus present as a preventative measure?
Or will this just be treating something that isnt there and have a negative effect?
 
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