Axolotl keeps floating

[j42echo]

Hi,

My axie keeps floating. She's acting normal and eating fine, although I'm not seeing that many poos but I've heard that's normal. She doesn't float at the surface, or belly up, and she doesn't float high at all, but she always seems to have either her head and front legs up a bit, or all fours slightly off the ground. At first I thought nothing of it, but I'm not sure now. Does this mean anything?

 

[silk]

If she's eating and acting fine its possible she's doing it for fun, or possibly a small air bubble in her. How long has it been happening, and does she show any other signs of stress (curled gills or color change)? I often see my younger lotls slightly bouyant, maybe they're having fun being tiny and weightless!

If you're really worried, however, a water test and 20% change won't hurt. Also if you use a filter with a flow you may want to rearrange that. Before I used a sponge filter my little ones would drift a bit.

But honestly, if its just light floating without tilting to a side I wouldn't be too concerned. ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ

 

[Niitro iLLusioN]

My axie has done this before, as silk said sometimes they do it for fun.
Normally the air inside them which is making them float will go through there system in a couple of days but if it doesn't or if your worried about it you can fridge them for a couple of days. I have done this before when my little axie was floating and it wasn't going away.

Best of luck to your axoltl ;D

 

[Skudo09]

Sounds like she may just need to do a poo and most likely normal and nothing to worry about. If she looks stressed though (curled tail or gills far forward) or loses her appetite, you may want to look further into it but it doesn't sound like anything to worry about at this stage.

 

[j42echo]

Thanks your your replies everyone! :happy:

She's been dojng it for a few weeks now. She's still young so maybe she's just having a bit of fun, she's showing no signs of stress, and she's not tilted. I thought it would all be okay but I thought I had better ask. Thanks :happy: