Axolotl not eating and vomiting blood.

[nicolas]

my axolotl( 8 cm) got some parasite and fungal ( I believe it was ictio ) problems and i put him in the fridge with a low salt concentration ( 4g/liter ). the parasite problems are gone but he isn't eating and vomits blood. i removed him from the salt solution and he's now on normal water. please help my little axolotl.

thanks.

 

[cameron]

If you kept him in the salt solution to long that maybe why it vomited blood. That can irritate the gills.

 

[nicolas]

should i still keep him on the fridge?

i kept him for 72 hours on the solution recommended on this article. http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/salt.shtml

 

[heihei]

You're only meant to salt bath them for 10-15minutes.

 

[jennifer]

Lower salt concentrations (4 g/l) can be used for longer periods, up to 72 hours according to the article. The article was written by someone with more experience than me, so I just have to trust that it's right. It's impossible to say if the vomiting was caused by the infection, or by the saltwater. I would say keep him in the fridge for a while longer, for observation.