Axolotl tail curled all the way around?

[Zandy94]

Hi all!

So I changed his tank the other day, and since then I've noticed his tail has curled all the way around so that the tip is sitting on top of his tail base? Like a pigs curl?

His gills are normal and not forward, but he's not moving much. He had a worm earlier, and has seemed to enjoy it so I know he's not sick? There is no unusual fungus' or anything growing on him either.

I tested the water, everything is fine just right too be honest!

I did add some amazon sword plants to his tank, I was advised these were safe and would purify the nitrite issue I had a while back? He seemed really surprised when I put them in, he's never seen real plants before.

I've had his light on more often for the plants, and he was more used to being in room lighting. So this is probably the issue? The light is on roughly 7 hours a day.

I'm sorry to be vague about this >_< but I really appreciate any suggestions!

Axolotl mum out!

 

[Skudo09]

Could you post some pictures? If your tank is cycled and all parameters are good, it may not be anything to worry about but something to keep an eye on in case other signs develop. Amazon sword shouldn't cause any issues. However, the presence of nitrite suggests the cycle had crashed. Was the cycle established again? Axolotls are sensitive to lighting. You could try turning the lights off for some time and see if it changes how he holds his tail. But as long as the lighting is not terribly bright and he has hides or places to escape from the light, the light shouldn't be a problem.

 

[Zandy94]

Hello!

So shortly after I posted this, I decided to move his tank around a little bit and he seems much much happier I have noticed his back end (where his testies are) is a little swollen, so I can only guess he's getting a little broody so that would explain why he's not moving much? He's had this before, and they've always shrunken back to normal size within a week. Quite strange!

 

[Donna001]

It could be worse...recently one of my males felt that the time was right to leave lots of little "packages" all over the floor of the tank. That took some clearing up.
:shocked: :blush: