floating axolotl

[Kaysie]

It looks like a small touch of fungus. This could be from the stress of everything else that's going on.

Fungus is usually treated by fridging and salt baths as follows: 10 minute baths, 2-3 times daily, 2 teaspoons of aquarium or kosher salt per liter of water. If you're doing salt baths in conjunction with the fridge, be sure your salt bath solution is also refrigerated.

 

[dogan]

thanks for the info ill do the salt baths as soon as i can find some of those salts.

 

[dogan]

ok i have just had a look at it now and the fungus is gone, there is none on its gills. But still she floats. I think that is what caused her to get the fungus in the first place. she gets a gulp of air and then she gets stuck floating on the top of the water, she stays up like that until she lets out an air bubble or swims down into the pipe.

 

[dogan]

hmm.. she was floating again, but this time for 3 days!!
so yesterday when i gave her the waterchange i used the water conditioner and the water ager, and now shes back on the bottom of the tank.

when i think about it she started floating last time aswell when i just put in normal tapwater, then once i put the water ager and conditioner she went back down.

 

[kapo]

Water ager and water conditioner should be the same thing. Don't overdo it! You shouldn't use straight tapwater. Just use the one that removes chlorine and chloramines from tapwater. Easiest if you prepare a waterbucket of tapwater with the dechlorinater (water ager/conditioner) at least an hour before the waterchange or the night before and leave it in the same room. The water needs to be same room temperature as the tankwater.

What is your tank temperature? The floating issue may be related to temperature. Also when did you last test her water and what were the parameters - ammonia, nitrite, nitrate. Remember this can also impact on your axolotls behaviour if your tank is cycling or having water problems due to heat etc....

 

[paganwitch]

http://www.mirc-info.ch/practicalaxolotl.pdf


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