aaron1986
New member
Hi
i have a female leusistic axolotl t (LUNA)hat has been floating constantly for a couple of days
she also hadn't been holding food down and has lost a lot of weight
i assumed it was food impaction
i followed some advise on here about fridging which by the way is very easy to follow thank you
http://www.caudata.org/forum/f46-be...ick-axolotl/85263-axolotl-fridging-guide.html
after a couple of days in the fridge she did a big poop which was solid and would breakdown from suction with turkey bastor so i thought whoo hoo she's cool now i left her another day then started to adapt the water to put her back in the tank
when i re introduced her she sank down all good but maybe an hour later i found her right back onto floating again
im so concerned because she has lost a lot of weight
the tank has no substrate it is bare bottomed.lost of hides, fake plants, an external canister filter with outlet facing the glass so little disturbance
i change water regular at atlas 20% a week sometimes more i test the water and i took a sample in a week ago and all was good i just had to increase ph slightly from 6.8 to 7
she shares her tank with a wild type male (TIBIRINUS) whom is slightly smaller and younger
he has a skin condition recently which was cleared with the ph issue.
he also eats alot
diet is varied from earthworms from my worm farm and axolotl pellets sometimes bloodworms but they don't really touch them anymore
tank temp is kept below 20 degrees celsius and ranges between 16-20
a desk fan onto blowing across the water
so what i want to know is why is she still floating after reintroducing. I've put her back in the fridge for now
i have a female leusistic axolotl t (LUNA)hat has been floating constantly for a couple of days
she also hadn't been holding food down and has lost a lot of weight
i assumed it was food impaction
i followed some advise on here about fridging which by the way is very easy to follow thank you
http://www.caudata.org/forum/f46-be...ick-axolotl/85263-axolotl-fridging-guide.html
after a couple of days in the fridge she did a big poop which was solid and would breakdown from suction with turkey bastor so i thought whoo hoo she's cool now i left her another day then started to adapt the water to put her back in the tank
when i re introduced her she sank down all good but maybe an hour later i found her right back onto floating again
im so concerned because she has lost a lot of weight
the tank has no substrate it is bare bottomed.lost of hides, fake plants, an external canister filter with outlet facing the glass so little disturbance
i change water regular at atlas 20% a week sometimes more i test the water and i took a sample in a week ago and all was good i just had to increase ph slightly from 6.8 to 7
she shares her tank with a wild type male (TIBIRINUS) whom is slightly smaller and younger
he has a skin condition recently which was cleared with the ph issue.
he also eats alot
diet is varied from earthworms from my worm farm and axolotl pellets sometimes bloodworms but they don't really touch them anymore
tank temp is kept below 20 degrees celsius and ranges between 16-20
a desk fan onto blowing across the water
so what i want to know is why is she still floating after reintroducing. I've put her back in the fridge for now
I'm also sorry no one got back to you on this thread. Keep a close eye on your male and make sure he doesn't start showing similar symptoms. I'll try and research and see what might've been causing that... I wouldn't know off the top of my head.