Help!! I think my axie has fungus

[stephen]

My axie was fine and now today I just noticed it had this white stuff on its body. It is strange because it seems to just fall off when he swims. There are patches of this stuff over his body. He is still eating and acting normally. What should I do?

 

[kapo]

If it is fungus, salt baths, even with fungus they can still eat and act normally. Ours have had patches on the body as well as round the gills, feet and tail. Can you post a photo? What is your tank temperature? Is this the new one, or your first axie?

 

[stephen]

It is my first axie I will post a pic soon. I dont know how to get him out of the water because every time I have tried to get him out he has just gone crazy and swam everywhere. After I give him a salt bath can I put him straight back into the tank?

 

[stephen]

 

[kapo]

As long as your temps ok. Don't stress him too much, when you need to get him out for saltbaths, use two containers, one to gently herd him in; or net and container, but don't chase him round. But if he spazzes out and swims madly just leave him to calm down .

 

[stephen]

Should I give him salt baths right now or would it be ok to wait till tomorrow and see how he is? After I give him salt baths should I put him into the fridge or would it be ok to put him straight bach into the tank?

 

[stephen]

He just swam and all the fungus came off his skin. I am not giving a salt bath now but if it comes back I will give him a salt bath. Is it a fungus or is his skin just peeling?

 

[julia]

could he be shedding his skin...I noticed mine seemed to when I first got him....no sign since

 

[stephen]

It was really weird yesterday morning he was fine then at night he got all that stuff on him and this morning he was fine again and there was none of that white stuff on him at all. Do axolotls shed their skin?