Illness/Sickness: I can't tell if my axolotl is sick or not.

[Vithush]

I this little guy or girl idk from a guy who had him in .5 gallon tank. He currently live in my plant tank I'm going to move him to his own 20 gallon by August. I just can't tell if he is ok or not can someone help me out? I've never had anything like this before.

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[RusieckiR]

He looks fine to me but make sure fish dont nip on his gills. They like cold water so a tropical aquarium is not good for them(I dont know what fish you have or your water temp) Go to axolotl.org and read the intro, housing, and feeding sections. Good luck!

 

[Vithush]

He looks fine to me but make sure fish dont nip on his gills. They like cold water so a tropical aquarium is not good for them(I dont know what fish you have or your water temp) Go to axolotl.org and read the intro, housing, and feeding sections. Good luck!

I don't have any fish just snails and tank is roughly 70 degrees.

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[Cloppy]

In my opinion 70F is a little high. What about 65F

 

[Vithush]

In my opinion 70F is a little high. What about 65F

I just need a way to cool it down. Any tips.

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[Cloppy]

You could buy a chiller, but that is way too expensive for some people. The method cheapos like me use is to keep a water bottle with ice cubes in it floating in the tank at all times. Or, if you have one, you could put the tank in your basement.