Is my Axie Normal????

[natalie14]

My Axie Used to be really active & always tottering round his tank but lately he is always’s by the filter, He used to go there sometime but not like now, now he lives there & will only really move for food.
He is still eating like a trooper but that’s all, could it be the he might be lonely??? I cannot get him a mate as he bite the last once foot off, so we won’t be trying that again

Has anyone had this? Or is he just being a grumpy bum with me???

Thanks

N

This is as much as he will come out when i am outside the tank

 

[madeve]

Hi,

I wouldn't worry too much, axolotls are not very active in general and as long as he is eating that's fine. Also axie are fine by themselves and if you don't want to try to introduce another axie he will not hold it against you.
Eve

 

[blueberlin]

Hi Natalie,

How long have you had your axolotl? If he is new, it could be that first he was checking everything out and has settled down now. On the other hand, if he is new and in a new tank, the tank could be cycling so that you might have water issues. Your aquarium looks very, very, clean, which is why I ask.

If you test your water (with real test kits, not the dip strips) and everything is fine, then I wouldn't worry. As Eve wrote, axolotls are often inactive during the day.

-Eva

 

[nynke]

If your axie is new, he might be just scared. It took my axies about 1/2 weeks to run trough the hole tank. Now they are really active and swim up and down my tank. I hardly never see then im the hiding spots.

Just wait a bit longer so your axie can settle in.

 

[gr33neyes]

Natalie, try getting up in the middle of the night and spying on your axolotl. You may just see a different axolotl then the one you thought you had. If I have to get up in the night for any reason I normally have to pass my axolotl tank. They are usually swimming all over the tank and having fun by the looks of it. They can be pretty lazy during the day, but then wouldn't you be if you had been up all night swimming! lol

 

[natalie14]

I have had him over 6 months now I will check his water tonight & report my readings tomorrow.
We did a 20% water change on him & since then he has been in this strange mood, saying that though what ever is wrong can’t be bothering him that much as he is a little pig when it comes to food!!!

I will spy on him to night & let you all know tomorrow

Thanks

N