Is this normal or is something wrong?

[4xnico]

Hello everybody! I introduced Jelly (and Onyx!) three days ago to my 29 gal aquarium but I am concerned about some small bumps near his gill. I am not sure if this is normal or not (the images I took when he just arrived are too blurry to see any bumps)
Could this be related to ammonia? I'm doing a fish in cycle and it may be due to ammonia (it was at 2 recently, however I am applying Prime to detoxify the ammonia to do the cycle.)

I am not sure if this is normal or not. In the picture below I have circled the area where the small bumps are at.
Jelly is a Juvenile axolotl.

Thank you so much everybody!

 

[michael]

Hello everybody! I introduced Jelly (and Onyx!) three days ago to my 29 gal aquarium but I am concerned about some small bumps near his gill. I am not sure if this is normal or not (the images I took when he just arrived are too blurry to see any bumps)
Could this be related to ammonia? I'm doing a fish in cycle and it may be due to ammonia (it was at 2 recently, however I am applying Prime to detoxify the ammonia to do the cycle.)

I am not sure if this is normal or not. In the picture below I have circled the area where the small bumps are at.
Jelly is a Juvenile axolotl.

Thank you so much everybody!

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I don't see anything alarming there.

 

[wolfen]

axolotls tend to have bumpy skin which is quite normal, if the pimples/bumps are quite recent (come up over a short period of time) then it can be a reaction to bad water parameters.
it isn't advised to do a fish in cycle with axolotls due to risk of high nitrogen compounds, if you are going to proceed then ensure that the filter is at least twice tank size with a large amount of bio-media, ensure that the tank water oxygenation is good (both axolotls and filter bacteria require oxygen).

 

[4xnico]

ensure that the filter is at least twice tank size with a large amount of bio-media

I have a top fin power-filter and another dual top-fin power filter. My tank is 29 gallons. I have two axolotls in there and I am dosing Stability and Prime to build beneficial bacteria. I don't have any air pumps however there is no lid and the water is low enough where they can't jump out.
Is this information fine for a fish-in-cycle? if not i'm open to taking them out and rising the temps to 75-80 and dose stability.

 

[wolfen]

because of the high level of ammonia (4ppm) required to cycle a tank it is preferable to have them tubbed rather than in situ.
the reason for the high level of ammonia is to guarantee that the filtration will be able to cope with the levels of nitrogen compounds as the axolotl grows and even if the axolotl becomes larger than average size, cycling at a lower level will not ensure that the filtration can cope as an axolotl matures.
seachem stability is bottled bacteria which can be used to help cycle a tank or after a water change, a source of ammonia is still required (dr tims is the most popular).
seachem prime is a dechlorinator and conditioner, this dechlorinates water and makes nitrogen compounds safe, this is not ideal whilst cycling as the bacteria require the ammonia etc.. to grow.
the bacteria which consume/convert ammonia and nitrites require oxygen to do so, it is recommended to have air-stones in the tank.
the main problem with in fish cycling is nitrites, unlike ammonia which is a caustic and is therefore has visible effects nitrites are absorbed into the bloodstream preventing the absorption of oxygen.