hooleo1
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Hi.
So a few weeks ago, I noticed one of my axolotls had fungus on his gills and seemingly on his eyes. I tested the water and there was a significant nitrate spike, due to debris and poop collecting in a small area that was usually hidden from view (I'm usually vigilant for taking out droppings and doing partial water changes, but like I said, this stuff was somehow collecting behind a plant).
To combat the fungus, I started giving the axolotl salt bathes, but it wasn't working, so I started fridging him as well as salt bathes, and this got rid of the fungus on his gills. I've been fridging him for a week now, but his eyes still look off... I don't think its fungus anymore.
Now the eyes look a little bigger, and are even slightly pointy, and I know for sure that's not what they looked like before. I've switched from salt bathes to tea bathes, but so far, no obvious change.
Does anyone know what's going on? Here's a picture I took recently while changing out his fridge container water.
So a few weeks ago, I noticed one of my axolotls had fungus on his gills and seemingly on his eyes. I tested the water and there was a significant nitrate spike, due to debris and poop collecting in a small area that was usually hidden from view (I'm usually vigilant for taking out droppings and doing partial water changes, but like I said, this stuff was somehow collecting behind a plant).
To combat the fungus, I started giving the axolotl salt bathes, but it wasn't working, so I started fridging him as well as salt bathes, and this got rid of the fungus on his gills. I've been fridging him for a week now, but his eyes still look off... I don't think its fungus anymore.
Now the eyes look a little bigger, and are even slightly pointy, and I know for sure that's not what they looked like before. I've switched from salt bathes to tea bathes, but so far, no obvious change.
Does anyone know what's going on? Here's a picture I took recently while changing out his fridge container water.