My axolotl has red spots on it's body T_T help pls!!

[jeromeetabuzo]

My golden albino has red dots on her body it has none yesterday and now it has red spots on her body not on her feet or tail and head. I clean it's water twice a week and i also have some fake plants and a cave and filter.and only one has those red spots are these normal?? i t also doesnt release blood

 

[Olivia97]

Some photos would help, what are your parameters? Nitrite, nitrate, ammonia, temperature and pH

 

[jeromeetabuzo]

here is the pic you can notice the spots but it isnt that many it was many in the pic because it moved away from my cam and also his lower body has some(i think he's a male)

 

[Olivia97]

Sorry i cant really see, take a sample of your water to your local aquarium and get them to test it for you, he may be suffering ammonia burn although i can't see.

 

[Sam77]

Isolate him to a tank with clean fresh water straight away. It looks similar to how mine started and she had septicaemia. My wild type now has it, and she is on antibiotics but it doesn't look good. Fingers crossed it isn't this, but isolate him anyway just incase he passes anything onto the others.

 

[jeromeetabuzo]

here is a nicer pic i captured one clear red dot

 

[Olivia97]

Firstly I would test your water as we will have no idea what's going on otherwise.

 

[jeromeetabuzo]

I cant test it no testing here in the philippines and also i found this site that helped me i got same axolotl spots as him.
http://www.caudata.org/forum/f46-be...-axolotl/83858-red-spot-like-chickrn-pox.html

 

[Olivia97]

Sorry but why would you buy an animal if you can't buy the stuff it needs? Is it possible to buy one online or something? The problem is you really need to know what the levels are like. Do you have a filter? If so, then do daily 20-30% changes it's usually about 2-3 10 Litre buckets

 

[Kaysie]

People kept aquariums long before test kits were invented. Berating them for not having test kits is not effective. Personally, I've never tested my water quality. Not once.

Jerome, since your pictures aren't very clear, it's hard to say. Do the dots look raised, or do they look like they're 'moles' or 'freckles'? Are more showing up, or is it just the one on the back?

 

[Olivia97]

People kept aquariums long before test kits were invented. Berating them for not having test kits is not effective. Personally, I've never tested my water quality. Not once.

Jerome, since your pictures aren't very clear, it's hard to say. Do the dots look raised, or do they look like they're 'moles' or 'freckles'? Are more showing up, or is it just the one on the back?

Well yes, but it's hard to tell if something's wrong. I was asked straight away what were my parameters and you ask the same thing, its hard to know if you don't have a kit. I wasn't berating them and i apologise if it sounded like i was because I definitely know it doesn't work.

 

[jeromeetabuzo]

People kept aquariums long before test kits were invented. Berating them for not having test kits is not effective. Personally, I've never tested my water quality. Not once.

Jerome, since your pictures aren't very clear, it's hard to say. Do the dots look raised, or do they look like they're 'moles' or 'freckles'? Are more showing up, or is it just the one on the back?

it looks like freckles and not raised

 

[FX1C]

Sorry but why would you buy an animal if you can't buy the stuff it needs? Is it possible to buy one online or something? The problem is you really need to know what the levels are like. Do you have a filter? If so, then do daily 20-30% changes it's usually about 2-3 10 Litre buckets

Ummm didn't you have a go at me a few days ago for posting the exact same thing????

 

[Kaysie]

Jerome, is it possible for you to post a more clear picture? It could be just natural coloration, or something that's not cause for alarm. It's really hard to say without a picture.

 

[dvsgal]

If you scrubbed the glass clean then the photo might be a bit more clear, as the camera is more focusing on the algae on the glass than the axolotl

 

[Olivia97]

If you can pop your axie into a clear plastic container just for some photos

 

[CJ1981]

Hi,

A friend of mine has family in the Phillipines who keep fish. They buy API master test kits off ebay.co.uk from a seller/store called specialist marine aquatics. The kits are £21.20 plus £15.99 post and packing to the Phillipines. I've just run this through an online currency converter and it appears to work out at about 2,432 PHP.

I know it isn't of much help right now but may be something to consider for the futureif you want to start testing your water. :happy:

Good luck in the mean time and hope all works out ok

 

[jeromeetabuzo]

ok here is the pic its already shown the spots

 

[Olivia97]

Sorry I don't have an answer to your problem, but I'd just like you say I'm very jealous of your axie's gills! So cute ^.^

 

[jeromeetabuzo]

does anyone know about those spot are those natural colorings or no? and also i bought that axie with that small gills xD