gilbertjelly
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Hello
this is my first time on any forum
I'm hoping someone can help me
I have 2 axolotls golden albino male and white albino female
My male is very sick at the moment not sure where to start. Combination of things leading up to this mess
Long story short
my male starting refusing food - at this time i was traveling away alot with work so my partner was feeding them for me and i fractured my right arm was in plaster for a few weeks (so was trying to feed them left handed and then wrapped my arm in glad wrap and rubber glove to feed and clean their home.
It's been about 5 nearly 6 weeks since he's eaten. I bought both axolotls at the same time not sure how long they in lfs about 6 or 7 months ago both have been trouble free till last 6weeks
Both have been living on pellets only
i tried a few different things in the last couple weeks - lean streak, chicken, meal worms, blood worms any thing to get my male to eat he lifts his head to look but just wont eat
About 10 days my female (she is feeding normally) had a chomp at him and mangled his right back leg it looked abit nasty for afew days and just started to look abit better last night when to my horror this morning found him belly up. He still alive but is very weak i helped over and my female has had another go at him on right front leg (flesh only from what i can see) and right side gill area. He still can move around
Last week took water sample in to lfs they couldn't find anything wrong with water
He moves around the tank, his gills are good colour alittle short but till this morning were good a took pics with me to lfs and apart from his leg and being alittle thin they thought he looked pretty good considering how long since he has eaten
I always feed with reptile thongs and hve never had any problems till now
They are in a 60l x 30w x 35d and hve bigger stones on the bottom of tank and piece of pvc pipe and ornatment shaped like old pipes for them to hide in. No light on tank and no plants (took them off about 3months ago)
I just wondering if to fridge him - have been reading and looking at this site hoping to find answers
for afew weeks now was abit shy about going on line
I live in Mackay Qld and i know the temp's are abit hot here. considering getting a chiller for my axolotls
I feel like a terrible owner and i don't wont to loss my golden guy. I have only had fish tanks for about 18 months so still heaps i don't know my lfs is really great with info and help
I've very stressed about what to do
What do you think?
this is my first time on any forum
I'm hoping someone can help me
I have 2 axolotls golden albino male and white albino female
My male is very sick at the moment not sure where to start. Combination of things leading up to this mess
Long story short
my male starting refusing food - at this time i was traveling away alot with work so my partner was feeding them for me and i fractured my right arm was in plaster for a few weeks (so was trying to feed them left handed and then wrapped my arm in glad wrap and rubber glove to feed and clean their home.
It's been about 5 nearly 6 weeks since he's eaten. I bought both axolotls at the same time not sure how long they in lfs about 6 or 7 months ago both have been trouble free till last 6weeks
Both have been living on pellets only
i tried a few different things in the last couple weeks - lean streak, chicken, meal worms, blood worms any thing to get my male to eat he lifts his head to look but just wont eat
About 10 days my female (she is feeding normally) had a chomp at him and mangled his right back leg it looked abit nasty for afew days and just started to look abit better last night when to my horror this morning found him belly up. He still alive but is very weak i helped over and my female has had another go at him on right front leg (flesh only from what i can see) and right side gill area. He still can move around
Last week took water sample in to lfs they couldn't find anything wrong with water
He moves around the tank, his gills are good colour alittle short but till this morning were good a took pics with me to lfs and apart from his leg and being alittle thin they thought he looked pretty good considering how long since he has eaten
I always feed with reptile thongs and hve never had any problems till now
They are in a 60l x 30w x 35d and hve bigger stones on the bottom of tank and piece of pvc pipe and ornatment shaped like old pipes for them to hide in. No light on tank and no plants (took them off about 3months ago)
I just wondering if to fridge him - have been reading and looking at this site hoping to find answers
for afew weeks now was abit shy about going on line
I live in Mackay Qld and i know the temp's are abit hot here. considering getting a chiller for my axolotls
I feel like a terrible owner and i don't wont to loss my golden guy. I have only had fish tanks for about 18 months so still heaps i don't know my lfs is really great with info and help
I've very stressed about what to do
What do you think?