andrew
New member
Hi,
I'm hoping someone can give me some advice. One of my guys is sick (his tankmate seems ok). He is suffering from what looks like a white fungus which is growing around his eyes, gills, tail, and what appears to be inside his nose. This has been happening on and off for a couple of year but a bit of maintenance usually clears it up. However, about a month or so ago it got really bad, so I got some 'fungi treatment' from the local aquarium (i've since read this may be toxic to axolotyls as it contained Malachite Green, Methylene Blue and Acriflavine - is this correct?). The treatment appeared to work after a couple of doses and he returned to normal. Over the last week, the growth has returned worse than ever and he is looking rather sick - sitting on the bottom in an almost vertical position with his front legs just hanging. He hasn't been as hungry (but still eating) and his gills are mostly down flat. I can wipe the white growth carefully of most parts (except the stuff up his nose) but it reappears with 24 hours.
Would it be wise to do a thorough clean of the tank and a full water change? What about a short bath in salt water? Can sea water do for this or is it best to mix up a saline solution?
Please.. I need help. I think it is fairly urgent as I don't want my little guy to die.
Thanks,
Andrew Shiells
(Australia)
I'm hoping someone can give me some advice. One of my guys is sick (his tankmate seems ok). He is suffering from what looks like a white fungus which is growing around his eyes, gills, tail, and what appears to be inside his nose. This has been happening on and off for a couple of year but a bit of maintenance usually clears it up. However, about a month or so ago it got really bad, so I got some 'fungi treatment' from the local aquarium (i've since read this may be toxic to axolotyls as it contained Malachite Green, Methylene Blue and Acriflavine - is this correct?). The treatment appeared to work after a couple of doses and he returned to normal. Over the last week, the growth has returned worse than ever and he is looking rather sick - sitting on the bottom in an almost vertical position with his front legs just hanging. He hasn't been as hungry (but still eating) and his gills are mostly down flat. I can wipe the white growth carefully of most parts (except the stuff up his nose) but it reappears with 24 hours.
Would it be wise to do a thorough clean of the tank and a full water change? What about a short bath in salt water? Can sea water do for this or is it best to mix up a saline solution?
Please.. I need help. I think it is fairly urgent as I don't want my little guy to die.
Thanks,
Andrew Shiells
(Australia)