Illness/Sickness: Pointy growth on axolotl tail - what is it?

[firedreams]

We have three juvenile axolots (5 mo. old) in an aquarium.

Recently we have noticed a strange growth at the end of one's tail. See attached photos.

The axolotl in question has been acting a bit shy lately. He is also a fair bit larger than his tankmates - but they all bite each other now and again.

Any idea what the pointy growth might be?

 

[Hayden]

It looks like it might be a skin tag of sorts, or maybe somebody nipped at his tail and it healed funny. I would just keep an eye on it, make sure it doesn't get bigger.

By the way, That is a stunning axolotl.

 

[firedreams]

Thanks Hayden! It does seem more like a growth than something attached to him. We will keep an eye on it.

 

[Jasmini]

One of my axolotls got the same issue! It has been there for a few months and it hasn't gotten any worse... I would just go with little piece of skin attatched very strangly :happy:

 

[ahiggin1]

wow, beautiful colors! first off lol
second, axies are the gods of the regeneration world. It could just be that the cells got concentrated and formed a tag, or as Hayden said that it might have just healed weird.
If it got any bigger, I would worry more about the others trying to nip at it :/
Good luck