Rose is sick

[ty500]

Hi
My little white albino, Rose, is looking a bit sick, this morning i salt bathed her after finding a bit of the end of her tail missing and a fungal infection in that gap, the other day she looked a bit bloated with a dark area on her side, the swelling is gone but the dark patch still remains, she was on gravel till recently, and is now on stones, none smaller than her head. she is also less active than usual, buryes her head alot, and her gill thingys have gone from red to a very pale pink over the last week.
Cheers
Ty

 

[kapo]

How old/big is Rose and how long have you had her? If she's a juvenile (under 12cm their organs usually show on the side. What's her appetite like? They tend to go pale pink when theyre less active and as they mature; but will redden when they eat.

 

[ty500]

Rose

i bought rose and her tank-mate spud at the same time, they were the same size then, i read that males grow faster than females,k which is why i assume her a female, as spud is now about 10 cm and rose is about 7, she is eating quite well, but never as much as spud, but she can whack the chopstick i use to feed then prety hard. ive just changed them over to large rocks, and also have moved from beef heart qubes to Axie pellets, these sink inbetween the rocks, and can be missed, so im thinking of clearing an area in the tank for feeding. i have noteced her gill things do vareate 9in colour but they seem to have thinned out at the tips, just am little when they fade in colour to, is this to do with blood variation. im going to upgrade there tank asap, as the tail chunk was the second domestic had by rose and spud, and if in the new tank they still fight too much ill seperate them.
cheers.
Ty

 

[kapo]

what size tank are they currently in

When you do upgrade your tank consider using sand, bare substrate or check out the following link jennewt posted on permanent substrate: http://www.caudata.org/forum/messages/793/77098.html?1170154180

This works very well if you prefer having a layer of sand or gravel and is easy to feed and clean, (food doesn't fall between the rocks, or get buried in sand, worms don't try to bury beneath substrate...). Whereas, with rocks and gravel waste tends to build up beneath the substrate and can eventually become a water quality issue.

Do you feed them in separate areas and have enough hiding spots? They may be hungry which could also be the "domestic" - the tail looking like moving food! Have you tried feeding earthworms? And how often and much do you feed them?

Also, at that size it's difficult to actually say which one is male/female - they will have different growth spurts dependant on how often/much they eat. It won't be until they're 8-9 months (at earliest; to 18months+) or 20cm+ that you will be able to tell gender.

 

[ty500]

Thanks

Thanks,l i will be seperating them soon, there tank is a bit small for 2, but a second one has come up that will hold the same. when i change the tank ill re do the substrate, not sure wether to go with sand of permanent, but with the axolotl pellets i use i spend alot tof timke cleaning so either would be an improvement on the large rocks.
Ty