Vein from gill detached away

[larn]

My axolotl has an injury to her gills, one of the veins appears to be detached and is extruding from the gills.
It must be that the other axolotl has bitten her

what could i do ?

sorry the photo is not so clear

thanks

 

[HayleyK]

They are harmless. There are capillary beds in the gill fimbriae. Sometimes, overt regeneration results in a thickened fimbriae loop being formed.

In some instances, blood pooling/congestion in a gill can also cause a distention to the vessel. There are no 'valves' in the gill vessels so its not the same as 'varicose veins' but the concept of increased pressure/congestion in a vessel causing distention is similar.

This is the best description of what's going on, it's from a previous post.

 

[mewsie]

Agreed - one of mine had a vessel like this for around 18 months. It disappeared of its own accord.

As with all things, keep a careful eye on it (and her!) for any changes.

 

[auntiejude]

One of my axies had this - it went on it's own after a few months, and it didn't seem to bother her anyway.