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Weird substance in axolotl tank?!

leo_axie

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So I’ve recently have gotten my axolotl a 20 gallon long tank about a week ago and there’s this weird slimy stuff in my axolotls tank I don’t know if this is normal or not please help!!! It’s the weird clear blobs at the top of the tank! It was hard to take a picture that shows
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looks like some sort of algae. algae grows when you're aquarium is in direct sunlight.
scrub it away then see if it regrows. if it does you may have to move your aquarium.
 

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looks like some sort of algae. algae grows when you're aquarium is in direct sunlight.
scrub it away then see if it regrows. if it does you may have to move your aquarium.
Oh alright there isn’t really any direct sunlight there’s a window to the left but it hits more of my geckos tank there is curtains though.
 

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So I’ve recently have gotten my axolotl a 20 gallon long tank about a week ago and there’s this weird slimy stuff in my axolotls tank I don’t know if this is normal or not please help!!! It’s the weird clear blobs at the top of the tank! It was hard to take a picture that showsView attachment 87187View attachment 87188
What are you water parameters? primarily ammonia level?
 
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