White gills even after eating

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Some help please! My axie (Hank) has had abnormally pale gills for the past few days. He has also been a bit sluggish.

He still has his typical strong appetite, but even eating doesn't seem to give them much if any coloring.

Attached is a pic of him tonight after feeding him.

*also looking at him I am noticing his gills are a bit forward and tip of his tail is hooked. Didn't notice this yesterday.

Any suggestions to what's going on? Please help, I want Hank to be healthy again
 

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Tank temp sits around 62 degrees Fahrenheit. What are you referring to by water parameters?
 
Water parameters mean pH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels. A lot of the time when there issues in axolotls it can be traced back to the parameters so it's always an important thing to ask :)
 
Sorry about the delay!

Looks like my nitrate and hardness are a bit high, but nitrite, pH, and chlorine look good. I'm waiting on my ammonia test to finish up and I'll post as soon as it's done.
 
I don't really know about the gills, usually they will go pink when the axie is active/eating. Do you have a photo of the gills before they turned white? I have seen posts where a little bit of the gills have gone white, but not the whole thing.
Is there any water current?
 
Thanks for the quick response!

Water current is pretty minimal, I have a rock by the filter to help with that.

Here is what his gills look like normally.

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Wow! Have the speckles on the face reduced too? The white gills must be from the inactivity, but I wonder what is causing the inactivity. Are you able to raise the temperature a little? Is the water usually at 62?
 
Yes, his speckles are not as dark. Hadn't even thought of that.

Temp sits 62-64 usually. Right now it's at about 65. Should I let it get warmer than that?
 
See if there is any change at 65 degrees. I wouldn't raise it too much higher than that.
 
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