Axolotl - Aquariums - Just found this in our tank...could it be a leech? Could it have come from blackworms? Girl has had slime coat issues for weeks now and tubbing didn’t help. Where did they come from? Are they harmful to her?

July 13, 2020
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Axolotl - Aquariums - Just found this in our tank...could it be a leech? Could it have come from blackworms? Girl has had slime coat issues for weeks now and tubbing didn’t help. Where did they come from? Are they harmful to her?

Just found this in our tank...could it be a leech? Could it have come from blackworms? Girl has had slime coat issues for weeks now and tubbing didn’t help. Where did they come from? Are they harmful to her?

Posted: 13 Jul 2020 03:12 AM PDT

Don’t you dare touch my flowerpot it’s mine and mine only

Posted: 12 Jul 2020 11:16 AM PDT

Hello mother.

Posted: 13 Jul 2020 12:01 AM PDT

Baby lotl

Posted: 12 Jul 2020 02:59 PM PDT

Does this look like a fungal infection?

Posted: 13 Jul 2020 06:18 AM PDT

Does this look like a fungal infection?

My axolotl seems to have a sort of bumpier head and a little fold near his gills. His gills are looking a little less perky than usual. I just gave him some axie pellets and noticed that he looks a little off to me. I'm not sure if I'm just being paranoid or if this is some sort of fungal issue. He is due for a water change tomorrow and his water temperature is about 68 right now. We have a cooler but it is very hard to keep the temp down in the summer. The only new element in his tank is some fresh moss balls. Thanks!

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What is this

Posted: 13 Jul 2020 02:31 AM PDT

What is this

So I was at my local pet store and I saw a dent in one of its tails (the one in the front). Will the axi grow out of it or is it the permanent damage that the pet store has caused. P.s. I know that the conditions are horrible and for me, it is very sad.

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Help! Nitrite levels way too high

Posted: 13 Jul 2020 09:48 AM PDT

So I recently rescued a young male axi from someone who'd basically abandoned him, along with a pretty basic setup (tank, Fluval U4 filter, a few fake plants but nothing live). I've kept exotic pets before (mainly reptiles) but this is my first tank animal so I'm a bit new to this.

I transported the tank water with the tank, as I'd read this was a good thing to do, and tested the water when I got home. Ammonia levels, pH etc were fine, but the nitrite levels were well over 4ppm.

Every day since then, I've been changing between 25% and 50% of the water, dechlorinating it beforehand, and adding mixture containing nitrifying bacteria to it. I've also bought a jump net and aquarium fan to help aerate the tank.

It's been about a week, and the nitrite levels are at about 2ppm now, but I'm freaking out that my poor lil axi is gonna be poisoned or something :(

He was really badly neglected by his previous owner as I've mentioned, so I'm not sure if the nitrite levels had been that high for a while, or whether or not it's something to do with the filter (which I'm still a bit unsure about how to test/change), but based on what I've read, I think the bacteria in the filter may be dead.

If that's the case, what do I do? Or does it sound like there's something else up?

TIA, sorry for the wall of text but I'm panicking

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My baby ��

Posted: 12 Jul 2020 11:20 AM PDT

Golden and Krokmou, born the 3rd of March, want to say hello to the sub ��

Posted: 12 Jul 2020 02:23 PM PDT

Water help?

Posted: 13 Jul 2020 06:57 AM PDT

My axos have been having a rough time with ammonia, and until yesterday, I didnt know that my tap water came WITH ammonia, specifically a 2-4 ppm on the API Master Test scale. Well I have sea chem prime and use that, but I dont want to use too much and hurt them worse with these chemicals. Right now I redid most of the water and the tank is at .25 ppm, but is there something else I should be doing? I'm really worried for my guys and I dont want anything bad to happen to them and I feel absolutely terrible I let it get this bad without knowing :'(

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This is chubby, either he's becoming a lotlcorn, or hes developing a cyst on his forehead, we don't think its a fungal infection, and other theories of what this could be?

Posted: 12 Jul 2020 02:17 PM PDT

Looking to rehome these guys sadly. I’ll only talk in PMs. Looking for someone who’s experienced and can give these guys lots of love. Rehoming fee will be discussed.

Posted: 12 Jul 2020 03:21 PM PDT

Got him a bubbler today and AWw:,)

Posted: 12 Jul 2020 04:14 PM PDT

swimming like crazy!

Posted: 12 Jul 2020 09:33 PM PDT

my axolotl has never ever done this before ! i first saw him floating today at the top and i was like i'll give him some time to poop and an hour later he did. now he is still gulping for air and swimming back and forth from left to right, up and down, floating and swimming back up gulping air and he has never done this! he's not doing it very fast just like normal speed, he doesn't seem stressed at all either ! i don't know what to do !!!

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Light green hue on GFP despite not being under black light

Posted: 12 Jul 2020 08:30 PM PDT

After recently learning that my leucy is also a GFP I realized that when my black light is off his tail still has a light green hue to it. I just wanted to know if this is normal with GFPs (Maybe something similar to how glow in the dark items "charge up" in sunlight and can glow later). He's completely happy and healthy and hasn't been displaying any out-of-the-norm behaviors. His parameters are normal and although his water has been slightly warmer than usual I've been making constant efforts to keep it at a good temperature for him (which seems to be working fine based on how he's behaving). Just a worried axolotl owner who doesn't know much about GFPs.

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Feeder fish?

Posted: 12 Jul 2020 05:22 PM PDT

So I used to feed my axie feeder fish when he was younger and never noticed an issue, but I was younger too so who knows. I just wanted to make sure (and I apologize if its dumb to ask 😖) they can digest small fish bones no problem right? I wanted to double check but I cant find anything online about whether they can digest the bones or not 🥴 (I breed platies so we're talking tiny bones). Thank you for any and all help 😭💕

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Anxious Axolotl

Posted: 12 Jul 2020 04:48 PM PDT

Hi everyone, I've had my axolotl for seven months now, and recently she's been really skittish. When I first got her, she would swim up to my hand and nip my fingers, whereas now, if I make a wrong move, she bolts. I'm really concerned because I know stress can physical health problems, and also she swims so frantically I'm afraid she'll injure herself bumping into something. She has plenty of different hides, and I can't think of anything that could have triggered this.

Has anyone else experienced this, and could I get some advice?

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Need help figuring out foggy water

Posted: 12 Jul 2020 10:41 AM PDT

Hi!

For my boyfriends and I 4 year anniversary he surprised me with a new axolotl. It's our first time owning one and he set it up while I was working to surprise me so she got put into the tank right at set up and it wasn't cycled beforehand. Please don't yell at me or tell me she's going to die or something. The water was clear the first day but on day two or three it got super foggy. I have tested the water and based off the strips there isn't anything toxic in the tank except for a very small amount of ammonia. I have had her for about 10 days now and have been doing 20-25% water changes daily, but it is still incredibly foggy. My axolotl doesn't seem to be bothered, she eats, she poops, she swims around, she seems fine to me. What can I do to get rid of the foggy water? All I see online is to do water changes but I feel like it's not improving at all?

Also we put in bottled water initially and I got dechlorinator and have been using tap water for water changes after I use prime.

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New tank setup questions

Posted: 12 Jul 2020 10:33 AM PDT

We're working on buying supplies so we can add an axolotl to the crew. We're setting up a 20 long and would love some advice on the best options for a filter and tank cover (no cover isn't an option as we have curious cats) Budget friendly is the name of the game, I'm down for good quality but want to keep cost reasonable. TIA for any help, we are super excited to start getting things together so we can start cycling the tank. ❤️

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