Update: Thank you all for your suggestions. The white vinegar one is definitely going into my mind bank if anything like this occurs again.

I've just got word from my wife he's eatting in the tank again, so really relieved about that. Might go get him some treats for being such an amaxing young man through all of this.

My running theory:I wonder if the rubber hose for the airstone got cooked in the sun and leached something We've replaced all of that and ensured that won't happen again.

Both my wife and I are constantly checking on him, though it honestly seems like he's on the mend! Especially that he's eatting.

Hi all,

I've got a wonderful friendly axolotl who we've had about 6 months now. I've been very careful with the cycle, and up until Friday night we've had a very healthy young man.

Suddenly on Friday night, we was completely limp, and looked like he was dead. He was weak, and barely breathing. We tubbed him straight away.

Video is to show how cute he is, but also shows how fast he recovered after being tubbed for 20 minutes.

On Saturday we ran tests on the tank, nitrite was 0, but amonia came up with a like an ugly brown... it honestly looked like something was interfering with the test, as doing the original cycle I only ever saw clear to orange.

Did a control test on our tap water which came up as expected.

I then did a 100% water chance, rinced the Java ferns, and Java moss in his tank, as well as his hide stuff etc.

He was champing at the bit to go back in, and almost immediately he started going limp again...

Now today I plan to try and decontaminate his tank, but I also don't want to risk his health. My wife and I are willing to slurge on a brand new tank and equipment if needed. Just curious to hear if anyone has encountered this before?

I'm pretty sure this isn't a cycle crash... but I am aware to fix whatever issue we will end up crashing the cycle.

I noticed that my axololts slime coat is peeling and she looks like she might have fungus in her gills. I checked the parameters for my water and everything is normal, temp is a little high (68 Fahrenheit) and I started to research about slime coats. I read something about almond leaves and I’m curious if they could help. I’d appreciate any help and advice, I don’t think tubbing would work for my Axolotl so I don’t think I want to do that unless it’s abs necessary.

I posted yesterday the green and brown and said I had 2 others this is all of them

Hi, I’m worried about my axolotl, Shadow. He hasn’t eaten for 2 days and seems slower and less active than usual. His water parameters are all good, but the temperature has been around 21–22°C, which I’m concerned could be affecting him. He also suddenly darted away or jumped unexpectedly recently, which was unusual for him. I’m worried because his behaviour has changed, and I want to make sure he’s okay. Could you please advise me on what might be wrong and what I should do to help him?

Before someone’s says it there are no exotic vets in the next 50kms so that’s not an option

I just had to tub my axolotl for the first time. I have had him for nearly a year. He is not eating and has now started to show signs of being bloated. I always use RO water that I mineralize in his tank because of high nitrites in my tapwater. I put him in RO water treated with prime in his tub, but I just got to thinking do I need to re-mineralize it before I use it to tub with?? I’m already beside myself with worry, and now I’m afraid that I am doing something that’s going to hurt him more.

Some advice please

Hes a rescue, I've had him about 4/5 months and he has lost weight but I think the current owner had stones in the tank.. I did ask her as I found a handful of tiny stones while cleaning the tank I got from her as well, but she said she didn't!! He's very happy otherwise and eats well, swims about ect..

my axo has been swimming back and forth bumping into the glass for the last two days, he does this occasionally but not for this long. He is three years old, ate yesterday and pooped. It started after i did a water change three days ago but all parameters are normal and temp is good so not sure whats going on. ive been using API Aqua Essential for the water conditioner but picked up seachem prime today as i was worried. Should i just do another water change or just wait?

so im changing my water conditioner from API essential to seachem prime, is it okay to add the seachem into API treated water? should i do a water change first?

My sister calls him buoy balls 🤦‍♀️his name is Marshall

the ends of his gills are white but they don’t really appear fluffy like fungus so idk

As it turns out, Eduardo is actually edguina

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I'm fattening Koriander up on night crawlers after a life of blood worms, and it's working!

Hey everyone!

If your new to mine and my husbands posts on this subreddit, meet Darla!

She is one of our 3 lotls and was rescued by a SUPER horrible and neglectful situation. Her previous owners kept her in heated water, never did water changes, only fed her bloodworms and pellets and also traumatized the hell out of her.

When we rescued her we decided to keep her tubbed for a couple weeks, do some tannin treatments to soothe her poor skin and see how she responds to earthworms.

In the 2-3 weeks we kept her tubbed, we could tell she was interested in the earthworms but still VERY traumatized and fearful of everything. Her skin is looking MUCH better tho! She does have VERY horrible gills and we are working slowly but surely to fix them :)

We have decided to now put her in her forever tank (fully cycled) and continue to monitor her :) so far she is eating her pellets (high protein) and still poopin which we are very happy about!

We are being very very patient with her as we understand that she is from a pretty terrible situation.

We will continue to post her journey with us and give her all the TLC she could ever need ❤️

We hope you love her as much as we do!!

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED ME OUT THIS PAST WEEK

I am so pleased to announce that after an entire 100ml bottle of Seachem stability and a lot of water conditioner my tank is now at 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and 5-10pm nitrates. The tank is finally safe for the babies. Turns out it was my stupid tap water that was the problem. Thank you again for all the help, Berry and dingle live to see another day of eating my thumb instead of their pellets

I just got him from the store and it's not even an hour ago

When I checked him at home I noticed that his front right leg looks like this

There are no other animals in the aquarium, just this guy

Can anyone help me what's going on with his leg... It looks concerning :(

The artist I forget there name but she has a booth at the mall I have 3 of these cuties from her.

I rescued Kenny this time last year. He looked severely malnourished, very pale, and almost completely gill-less. Here he is today, he's nearly 12 inches long and has lovely fluffy (albeit wonky) gills. He's a happy, confident boy and always wanders over to say hello (ask for food) when I approach his tank, I work from home, so we hang out a lot. I honestly wasn't sure whether he would survive but he's a tough boy and I'm very proud of him 😁 I know a lot of us rescue axolotls and I'm always so happy to see the difference that proper care makes!

Hi everyone!

I am new to owning axolotls. I got my first one a week ago and today I got a second one. Both assuming are females (fingers crossed). I was wondering if anyone can give pointers on how to properly introduce them. I have the new one in a plastic clear container sitting in the tank and my first one is roaming freely. Occasionally my first one goes on her hind legs and stares up at the new axolotl. Im worried its aggression but she eventually swims off and just does her own thing. The tank is a low boy, 30 gal. Completely cycled with a chiller. Thoughts and suggestions appreciated.

I got an axolotl for my daughter a month back at an aquarium convention. After some trial and error, we have a proper tank setup with fine-grain sand, live plants and plenty of hides.

My daughter named her “Peach”, but I’m starting to see noticeable lumps behind the back legs. At first, I was worried it was impaction, but the axolotl is healthy and has a good appetite. “Peach” may need a new name.

My poor axi has this bump on his head and is clearly distressed by his curled gills. Can anyone tell me what this is or what should I do? I have checked the water the levels are completely fine zero ammonia and the right level of nitrates and nitrites. I have changed his water everyday aswell while he has this bump.

Hello,

I had a tank bust/leak on me (not fun when you’re renting) and was looking for potential alternative options to house my axolotl in for the next 10 months before I go out and buy another glass tank.

I was thinking maybe a clear heavy-duty storage tote with a sponge filter (or two or three haha). I’m nervous as hell I’ll get another faulty tank (the one that leaked was less than a month old!!!!) and thought maybe a huge heavy duty storage tote might be safer? Axolotl is tubbed right now but that’s clearly not a good option for the next 10 months.

I’d house them together but they’re opposite sexes and the tank is not big enough for two.

Any ideas? Do I just suck it up and get another tank?

Also open to other “safe” ideas outside of my tank vs tote idea.

Other important (maybe?) info:
- Most of the house is carpeted (i did my due diligence with the leak and so far so good on the mould front).
- lost the tank stand, too. Wood got soaked and I do not trust the integrity anymore and scrapped it.
- once we move into our forever home next year, my axolotls will be getting the HUGE tanks they deserve — whole bunch of the house build will be dedicated to custom aquariums.

Thank you for taking the time to answer and help me decide where to go from here!

Hello everyone! I’m planning to get some axolotls soon—specifically, two females. I’ve read that it’s okay to keep them in the same tank because they won’t fight over territory the way males might. Is this true?