Axie swimming into glass all night and most of day time

[chathuranga]

Please tell me what is normal. My first axe is swimming(or playing) all night. (like from 6pm to 10 am in the morning) Also swims a lot in day time.
I feed it then it rests then starts swimming again.

around 10 cm from nose to tail.
water temp is around 22 C all times. Water is clear. Filter is not making big current.

How are your Axies, do they swim play a lot or just stay still all day. I have searched the web a lot but it doesn't say how then are supposed to behave.

 

[sarah]

22C is a bit high. if u can try and get ur temp 20C or below

 

[chathuranga]

Thanks, will do. I think I will have to try the frozen water bottle thing I read about.

How do you keep the temperature constant low in melbourne in summer?

 

[sarah]

well i have a 4 foot tank. i keep 2 frozen 3ltr juice bottles in freezer, filled with declornated water, but fill the bottle about 75% to allow the bottle to expand and less chance for the bottle to crack.
i drop the water in the tank, just enough to cover my largest axie, i put 1 juice bottle in the tank and when that is almost melted i rotate with the other bottle. 1 bottle usualy lasts 1 day, cos i also have a small desk fan pointing into the water to also help cool down the water. what i also figured out that heats up the water is the canaster filters, the large ones that sit under the tank, i turned it off and my tank dropped about 2 n a half deg, thats why i never run a filter anymore,i just do a 50% water change 2 times a week.
i hope this helps.

 

[sarah]

also check ur water for ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, ph etc etc. u can do this by taking a sample of ur tank water to ur local petshop or buy a ur own testkit they range to about $30 to $35 on the internet.
www.theaquariumshop.com.au have the testkits at a good price.

 

[chathuranga]

Thanks it helps a lot, I never thought frozen water bottles would last that long.
Before I figured she would be better off with a constant ( high) temp than a low changing temperature.
I will buy a test kit asap.

Anyway now she is acting normal again, eats like before. Still tries to keep swimming through the glass but only for a little while.

 

[joan]

At that size, it's still just a baby. It will become less active as it grows up.

 

[jennifer]

Swimming against the glass for long periods is a general sign of a stressed-out axolotl. During the first day or two in a new tank, this is something you'd expect. How long have you had it?

Young ones swim around more than older ones, but even young ones sit still some of the time, and once they are accustomed to their tank they should not swim frantically against the glass. If it is still doing this, you need to think about all possible reasons it may be stressed.

 

[chathuranga]

sorry about late reply..
Just letting everybody know my axolotl is fine now.
Turned out I feed him too much and ph levels were through the roof. I got the test kit the same day.
I went and talked to lfs and he helped me out. I did 50% water change that day and now 20% changes every day until filter can handle it.

Sadly he has hurt his tail on one of the ornaments. I can see a small scar 2mm in size at tip of the tail. Should i be worried??
I will wait and see for now and post a new thread if i Dont get a reply here on this thread.
thanks

 

[anna]

Haha, my axo used to swim up and down a lot, and swim straight into the glass everytime - silly thing.

Mine also hurt its tail quite young, and there is a tear at the top of the tail about 0.8cm long. It never healed, but didnt seem to effect my axie at all.

 

[chathuranga]

Just updating. His tail has healed fully.
Looks even bigger by the looks of it. I have posted some pictures on the the picture section. I have called it "pics of Sir axolot"