Axolotl hasn’t eaten in 2 days?

[Binditheaxolotl]

My axolotl hasn’t eaten in two days? All her parameters are perfect, and shes on sand substrate with nothing she could eat. I feed her Canadian nightcrawlers, with the occasional pellet. Any idea what’s wrong?
Basic Info
Parameters
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 10 ppm
Size
She’s 8 inches
Other parameters
We have naturally hard water
Temp: Ranges from 61-67F
Filtration: Aquaclear 20, run on high at night but on low during the day, and a 40 gallon sponge filter

 

[Calgarycoppers]

May just be spacing out now

 

[Binditheaxolotl]

May just be spacing out now

Okay, that would make sense. I may just not feed her for a bit to ensure she will start eating normally again, or every other day.

 

[Binditheaxolotl]

May just be spacing out now

Okay 2 days later, she still hasn’t eaten. I figured out what I think is wrong though. I did something I probably shouldn’t have, I added ph buffers to her tank. The second piece of driftwood I added dropped it dramatically to 7, and I added ph up, raised it too high, then dropped it too much, to 6.6. I definitely shouldn’t have done that, I just did a tiny water change, all I can at the moment, so raise the ph back to normal more. I took the second piece of driftwood out as well. I hope everyone can learn from my mistake!

 

[Binditheaxolotl]

Okay 2 days later, she still hasn’t eaten. I figured out what I think is wrong though. I did something I probably shouldn’t have, I added ph buffers to her tank. The second piece of driftwood I added dropped it dramatically to 7, and I added ph up, raised it too high, then dropped it too much, to 6.6. I definitely shouldn’t have done that, I just did a tiny water change, all I can at the moment, so raise the ph back to normal more. I took the second piece of driftwood out as well. I hope everyone can learn from my mistake!

Update to that: she just took a tiny piece of worm! I didn’t want to give her more and she got full very easily after 4 days without food. So the lesson here is, don’t use PH buffers, and if u do, do it slowly!!

 

[EasternRomioi3]

@Binditheaxolotl

So your axolotl is doing better? Just the major shift in the pH?

 

[Murk]

So the lesson here is, don’t use PH buffers, and if u do, do it slowly!!

Axolotls are pretty resistant to pH - 6.6 is still fairly acceptable.
It's just that any sudden changes can make them lose appetite for a while. That's not really something to worry about (they can easily go two weeks without food), but taking things slowly is always a good idea.

 

[Binditheaxolotl]

@Binditheaxolotl

So your axolotl is doing better? Just the major shift in the pH?

Axolotls are pretty resistant to pH - 6.6 is still fairly acceptable.
It's just that any sudden changes can make them lose appetite for a while. That's not really something to worry about (they can easily go two weeks without food), but taking things slowly is always a good idea.

Yep! She’s doing way better , I think maybe because I kept buffering with the PH because I kept putting to much or to little in, it stressed get out.

 

[EasternRomioi3]

Yeah, I did that once, added too much of the one dechlorinator I have and it really irritated my girl. She was pretty aggressive for like a whole day. Lesson learned. Good thing your little axolotl is doing better. That makes me happy to hear.