Justice Cobra
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Hey all! New to the forum, long time lurker.
Been having an issue with my axolotl Floki that came on very suddenly two days ago. I have no herp vets around me so I figured I'd ask on here to see what other people might think. Essentially my axolotl's head keeps jerking to the right and I cannot figure out what is causing this, and no it's not the usual open mouth to suck in everything around him sort of jerk that most axolotls do, he doesn't even open his mouth when doing it. So for right now I have fridge'd him.
I do 25 percent water changes once a week, sometimes twice if the water is really bad. He's two years old, never had really any issues before aside from a gill flicking issue that was resolved after fridging him when he was younger. (He really hates the fridge) But his tail isn't curling nor is his gills.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
PH: 7.8
Nitrate: 20ppm
The weird thing is is that I have been having a bacteria bloom for over two weeks now and the tank has been pretty foggy because of it. Usually if I break a cycle and that happens it doesn't last too long but its been foggy for quite some time even after water changes. I have tested the water 5 times now with the same results as above. (got the dropper kit) I also use prime for dichlorination since I got him and have never had any issues.
He also seems to kind of be more bloated than usual but it is hard to tell. He's always been quite a chonk. I feed him regular nightcrawlers from petsmart as well as red frozen bloodworms. All feeding is done in a separate container. He is still eating fine but I am worried if that he may be impacted so I am going to stop for a few days.
I recorded a video while on break today, of course he doesn't do it as much when I am filming but sometimes its just constant head banging and I am worried. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Been having an issue with my axolotl Floki that came on very suddenly two days ago. I have no herp vets around me so I figured I'd ask on here to see what other people might think. Essentially my axolotl's head keeps jerking to the right and I cannot figure out what is causing this, and no it's not the usual open mouth to suck in everything around him sort of jerk that most axolotls do, he doesn't even open his mouth when doing it. So for right now I have fridge'd him.
I do 25 percent water changes once a week, sometimes twice if the water is really bad. He's two years old, never had really any issues before aside from a gill flicking issue that was resolved after fridging him when he was younger. (He really hates the fridge) But his tail isn't curling nor is his gills.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
PH: 7.8
Nitrate: 20ppm
The weird thing is is that I have been having a bacteria bloom for over two weeks now and the tank has been pretty foggy because of it. Usually if I break a cycle and that happens it doesn't last too long but its been foggy for quite some time even after water changes. I have tested the water 5 times now with the same results as above. (got the dropper kit) I also use prime for dichlorination since I got him and have never had any issues.
He also seems to kind of be more bloated than usual but it is hard to tell. He's always been quite a chonk. I feed him regular nightcrawlers from petsmart as well as red frozen bloodworms. All feeding is done in a separate container. He is still eating fine but I am worried if that he may be impacted so I am going to stop for a few days.
I recorded a video while on break today, of course he doesn't do it as much when I am filming but sometimes its just constant head banging and I am worried. Any suggestions? Thanks.
