Fungus not going away.

[Nikimayy]

My axolotl seems to have a fungus or something on his gills, around his eyes and on his body. The temperature is normally 19-21 though it can get up to 25 (pet store recommended frozen water bottles in the tank to keep it cool but it warms up overnight and in the morning before I wake up) and the parameters are normal. I’ve done salt baths over the last 5 days (3 the first 2 days, 1 on 3&4 and 2 today) but there’s no change and he’s only eaten once as well. Any recommendations?

 

[JM29]

Hi,
The picture isn't clear enough for me to be sure.
You can look at this recent thread (with a photo) to compare :

Illness/Sickness: - Anchor Worm Infestation; Sharing my experience to help others!

Hello everybody, Im new to this forum, I have been an Axolotl owner for about 10 months now, and I have noticed one main thing about keeping Axolotls. That would be when an odd illness or something concerning strikes, you can forget about getting straight forward advice because everyone does...

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and this one :

Weird growth on Golden Axolotl

Hi. I have a golden axolotl who I have recently discovered is growing some weird extra bits on his body. He is pretty happy and it does not appear to bother him. When I first got him at the aquarium, he had one just under his leg which I assumed was a skin tag and would heal, but it never did...

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[Nikimayy]

Hi,
The picture isn't clear enough for me to be sure.
You can look at this recent thread (with a photo) to compare :

Illness/Sickness: - Anchor Worm Infestation; Sharing my experience to help others!

Hello everybody, Im new to this forum, I have been an Axolotl owner for about 10 months now, and I have noticed one main thing about keeping Axolotls. That would be when an odd illness or something concerning strikes, you can forget about getting straight forward advice because everyone does...

www.caudata.org

and this one :

Weird growth on Golden Axolotl

Hi. I have a golden axolotl who I have recently discovered is growing some weird extra bits on his body. He is pretty happy and it does not appear to bother him. When I first got him at the aquarium, he had one just under his leg which I assumed was a skin tag and would heal, but it never did...

www.caudata.org

Yeah that’s what they look like. Like stringy growths.

 

[Nikimayy]

so I’ve been Googling anchor worm and blue planet paracide is coming up as a treatment has anyone had experience with it.

 

[axolotl nerd]

so I’ve been Googling anchor worm and blue planet paracide is coming up as a treatment has anyone had experience with it.

definitely do not treat them with it unless a vet has told you to do so, most treatments are toxic to axolotls and they can very easily be overdosed as they absorb things through their skin. he is very thin and i honestly don’t have much hope for his survival , especially with such a severe infestation

 

[Nikimayy]

Update: he’s getting better. The paracide worked and was recommended by a bunch of pet shops and they’re suppliers. He has a lot more energy and swimming much more and slowly eating again (though obviously not enough that’s how small he was when I got him. Thanks for that tip I’m trying to get him on live worms but I can’t find any so for now he’s just getting frozen bloodworms) thanks for everyone’s help. Would never have found out they were anchor worms without you.

 

[axolotl nerd]

Update: he’s getting better. The paracide worked and was recommended by a bunch of pet shops and they’re suppliers. He has a lot more energy and swimming much more and slowly eating again (though obviously not enough that’s how small he was when I got him. Thanks for that tip I’m trying to get him on live worms but I can’t find any so for now he’s just getting frozen bloodworms) thanks for everyone’s help. Would never have found out they were anchor worms without you.

pictures? i’m impressed that he’s improving!

 

[Nikimayy]

pictures? i’m impressed that he’s improving!

He doesn’t look very different but his gills aren’t folded and all the spots where the worms were attached have become wounds pretty much but he’s much more active, eating and pooping so I would say he’s definitely on the mend

 

[axolotl nerd]

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He doesn’t look very different but his gills aren’t folded and all the spots where the worms were attached have become wounds pretty much but he’s much more active, eating and pooping so I would say he’s definitely on the mend

he definitely looks somewhat better, good job!