Is my Axolotl healthy?

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My Axolotl is about 3-4 months old, he’s a good eater, he eats blackworms, bloodworms and pellets, he has a 25 gallon tank and no tank mates, he has 2 hides and live plants, a filter too, his tank is usually 60-62 degrees
 

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make sure he/she has a air-stone fitted in the tank, make sure to regularly test water parameters and do weekly water changes.
be aware he/she looks a bit small to be in a tank with sand/substrate as it can be a impaction hazard if swallowed.
your axolotl looks fine, there is no signs of stress, his/gills are a bit pale but that can be solve by making sure the water is oxygenated enough.
 
make sure he/she has a air-stone fitted in the tank, make sure to regularly test water parameters and do weekly water changes.
be aware he/she looks a bit small to be in a tank with sand/substrate as it can be a impaction hazard if swallowed.
your axolotl looks fine, there is no signs of stress, his/gills are a bit pale but that can be solve by making sure the water is oxygenated enough.
He does eat sand sometimes with his food, but it only causes his bum to float until he poops or burps, is that bad?
 
sand doesn't cause a axolotl to float if anything it would be the total opposite, gas build up from either gasping at surface or from food breakdown is the main causes of floating and the reason it stops after defecating is that the gas has to come out somewhere.
you need to make sure to have a air-stone in the water to deter surface gasping.
 
sand doesn't cause a axolotl to float if anything it would be the total opposite, gas build up from either gasping at surface or from food breakdown is the main causes of floating and the reason it stops after defecating is that the gas has to come out somewhere.
you need to make sure to have a air-stone in the water to deter surface gasping.
Is an air stone the thing that shoots bubbles out of it? I have one in his tank, he does gasp at the surface sometimes but I thought it could’ve just been for fun
 
it looks like a stone attached to a thin pipe that air bubbles come out off, going to the surface on the odd occasion is normal, if on the other hand he/she is going to the surface every couple of minutes check your water levels.
 
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