SolarrGalaxy2
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I'm a new axolotl owner and today I turned on the lights of his tank so I could let the plants have some light and stuff for oxygen because before I didn't.
And I looked at him and I noticed he has a sort of white film on the front of his gills and his tail is kind of red. I can also kind of see his veins.
I've also been noticing the past few days he's been coming up a lot for air which is also part of the reason I turned on the light for the plants.
I've been using the dipsticks a lot and everything seems fine aside from the KH which I'm trying to sort out currently. (Hence the oxygen thing in the plants)
I'm not sure what is going on and I really need some help.
This is what he looked like before
This is what he looks like now
I'm going to do a half water change tomorrow and clean our the leaf litter today.
He has also been quite active, I've been trying to keep his water temperature down low under 70°F and right now it's at 68°F
He is eating fine and I'm giving him 2 earthworms everyday and occasionally bloodworms which he eats just fine but I'm just worried because I don't know what this white film is.
I'm suspecting it's because of ammonia and the KH but I'm just asking here to make sure.
He is also being very active and constantly swimming to the sides of each tank for about 20 minutes every few hours.
I'm super worried about him.
Could anyone here give me some advice?
And I looked at him and I noticed he has a sort of white film on the front of his gills and his tail is kind of red. I can also kind of see his veins.
I've also been noticing the past few days he's been coming up a lot for air which is also part of the reason I turned on the light for the plants.
I've been using the dipsticks a lot and everything seems fine aside from the KH which I'm trying to sort out currently. (Hence the oxygen thing in the plants)
I'm not sure what is going on and I really need some help.
This is what he looked like before
I'm going to do a half water change tomorrow and clean our the leaf litter today.
He has also been quite active, I've been trying to keep his water temperature down low under 70°F and right now it's at 68°F
He is eating fine and I'm giving him 2 earthworms everyday and occasionally bloodworms which he eats just fine but I'm just worried because I don't know what this white film is.
I'm suspecting it's because of ammonia and the KH but I'm just asking here to make sure.
He is also being very active and constantly swimming to the sides of each tank for about 20 minutes every few hours.
I'm super worried about him.
Could anyone here give me some advice?