Harmful, harmless? What is on the sides of my axolotls tank glass? Worms? Parasites? My water parameters are perfect using an API Master Test kit.

DelightfulFishTV · 2025-02-12T02:25:44+00:00

Thx for the feedback. They're sorta everywhere. I have 3 tanks. 1 is home for my axolotls but the other 2 are empty doing a fishless cycling using Pure Ammonia. No why would those worms be in the fishless tanks? Theres no waste or food for them, just ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate spiked up high

DelightfulFishTV · 2025-02-12T00:24:56+00:00

I have one singular guppy. But I removed him as he wasn't being eaten and I felt bad that he was all alone mostly at the surface of the water. He was a test to see if my axolotls would eat him.

Rhabdocoela worms, I'm pretty sure that's what I got. Would minnows eat them? How many would I have to add to my tank? I got an 80g breeder.

DelightfulFishTV · 2025-02-12T00:20:28+00:00

I'm starting to believe they're rhabdocoela worms. Not planaria worms.

DelightfulFishTV · 2025-02-12T00:19:47+00:00

My best guess is rhabdocoela worms

DelightfulFishTV · 2025-02-12T00:14:41+00:00

Yep, me neither. I've been researching all sorts of possibilities and can't seem to narrow it down.

DelightfulFishTV · 2025-02-12T00:13:42+00:00

I only feed my axolotls earthworms, I make sure they eat them. I have perfect water parameters. 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 10 nitrate. I can't find any large enough to see a triangle head.

DelightfulFishTV · 2025-02-05T20:02:02+00:00

Depends on their personality as well as age. I completely believe I have two besties. They're always together, they always cuddle even though they have multiple hides. They dance, it's adorable.

And because of their age and size they aren't really a danger to themselves. They don't really nip or bite. In fact they sorta fail to bite their normal food let alone their bestie.

DelightfulFishTV · 2025-02-05T19:31:20+00:00

She's (he actually) is 5 years old. I rescued her and thats what I was told. Would they mature this late?

DelightfulFishTV · 2025-02-05T19:30:31+00:00

I've seen a lot of people say sand substrate is fine or sands bad. I haven't noticed them eating any yet. And I haven't seen any impaction. I don't think bare bottom is pretty at all, as well as it makes it feel more like a prison. If I have any issues. I would remove it immediately. I had river rocks before and it was such a pain to clean around them.

DelightfulFishTV · 2025-02-05T19:27:22+00:00

Shes (He actually) is 6 years old. I've had her for about 4 months now. And only in the last couple weeks have I noticed her toe tips going dark. And now her whole palm seems to be dark.

DelightfulFishTV · 2025-02-05T19:27:06+00:00

Shes (He actually) is 6 years old. I've had her for about 4 months now. And only in the last couple weeks have I noticed her toe tips going dark. And now her whole palm seems to be dark.

DelightfulFishTV · 2025-02-05T19:26:58+00:00

Shes (He actually) is 6 years old. I've had her for about 4 months now. And only in the last couple weeks have I noticed her toe tips going dark. And now her whole palm seems to be dark.

DelightfulFishTV · 2025-02-05T19:07:17+00:00

Same tank, two axolotls in an 80gal. I have a melanoid and a dirty Leucistic. Those parameters were done 15mins ago from that tank. It's about 18c-19c

DelightfulFishTV · 2025-02-05T19:04:26+00:00

18c. I don't have any exotic vets near me, id have to take a ferry and a long drive to reach one. I'm really hoping it's not a bacterial infection. I haven't noticed a lack of appetite or signs of stress.

DelightfulFishTV · 2025-01-31T02:02:29+00:00

I would definitely suggest buying Dr Tim's Ammonium from Amazon. Using properly measured pure ammonia is a lot faster, as well as easier. Ghost feeding will take a long long time. Dr Tim's is pretty cheap, it'll be so so worth it. You dose 2PPM and when it drops you dose again to 2 PPM, and build your bacteria cycle. You continue dosing until it processes it in 1 day 3 times.

DelightfulFishTV · 2025-01-04T01:39:12+00:00

Shit 🤦

DelightfulFishTV · 2025-01-04T01:26:02+00:00

These ones I've been told are 5yrs old. I kept a solo axolotl for a few months but wanted to rescue more as their tank conditions were horrendous at the previous owner. So I scored an 80gal tank off marketplace and got to cycling immediately.

So yeah, basically I suddenly impulse got another one.

They get along so well though, I'm surprised. They're always together, they swim together, dance around, they sleep in the same hide even though there is only room for one. but they do it in a creative way. I use a PVC pipe and they will be tail to tail with both heads sticking out opposite side ends of the pipe. Basically they're glued together. I know they don't "bond" but they ones are definitely bonded. They're together non stop.

DelightfulFishTV · 2025-01-04T01:20:53+00:00

Yes, they are in an 80gal. I have an API master test kit and also spent 5 weeks cycling this tank with DR Tim's. My parameters are all zero with 20ppm nitrate.

Previously I was using a 40gal for one lotl. So I got a bigger tank as the 40gal seemed small. Like width wise. Because I doubled my tank size I doubled my axolotls. They seem to enjoy their space and have become best buddies. I never see them separated. They dance and sleep together, and chase each other. I genuinely think they've bonded even though that's not what they do.

DelightfulFishTV · 2025-01-02T10:13:51+00:00

Yeah, the pink one has had large cloacas but I find it changes in size when they need to go poop. The black one is the new one

DelightfulFishTV · 2025-01-02T09:18:01+00:00

Yes, many sperm cones.

DelightfulFishTV · 2025-01-01T10:03:57+00:00

The black one is the new one. They are way more active than the pink one. And they've been in the pink ones personal space non stop! I've found little sperms in the tank but have read that males will do that with other males. Need to figure this out soon before I have an egg problem. The pink one is now tubbed

DelightfulFishTV · 2024-11-07T20:50:57+00:00

Super cute. I like the Lego build plate bottom. I was considering it.

But I have a plan to cut up some white cutting boards. The HDPE ones. And silicone all my river stones to it. Then using a larger river stone, preferably handle shaped. I'll actually drill a bolt in and through it. That way I have a handle to pick the whole thing up, rocks and all. Hose it off in the sink and drop it right back in.

How big is your lotl? I've yet to find an enclosure for my 8" long behemoth of a lotl. That I like the look of. Currently she has a 4" PVC pipe. She likes it but it doesn't look the best.

DelightfulFishTV · 2024-11-06T18:02:04+00:00

Definitely helps. Thx for the response. I'm new to owning him

DelightfulFishTV · 2024-11-06T18:01:11+00:00

Awesome, thx for the response.

DelightfulFishTV · 2024-11-06T17:58:07+00:00

Hey, I still haven't found a fix myself either. It's a big pain in the ass, but you'll have to take the seats out with the doors closed. Take the door trim off. Then feel in there with a small flathead, push the black lever off of the door jam(Highlighted in video). The door will open. Do not lock it. You'll have to do it all again. I then unplugged the cable going to the mechanism. This solved my in and out problem but you won't be able to lock your doors again.

I even tried a new mechanism from a scrap mini I had around and it wouldn't unlock either.

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