Axolotl question

[Stacey W.]

My coworker owns an axolotl and I really know nothing about them. She ask me about fungal treatments for fish then proceeded to tell me her axolotl has some kind of fungal infection on its leg. What could it be and how do you treat it. Sorry no pics just trying to give a friend helpful advice.

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[Autumnsky]

I think they are pretty sensitive and maybe soaking it would be better than treating a whole tank.

Clean water, treated will be the best first course of treatment. Prime treated water with a dosage more for chloramines if they do or might have them in their tap water. Lots of water changes to turn over the old water to new clean water.

I will check with a friend who has them and see if there are any other medicated treatments for them. In the mean time lots of fresh clean treated water.

 

[Autumnsky]

This has a link for keeping water quality, and temp as a big issue for keeping healthy.
Also fish treatments that are NOT safe for them under the pics of the tail and it says at the end.
Axolotls - Health & Diseases

 

[Spencer1044]

I have used melafix to get rid of bacterial infections it works well and is safe for axolotls if I wouldn't do a treatment longer than a week


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