axolotl treatment

[Flash Wilson]

Ello,

Can I use the same treatment on axolotls that I would on tropicals?
I've got three in a 30 inch tank and noticed that one has a small
amount of slime or something on his leg. I think it was that way
in the shop but I didn't notice :( It's whitish so thought it was
fungus but actually it looks more slimey - and he's not using that
leg very much, holding it up instead :(

I was thinking of using esha2000 - supposedly kind to fish and
filters and ok on cold and tropicals, but doesn't mention axolotls.
Manufacturer hasn't got back to me yet...

I've also had fun getting them to eat. On day 1 they ignored
frozen bloodworm so on day 2 I fed carnivore sticks - which they
will only take if I wiggle them by hand, and not from tweezers
or from the water direct! Day 3 I gave them frozen bloodworm again
and it vanished very fast :) So.. um.. fun fun.

They are ace, though. They are like little statues playing
Grandmother's Footsteps... every time I turn round they've moved,
but they're still static!

Before anyone mentions it, I've read caudata.org, inky's pages,
the Indiana Axolotl Colony site... the trouble is I dont know
where to get the specific US-centric treatments to which they
refer, I need some guidance on whether I can generally treat
axolotls as with fish, or whatever, rather than references to
specific products I might not be able to get.

Cheers,
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[blove]

according to this site http://axolotl.caudata.org/health.htm it says fish
remedies can be toxic to them.


"Flash Wilson" > wrote in message
...
> Ello,
>
> Can I use the same treatment on axolotls that I would on tropicals?
> I've got three in a 30 inch tank and noticed that one has a small
> amount of slime or something on his leg. I think it was that way
> in the shop but I didn't notice :( It's whitish so thought it was
> fungus but actually it looks more slimey - and he's not using that
> leg very much, holding it up instead :(
>
> I was thinking of using esha2000 - supposedly kind to fish and
> filters and ok on cold and tropicals, but doesn't mention axolotls.
> Manufacturer hasn't got back to me yet...
>
> I've also had fun getting them to eat. On day 1 they ignored
> frozen bloodworm so on day 2 I fed carnivore sticks - which they
> will only take if I wiggle them by hand, and not from tweezers
> or from the water direct! Day 3 I gave them frozen bloodworm again
> and it vanished very fast :) So.. um.. fun fun.
>
> They are ace, though. They are like little statues playing
> Grandmother's Footsteps... every time I turn round they've moved,
> but they're still static!
>
> Before anyone mentions it, I've read caudata.org, inky's pages,
> the Indiana Axolotl Colony site... the trouble is I dont know
> where to get the specific US-centric treatments to which they
> refer, I need some guidance on whether I can generally treat
> axolotls as with fish, or whatever, rather than references to
> specific products I might not be able to get.
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Flash Wilson
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> Who is playing Glastonbury 2004? http://www.gorge.org/glastonbury
> Please buy my handmade cards so I can buy a ticket! £16 so far!

[Flash Wilson]

On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 16:19:38 GMT, blove > wrote:
>according to this site http://axolotl.caudata.org/health.htm it says fish
>remedies can be toxic to them.

Thanks, that's what I meant by having read caudata.org...

....it doesn't really cover what I need to know though, hence my
original request for info and personal experience.


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[blove]

oops.... i gotta learn to slow down when reading, i tend to speed read. but
on th ebottom of that page tho it lists safe medicins. could the stuff be
molted skin? i notice when my newt molts or the aquatic frogs at work, that
it looks white and slimy lookin. i couldnt find on the site if axolotls
molt tho. if its not skin then its probably fungal if it looks like the way
you describe.

"Flash Wilson" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 16:19:38 GMT, blove > wrote:
> >according to this site http://axolotl.caudata.org/health.htm it says
fish
> >remedies can be toxic to them.
>
> Thanks, that's what I meant by having read caudata.org...
>
> ...it doesn't really cover what I need to know though, hence my
> original request for info and personal experience.
>
>
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> Flash Wilson
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[Mike Edwardes]

"blove" > wrote in message >...
> oops.... i gotta learn to slow down when reading, i tend to speed read. but
> on th ebottom of that page tho it lists safe medicins. could the stuff be
> molted skin? i notice when my newt molts or the aquatic frogs at work, that
> it looks white and slimy lookin. i couldnt find on the site if axolotls
> molt tho. if its not skin then its probably fungal if it looks like the way
> you describe.

Yes, they do moult and it could well be old skin, in which case it
will have gone by now!

Mike.
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[Flash Wilson]

On 13 Feb 2004 20:38:21 -0800, Mike Edwardes > wrote:
>"blove" > wrote in message >...
>> molted skin? i notice when my newt molts or the aquatic frogs at work, that
>> it looks white and slimy lookin. i couldnt find on the site if axolotls
>> molt tho. if its not skin then its probably fungal if it looks like the way
>> you describe.
>
>Yes, they do moult and it could well be old skin, in which case it
>will have gone by now!

Ah! It looks a bit better but not perfect. I put in a half-dose
of Esha 2000 (and watched carefully, they seem to be fine with
it).

I'll keep an eye but it's certainly no worse and seems a bit better.
Thanks :)

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