Mooshoo
New member
Hi everyone. I had an axolotl who was ~14 months old just die out of nowhere. He was very very healthy before I left for a 2-day trip. I came back and he is completely dead and very red in color and covered in white flakes. Before I left his tank was in good condition and had been recently cleaned and was not murky at all. He lives alone in his tank. I fed him a normal amount of bloodworms before leaving. Next to his body there is a very large feces, way larger than his normal ones. I tested the water chemicals and everything is within the healthy range (nitrate, nitrite, pH, hardness) according to the testing kit parameters. I'll attach a photo of what he looked like before this happened. I don't understand how this could happen in such a short time span. My roommate was here while I was gone and didn't notice anything abnormal but he didn't look carefully. He claims he did not spray any cleaners or air fresheners near the tank, but since he is not careful I don't fully trust that he is telling the truth. Is it possible that my axolotl died from a household chemical exposure? Also, the murkiness of the water in these photos was not there whatsoever when I left two days ago. It may be a result of the body and feces. Help!!!! I have two other axolotls in separate tanks and I want to know what happened so I can avoid it for the other axolotls.