Gills - fungus? Dexter needs help!

[Demonrapid]

Hi everyone! This is Dexter, my 2 year old axolotl. When changing his water I noticed some weird discoloration (maybe clots or fungus?) on his gills. I also noticed a white thing on his left gill (the one that is not circled) Could someone please help me? I would appreciate it so much! And Dexter too thank you

 

[wolfen]

use 3.5g/l non-iodised salt in the water to remove fungus (test ph, kh, gh, if any are low use 100% holtfreters + 0.2g/l magnesium sulphate instead), once fungus has gone reduce salt level to 2g/l (or reduce to 50% holtfreters + 0.1g/l magnesium sulphate) to act as a preventative.
for holtfreters see here.. Axolotls - Requirements & Water Conditions in Captivity
for required levels.. Water Quality Explained: How It Can Affect Your Axolotl's Health - WSAVA 2015 Congress - VIN as a side note for kh and gh, 1° is 17.9 eg.. 3° = 53.7

 

[Demonrapid]

use 3.5g/l non-iodised salt in the water to remove fungus (test ph, kh, gh, if any are low use 100% holtfreters + 0.2g/l magnesium sulphate instead), once fungus has gone reduce salt level to 2g/l (or reduce to 50% holtfreters + 0.1g/l magnesium sulphate) to act as a preventative.
for holtfreters see here.. Axolotls - Requirements & Water Conditions in Captivity
for required levels.. Water Quality Explained: How It Can Affect Your Axolotl's Health - WSAVA 2015 Congress - VIN as a side note for kh and gh, 1° is 17.9 eg.. 3° = 53.7

Hi! Thank you so much for your response and for your helpful instructions. So it is a fungus? I am just wondering if it’s okay for me to treat him even though it might not be fungus.

 

[wolfen]

it does look like the start of a fungal infection.

 

[Demonrapid]

it does look like the start of a fungal infection.

Thank you so much. I will try to follow your instructions, but do you by any chance recommend Methylene blue to treat it?

 

[wolfen]

methylene blue will treat the infection.

 

[Demonrapid]

methylene blue will treat the infection.

Thank you so much!! <3