yeah, my axie pulled the same stunt and turned his nose up at everything. Besides water params and stress, mine reacted badly to a new plant I added—guess he was picky about decor too. I found a bunch of helpful stuff on https://caffeyolly.com/ about axolotl behavior and care that made things click. Might be worth poking around there if you haven’t already, they break things down in a way that makes sense