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Hi , i just bought a green spotted puffer '' Jerry '' and i putted it in his aquarium that is running since 1 week to treat water and set everything. But the fish jsut stay under the filters, like you can see on the pic, he is just going up and down under the filter, sometimes moving to the other side but rarely.



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oh and i still do not have the light going with it i need to install it.

is the tank cycled? what do you mean by "treat the tank"?...this could be the fish reacting to the ammonia spike. An aquarium needs to by cycled before fish are added. Fish produce waste and there needs to be enough bacteria in the tank to convert the fish waste, to less toxic levels. If you have not cycled the tank, or don't know what cycling is, then i would recommend you take the fish back to the fish store asap, or at least do 50% water changes to get the ammonia down... do you have a liquid test kit? What are your ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels?

i treated water with two product called '' Cycle reduce fish loss and Aqua plus'' here pic



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nitrate level is approx 10.

fish is like huging the wall. The first says in the back reduce ammoniac and nitrite level, but do i need to put a lot ? i was putting 3 cap a week

If tank is cycled properly there will be no need for additives.

okay but its strange that the fish is like staying the belly on the wall not moving at the same place

Could be stressed by not enough decor, just from what I've seen that is usually the cause of that behavior.

well it got many place to hide tall plant , small plant , cavern with plants, but when i stop my filter he start to move maybe my filter is too powerfull or something ?

Do you have marine salt in there? Perhaps you could send some pics of all decor? Also a complete list of the test results of tank may give some useful info. I had problem with my powerhead creating to much current when my GSP was small so a new filter (may) be the solution.

well i have only nitrate and ph test nitrade is 10 ph is 8, i have marine salt like 1 cup per 10 gallon. he is moving more since i stopped the filter but filter is for a 5 to 15 gallon tank, fish is about 1 inch maybe 1 and 1/4 here is decoration



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I change the filter place and when he notice where the filter flow is the fish just like win against the flow, maybe he like it ?

Here's some homework! Do all this reading - all of it, and carefully.

library/puffers-in-focus/an-introductio ... d-puffers/
library/water-filtration/fishless-cycling/
library/water-filtration/emergencycycle/

the issue is the tank was never cycled...id take the fish back if you can...if not read those articles posted...your fish is getting very sick..you need to do large water changes ASAP

The product "Cycle" is nothing more than dead bacteria in a bottle = more waste, in addition to the fish's waste. Please read all the links give you above. it'll help you understand this fish's needs & what "cycling a tank" actually really means.

You need to get yourself liquid test kits for ammonia, nitrite & nitrate, to see if the water is healthy enough to support a fish. API makes good, inexpensive kits.

That tank also looks pretty small. How big is it?