The Puffer Forum

Ciao a tutti
Il mio tetraodon lineatus sta sul fondo e respira appena
Sono 2 settimane che non mangia e ogni tanto nuota storto e veloce per poi gonfiarsi
Ph 7
Kh 0
Nitrati 0
Ho effettuato un cambio acqua del 50% 3 giorni fa ma è peggiorato molto allora ho aggiunto del sale
Non so più che fare
Oggi provo col flagyl
Help me please

Translation:

Hello to all
My tetraodon lineatus is on the bottom and just breathes
It's been 2 weeks since he has eaten and sometimes he swims wrong and fast and then swells up
Ph 7
Kh 0
Nitrates 0
I made a 50% water change 3 days ago but it got a lot worse then I added salt
I do not know what to do
Today I try with the flagyl

Please answer ALL the questions above in red, especially : Tank size, how long has the tank been set up, how was it cycled, ammonia/nitrite/nitrate.

Do NOT add medications for no reason.

Si scusate
Appena fatto cambio acqua
Nitrato e ammoniaca sono 0
nitrito 0.5
Acquario è 180 litri e avviato da 1 anno
Il pesce è lungo 13 centimetri
Insieme c'è un plecostomus di 15 centimetri

Translation:
Sorry
Just changed water
Nitrate and ammonia are 0
nitrite 0.5
Aquarium is 180 liters and started from 1 year
The fish is 13 centimeters long
Together there is a plecostomus of 15 centimeters

You had the fish for a year? What has he eaten previously? Have you tried live worms?

È un anno che lo ho e ha incominciato con artemia
Ma adesso mangia solo gamberi e pesci congelati

Translation:
It is a year that I have and started with artemia
But now he only eats shrimp and frozen fish

Try live worms.

Proverò grazie
Ma il mio problema è che respira velocemente e le poche volte che si muove nuota storto

Translation:

I will try my thanks
But my problem is that it breathes quickly and the few times it moves it moves wrong

What test kit are you using for ammonia/nitrite? This is how a puffer acts if there are issues with either of these. They both must remain 0 at all times.

Io non ho un kit ma vado in negozio vicino a casa ogni 30 giorni per fare il test

Translation:
I do not have a kit but I go to the store near the house every 30 days to take the test

Get yourself a test kit. Something is not right with the water.

Get a liquid test kit.
The test kit strips are not accurate.
Water should be tested every day if there is a problem with the water.
After the water is normalized and stable, it doesn't need to be tested as often.
https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostor ... r-test-kit