Ryan1988 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Hey All, Came home to this little guy having issues swimming. swollen belly. total of 3 pea puffers in the tank plus 5 glow tetras. Water parameters are fine, slightly low on nitrate 25ppm. Thoughts on issue and cure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Could have puffed up and got trapped air or over eaten and become bloated what I would do is fast for a Couple of days add low dose of epsom salt 1 table spoon for 10 gallons as epsom salt acts as a muscle relaxant it won't harm your puffer or plants at that level for 5 days then give an update @Ryan1988 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan1988 Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 @Colu thanks for the reply. just for clarification 1tbs for 10 gallons, added to the main tank? or should I dose in a separate container for 15 mins then move back to the main tank? If its in the main tank do you mean to dose once and let sit for 5 days? or dose ever day for 5 days? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 On 3/11/2024 at 8:29 PM, Ryan1988 said: @Colu thanks for the reply. just for clarification 1tbs for 10 gallons, added to the main tank? or should I dose in a separate container for 15 mins then move back to the main tank? If its in the main tank do you mean to dose once and let sit for 5 days? or dose ever day for 5 days? Either one is fine, I personally disolved the epsom salt into a separate tank. He means wait 5 days then inspect. He told me the same thing in a topic about my sick betta and then I asked the same EXACT questions. @Ryan1988 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan1988 Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 @Whitecloud09 got it, thank you @Colu before i do the epsom salt is that safe for hillstream loaches and amano shrimp as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 On 3/12/2024 at 12:39 AM, Ryan1988 said: @Whitecloud09 got it, thank you @Colu before i do the epsom salt is that safe for hillstream loaches and amano shrimp as well? At the level I recommended it's fine just remember to only put back in what you take so if you did a 10 gallon water change put 1 table spoon of epsom salt back as salt only removed though water changes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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