Frantic Swimming, Floating

[brethrend]

Okay I just noticed he was not like himself, his backside was floating a few hours ago and now he's floating all together, I thought it was just constipation or something, but I changed 50% of the water and now he's swimming frantically like he's trying to get air all in one spot, i'll film a video of it and send it in about 10 minutes. But for now please help.

 

[Olivia97]

Do you have an airstone? Also what is you substrate? How is your tank setup and cleaning routine

 

[brethrend]

Do you have an airstone? Also what is you substrate? How is your tank setup and cleaning routine

I have a small airstone till I gather the money to buy another one.
I've got large frogstone as the substrate and I clean about 20% of the tank water every 2 weeks.

I'll post pictures in a sec.

 

[Kaysie]

Do you test your water parameters? How big is your tank?

Frantic swimming is almost always a sign of poor water quality.

 

[Olivia97]

I have a small airstone till I gather the money to buy another one.
I've got large frogstone as the substrate and I clean about 20% of the tank water every 2 weeks.

I'll post pictures in a sec.

large stone are notorious for hiding bits of uneaten food/gunk etc.which wreaks havoc on your water parameters. I would also say that 20% is not enough every 2 weeks. Do you use a filter, if you do, do you clean it?