The Puffer Forum

Well today is day 7. He/she's stomach doesn't looked sucked in as far as it used to be but I'm still a little concerned that he may not be cured because his stomach is flat after 24 hrs. How can I be certain I don't need to treat him more?

Well I'm in to day 2 now and its hard to say if it is working or not. I have been soaking their food in it for about 10 or 15 minutes. Is that long enough?

Well I went to my local vet and told them what you guys told me and asked for the levimasole. They said they didn't have it. I tried another local vet and they said they didn't have it either. I'm not familiar wth any livestock feed stores in my area so I went to my LFS and checked out what they mig...

Are these Parasites contagious? Can my other 2 puffers catch it? How long do I soak their food in the meds? Also one more question how fast do they grow because right now my financial situation won't allow for me to get a larger tank for them. Sorry for all these questions, I'm new to these wonderfu...

I have 3 GSP's in a 50 gallon tank, I have had them for a year and a half now. Two of them are about 3.5 inches and the other is about 2.5 inches. Their water parameters are as follows, Ammonia 0ppm, Nitrite 0ppm, Nitrate 20ppm, pH is 8.2 and the SG is 1.012. The smaller of the 3 has a shrunken stom...