The Puffer Forum

Is it okay if I soak live snails in PraziPro? Will the snails absorb any medication? My puffer refuses to eat anything but snails.

Thanks for all the awesome advice! It's good to know there's probably nothing wrong with it. I'll be picking up some Melafix and PraziPro. I soak its food in Prazipro, right?

Thanks! What would be the gentlest treatment for IP? Although the tank is new, my LFS was kind enough to provide me with half a filter from one of their established tanks. Will that be okay? I do a 10% water change daily. The Figure 8 was cooped up in a tank with around 20 GSPs. I couldn't bear to l...

Hello! I have a lone Figure 8 Puffer in an 18 gallon tank. I got him a day ago from a LFS. My Figure 8 Puffer has a strangely lumpy stomach. Is this normal? Is it just malnourished or is it something to be concerned about? I am concerned that it has internal parasites. However, its feces are a norma...