The Puffer Forum

I feel the need to address your hysteria about 'half dose' If we were talking about the use of antibiotics, then you would be correct. A half dose would potentially lead to antimicrobial resistance. However, we are not talking about antibiotics, and I feel this is where you are painfully misguided. ...

I'm not going to argue over this. She asked for an alternative method, I proposed one - one I have used with no ill effect on my own puffer. I would never advocate anything I have not used. You may also consider that she is treating for IP and added epsom salts recently - perhaps her puffer is a bit...

I've used QuickCure on Squaffy before, at half dose (the dose recommended for ALL scaleless fish). I screwed up and plopped some ebay bought snails straight in. Malachite Green affects gram positive bacteria - nitrobacter are gram negative, so no filter problems. If you're going to disagree, at leas...

You're welcome. I know how you feel, it's all a bit bonkers when you start treating lots of things at once - but once it's all over you'll relax knowing it's all done

With the IP, I think you're just catching them at different stages of their life-cycle, so it'll work out eventually

QuickCure, but at half dose should do the job for the Ich

Sounds like he puffed in air before you got him if the LFS were going to use a net when you stopped them. I'd most certainly take issue with the LFS about this, if only to make sure they don't do it to any more puffers, but hopefully to get another one free of charge. Sorry about the bubble comment ...

Don't think it's anything you did, just one of those days, like you say, that makes you hate this hobby sometimes. Bubbles from a corpse are perfectly normal, just gasses released from micro-organisms that occur naturally in the gut. I'd cut it open and see if there's anything obvious, but it's not ...

Thanks for all the replies We're going to hop on a ferry to the mainland at the weekend and have a look at these in a camera shop as Wendy wants to make sure they are easy to use, rather than trust me to just go ahead and buy what seems best - I fell for it, she gets to go around the shopping mall w...

I see you have edited the OP to remove the picture (the one I used above) - would you like me to remove it also? - I don't mind doing so since it's your fish after all and the ownership of the picture is ultimately yours

Can I have the last 30 seconds of my life back please

defool89 wrote:Squaffy, I like you

Great. I'm not falling out with anyone

The evil twin has been playing with Gimp...

Arguing semantics as a cover for willful ignorance is fail

If you're going to quote someone, try to do it in context. All that post shows is you taking an old quote from RTR out of context trying to make him look contrary, then applying it to this whole topic as if it's some kind of proof to dismiss what others have taken the time to look into.

In theory it sounds like a good plan. How about smaller removable sections - thinking the whole thing will end up being one giant crap magnet making cleaning it in situ a horrific experience Possibly drill the tank to add some type of clip-on fittings enabling you to have anchor points and easy remo...

Possibly constipated - alot of people combine IP treatment with epsom salts as a precautionary measure to ensure the medication flushes through