The Puffer Forum

HI Do not use the prazi-pro on the food you cant tell how much your fish is eating possible overdose I have used the pazi-pro pond formula and found it to work much better than the prazi-pro for the same price The prazi-pro is only to be used in the water your fish will absorb the meds through its g...

Hi John Just wanted to know if your puffer is doing any better The answer to your question is yes your puffer passed a large tapeworm I have seen then as large as 15 inches come out of a 3 inch fish The tapeworm has claws and attaches himself to the stomach lining The med that you used did not kill ...

Hi John The poo that you see is more than likely a tapeworm The parasite med you used has prazi in it For now I would start to lower the temp and treat with a mild antibiotic The tapeworm when attached inside the fish does have small claws and after it is passed yous fishes stomach will be a little ...

The parasite guard has metro in it It is very close to hex o mite it also has some prazi which will kill gill flukes and intestinal tape worm the reason for the high temp with metro is that is really does not become a very active ingredient until 90 degrees

From what I see in the pics and the way that you describe it it is what they call hole in the head and it is a parasite that show up from poor water conditions and stress the best cure is metro (Hex a Mite) but keep in mind that it really is not very good unless you raise the water temp to at least ...