The Puffer Forum

eieio:

"..........now's the time to step up to it "

Ill do it!

Fig

"Most of us here, do 50% weekly & clean under ALL decor." -I do not want to offend your judgment, but 50% is a dramatic water change. Wont that put my fish in a position of possible shock? And clean under all décor - got it. "You are adding unnecessary nitrate (waste) to your tank...

As I think about it, it may not be a parasite at all, but some type of bacteria that is feeding off the ammonia or nitrates in my tank.

Fig

pufferpunk:

Its not planaria. Unless planaria can be an internal paracite, I have seen no worm like creatures inhabiting this tank; thus, it is not planaria.

Fig

Pufferpunk wrote:My guess is probably planaria, from my above suggestions.

pufferjk: I called them ameba's as they were perfectly round and had a nucleus-thing inn the middle. Pictures were sent at your request. Also I will do water changes every other day now until a solution is found and implemented successfully. Thanks a lot, Fig Welcome! Like Pufferpunk said, any ammon...

Pufferpunk: 1) The problem with upgrading to a larger tank is that my floor has a weight limit of 50lbs per square foot. Any larger than a 30 gallon (which is already at 250lbs - the limit the floor can hold given the foot print of the tank) will warp my floor and cause even bigger problem than the...

Pictures of parasites.

First of all, thank you for reading my long post. It really means a lot to me if people take my situation seriously. For the past few months, I have ameba-looking parasites. At the time of discovery, which was first discovered in the filter, they did not seem to pose any danger to my fish as my fish...