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by Karatts
Tue Feb 14, 2017 2:22 am
Forum: Hospital
Topic: Is this a parasite?
Replies: 5
Views: 415

Re: Is this a parasite?

Try crushing the snails. https://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/library/category/feeding/ I've tried crushing the snails but since I made that post that puffer still hasn't eaten anything. I've tried putting bloodworms in (he ate those when I first got him. Heck, he even went after crushed snail when...
by Karatts
Mon Feb 06, 2017 3:15 am
Forum: Hospital
Topic: Is this a parasite?
Replies: 5
Views: 415

Re: Is this a parasite?

Probably bites from another puff That's what I was thinking! Phew, what a relief! Is it a flat or raised? They're flat. I did some more digging online after I submitted the first post and I think they're bites. I'm still going to treat for internal parasites just in case though. They're both settle...
by Karatts
Fri Feb 03, 2017 9:02 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: Is this a parasite?
Replies: 5
Views: 415

Is this a parasite?

Hi there! I picked up my figure 8 puffers from my LFS a couple hours ago and I've been drip acclimating them in a bucket for the past 30 minutes (which is why the photo is such poor quality. The bucket blurs it a little). They've been eating well which is a good sign but I'm a little concerned about...
by Karatts
Fri Feb 03, 2017 1:42 am
Forum: Favorite pet stores
Topic: Looking for F8 puffers in New York (close to metro area preferred)
Replies: 1
Views: 4624

Re: Looking for F8 puffers in New York (close to metro area preferred)

Just wanted to share an update! The owner at Archer Fish Aquariums in Brooklyn ordered me some f8s in the size I was looking for! I asked him a couple weeks ago for them and he was finally able to locate some for me.
by Karatts
Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:55 pm
Forum: Favorite pet stores
Topic: Looking for F8 puffers in New York (close to metro area preferred)
Replies: 1
Views: 4624

Looking for F8 puffers in New York (close to metro area preferred)

Hey there! I've been calling around to a couple places I've found on Yelp, but I haven't been able to find a store that stocks the figure 8 puffer fish. (Okay, I found two shops but the puffers were all 2-3" so they were nearly full grown and the shop I visited only had sick ones.) Could anyone...