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- Thu Mar 15, 2018 12:53 pm
- Forum: Hospital
- Topic: Confusing reoccurring problem, DPF
- Replies: 10
- Views: 774
Re: Confusing reoccurring problem, DPF
Yes, it is always a good idea to QT all live foods or freeze them before feeding out. I defrost in vitamin-enhanced water. I have only found it necessary to treat 1x, unless new "iffy" tank mates have been added. I did read that the SW burrfish needs lifetime treatments. Dang QT strikes a...
- Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:47 am
- Forum: Hospital
- Topic: Confusing reoccurring problem, DPF
- Replies: 10
- Views: 774
Re: Confusing reoccurring problem, DPF
eieio - I did ask for advise and am grateful for it, please don't take my response as not taking it or anything. I am merely trying to increase the diagnostic specificity some, and while it may be a clear case there are counter reasons for why it may not be. That is all. You have me curious about th...
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 11:53 am
- Forum: Hospital
- Topic: Confusing reoccurring problem, DPF
- Replies: 10
- Views: 774
Re: Confusing reoccurring problem, DPF
Hi All - Sorry for the slow reply - I didn't see the topic post and so I missed the replies. I am guessing Flourish isn't overdosed as I put in less than they recommend much less often than they recommend (tracked down some pipettes to measure out real small doses). I also thought it could be a case...
- Wed Mar 07, 2018 3:10 pm
- Forum: Hospital
- Topic: Confusing reoccurring problem, DPF
- Replies: 10
- Views: 774
Confusing reoccurring problem, DPF
Hello Everyone - I keep dwarf puffers and seem to have a reoccurring issue with them. Everything seems fine and stable and then (seemingly) all of a one of the fish will start to act off. It will start to not really eat much, then it will start to hide more often, hover stationary, at first in the l...
- Wed Feb 21, 2018 5:09 pm
- Forum: Meet and Greet
- Topic: Hello All!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 472
Hello All!
Hi everyone, New on the forum so I thought I'd post a quick hello. I have had dwarf puffers for about four months now. They are in a 10 gallon low-tech planted aquarium (peacock moss, java fern, anubius nano, Italian corkscrew val that is just growing in, and some sparse dwarf hairgrass). I put in a...