The nematode has not been visible for a long time so I'm not sure if he expelled it at some point, or if it is still in there but not pressed up against the skin.
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- Tue Mar 15, 2022 2:24 pm
- Forum: Hospital
- Topic: Is this a Nematode in F8?
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Re: Is this a Nematode in F8?
3 year update for anyone curious: the puffer is still alive and well so it appears they can in fact live for years with this
The nematode has not been visible for a long time so I'm not sure if he expelled it at some point, or if it is still in there but not pressed up against the skin.
The nematode has not been visible for a long time so I'm not sure if he expelled it at some point, or if it is still in there but not pressed up against the skin.
- Wed Mar 13, 2019 10:47 pm
- Forum: Hospital
- Topic: Is this a Nematode in F8?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1143
Re: Is this a Nematode in F8?
Ok. I will plan to keep him alone. Any idea how this impacts life expectancy? As in can a fish live for weeks, months, years with a nematode?
- Wed Mar 13, 2019 7:00 pm
- Forum: Hospital
- Topic: Is this a Nematode in F8?
- Replies: 5
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Is this a Nematode in F8?
Is this a nematode and are there any options for treatment? I’ve had this F8 alone in a 29 gal for 4 weeks and first noticed this 2 weeks ago. It looks like a tightly coiled spiral and has grown since I first saw it. I want to know what my options are for treatment. Based on previous threads, it sou...
- Sun Sep 23, 2018 8:07 am
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: Success keeping 2 F8s?
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Success keeping 2 F8s?
I have a cycled 29 gal brackish tank (sg 1.005) with 3 guppies in it. Yesterday I went to my LFS and brought home a juvenile F8 puffer. He is getting along well with the guppies so far, but if he picks on them, I will move the guppies as I want this to be a puffer tank. There was another small F8 of...