The Puffer Forum

Definitely a difficult choice, I didn't even know puffers that looked like some of these existed(shows how much I know)...I'm kind of a sucker for entry #4's sweet little face but, With such great competition it's anyones game..

Quick cure claims to heal your fish in 2 days...It doesn't. It also contains very harmful chemicals (formalin) which I've been told is short for formaldehyde, which not only is embalming fluid, but it gives people cancer risks (if not cancer) and will burn the skin of your poor fishy. Nowhere on th...

I would definitely post some pics if you can, when my GSP had ich he had loss of appetite, energy, and he stayed close to the bottom of his tank. If yours has any of these symptoms he might have ich...I'm not sure what medications are ideal for scaleless fish, but don't use quick cure...good luck

I'll still check this site often, just to try to be sure that if anyone has the same problems I did, I might be of some help...

a do not use list seems very important...hopefully it saves a lot of fishy's...

Quick cure claims to heal your fish in 2 days...It doesn't. It also contains very harmful chemicals (formalin) which I've been told is short for formaldehyde, which not only is embalming fluid, but it gives people cancer risks (if not cancer) and will burn the skin of your poor fishy. Nowhere on the...

me too...

I'm sorry too...I can't help but feel responsible, maybe if someone more prepared and more familiar with gsp's would've got him he'd be alive and happy now...I feel like I've lost a very close member of my family (except my puffer probably has more personality than my family). I don't think I'm goin...

I guess my last post should be ignored. I learned the hard way when my poor puffy died this morning...thanks for all your help

Just to let everyone know, my poor puffy died this morning... thanks for all the help

Thanks for all the tips, but my poor puffer fish didn't make it...

Thank you for all the advice, it seemed to really be helping. Unfortunately my poor puffy died this morning...

I'm treating my GSP for Ick, and I purchased some marine salt...He's been in fresh water for the entire time i've had him. How much salt should I add progressively per gallon? Thanks...

So he won't die from it anytime in the near future?

What is hypo?