The Puffer Forum

I have already treated the entire tank with jungle labs parasite buddies. Anw my puffer is the only guy inside e tank ..hope the meds work..seems like he has alot of worms in hes body zzzz

WHen i read about the precautions of feeding your puffer crustaceans, i never really thought about it until this happened!!!! I been feeding my puffer crustceans quite often because of my work schedule and this morning i noticed this beige like worms hanging at hes anus area. But the fahaka is still...

Hi guys, i was recently feeding my fahaka some clams and when i took up the clams, i saw this tiny little greenish/light brown dots swimming in it. It was definitely alive and moving all about and there are tons of em. So i examined my substrate carefully, and i saw these tiny 'MITES' moving all aro...

aWOzXL6TWGE Hello guys, this is my fahaka in hes new 135 g tank which i just transferred him to last sunday. I had him for about 3 months already. :D So far im only running the tank on 1x Fluval Fx5 and i fear that the filtration might not be enough for him..its about 5 times the filtration rate. 8...

Just some additional info for puffer enthusiast: Update: Sick fahaka (deceased) My sick fahaka died this morning, lying on the tank substrate sideways in an awkard position with a bulge in the left side of the belly. This is the reason why puffers shd never ever be exposed to air (eg, when caught in...

Okay my fahaka has been completely cured from hes worms and hes colour is getting much much better, he seemed like he was smiling in the morning BUT later in the day, he did something that really shocked me..it seems that he tried to jump out. He did this before in another occasion where he suddenly...

Okay the worms are coming out! i just saw one coming out of the anus area. The problem is that these worms are so thin and small that i can barely see em among the faeces. I basically just clear e entire stack of faeces..cant be bothered to check if theres worms in there :D Puffer seems to be feelin...

GREATS NEWS!!! I FINALLY MANGED TO FIND Levamisole HCL and it arrived in the mail today. Its known as Avitrol plus, a dewormer used mainly for birds. Contains 20mg of Levamisole HCL & 2 mg of praziquantel per tablet. Cant rem the last time i was so happy over a posted parcel lol anw i have admin...

Okay, the fenberdazole doesnt seem to be working..and the fahaka is slowly wasting away..im still trying hard to source for Levasimole HCL. I got a feeling that the puffers internal organs are heavily infested with the camullanus or even permanently damaged..now he is refusing to take food anymore a...

Okay i think the fenbendazole (Panacur) removed a portion of the worms but i managed to catch my puffer taking a poop and theres still a HEAVY Infestation of camullanus worms!!!!! The vet said that i should only adminster the next dose 2 weeks later..but im thinking thats just a precautionary measur...

It seems that the worms are only visible when my puffer takes a poop because this is when hes anus area is wide open. When it contracts n closes up, i cant see any worms. Its hard to sit there n wait until your puffer takes a poop before checking. When i last checked, i saw one worm hanging at hes a...

Okay my local vet doesnt have levamisole HCL but he has Panacur which contains fenbendazole. I read some forums and many users also had success using fenbendazole to treat camullanus worms. Hope it works :D Come to think about it, i wouldnt need to go to a vet if i needed fenbendazole. I remember se...

Latest update: I think the puffer passed out a dead tapeworm..cause it really resembles one. Its looks like a long 'intestine'. On e other hand, the puffer also has camallanus worms zzzzzzzzzzzzz significant red thread like worm hanging at the anus area. The good part is that the worms are not so ba...

He isnt eating much of the medicated food today. However, i tried to dissolve some meds in water and use a syringe to inject it directly into hes mouth. He seemed to readily accept it as he opens hes mouth when i inject the meds in, he doesnt really cough it back out or retailiate. Does it mean that...

Yea i just read on it in another post thanks !