The Puffer Forum

I saw the dosage of 38mg/ gallon of water and tried that, but he was already too far gone. We will miss him. Now, the last of them, how is the best way to go about treating him? We should probably clear out the whole tank? and soak his food in more Praziquantel? How much P to water? I don't want to ...

So, from all the research that I can see and the resources available to me, I'm looking at trying Praziquantel for their parasites. I read about bathing them in it, but can someone help me with the specifics? I'd hate to fudge this up and may just need some points clarified. The GSPs and I would be ...

the salinity is at 1.007

I didn't know what was wrong with my little puffers yesterday and today I see gill flukes, little red strings coming out of his gills! I don't have any access to the meds listed in this forum here in Hk, so I was hoping someone can offer some advice until I can see a vet tomorrow for some de-wormers...

I recently upgraded my GSPs tank and decided to add some decorative dry coral I picked up in the Philippines. Before putting in the 2 pieces of dry coral, my boyfriend and I washed them in bleachy water and soaked overnight, then rinsed them in warm water until there was no bleachy smell and then so...

To all: Yes, podin and I are one in the same; we share the puffers in a TINY apartment in HK and so, like he said, space is limited. The puffers were a gift we've grown to love and are just trying to do the best we can with what we have. That being said, we are looking to upgrade immediately, but ab...

Okay, guys, could these water conditions also be responsible for the fish swimming haphazardly (ie. turning on its side and jerking itself upright)? In the past, this has been the case in my fish of a different species. Could this be the case with the GSP's?