The Puffer Forum

It seems to be a sad story. I've lost two dps, one oto, one L204 plec and my blue Betta. Getting bonkers now.
I've been through the esha Flukeworm and tapeworm cycle and now on to esha ndx anti nematode.
There's no sign of anything wrong when they die. :/

Update- I forgot to take out the carbon filter. Doh!!

Still having fish dying after using esha treatment for flukes and tapeworms. Might try anti parasitic nemetode stuff. What is this on the side of tank???? Never seen this before!! It's a latis of white thread like stuff. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=743832839057841&set=pb.100002933958...

Yeah. It's unconventional but never had a problem. Well, maybe my rogue parasite but that's all.
My l204 is nocturnal and is a bit flappy with it's fins. No problems though.
The ancistrus can be impossible to spot against wood or gravel.
Seems to work though.

I think my ph is about 7 and that's ok. I got 5 dp's in a huge tank. I got 6 otos. Both these fish like to be in groups of their own. I only found out that dp's like to be together when I saw a photo of them in tim wild. There was a group of about 40dp's together. Otos are the same. If you got the s...

She was about 3 years old. I had a Betta fish originally in my quarantine tank and moved him in to my main tank but contained in a floating nursery. The Betta fish became lethargic after a week so put him back in the quarantine tank with the new ancistrus. When the two weeks was up the ancistrus was...

Hi, my oldest DP didn't wake this morning.

My otos and other 5 puffers and the ancistrus are all fine. Hmmm...

Really? Even after 2 weeks quarantine. Blimey! i'll pop down the shop then. You say an internal parasite?
Cheers for that.
Jerome

Hi. I've been adding fish to my dwarf puffer tank giving each new fish about 2 weeks quarantine. My oldest dwarf puffer has seemed to have got skinny and has lost coordination. This fish can't seem to get any food and I've tried live Whiteworms now and she keeps on missing the worm and fails lo eat ...

If you can breed snails yourself and they are clean from pests etc then some people do that. If you have to get them from other sources then Snails are like Tubifex worms with the potential of bringing in pests and disease. I could never get enough snails breeding for my set up. If the snails are bi...

You can breed daphnia quite well in big buckets of water. I would mention Whiteworms but some say they are fatty. I have read articles where you can change the make up of nutrients within the worms by what you feed them on. Mine enjoy raw porridge, blanched spinach, fish flake and algae wafers. I li...

Yes, thanks for that. Having a DP is a bit like a dog as she just begs for food. I try to hide the food to keep her hunting behaviour going but she's a smart cookie and knows my tricks. For such a small thing she's smart as hell. I guess the shimmy is kind of like a dog wagging it's tail. Thanks for...

Hi, I've had DPs for a few years and have been a bit of nerd on these fish. Just wondering why my fish, only when being fed with live food, seems to shiimer and dart when it's feedig time. Some people say it's stress of water conditions but my fish gets 30% changes twice a week. There's nothing else...

One Dp in 3 Gallon is not ideal, more space is better; 5 gallon. I guess you know about frequent water changes?? Not heard of veggies for DP. Your snails will need constant removal as they get eaten. Dps seem to bite the snail and then swim off leaving a rotten mess so constant tidying up is essenti...

Be sure to post when your high fat diet/moss ball imfusoria diet successfully breeds DPs ad provides them with longer lifespans. Then I will pay attention and compliment you on the achievement. Until then I will continue to recommend a diet of commercially cultured blackworms and home-cultured snai...