The Puffer Forum

Billy is not eating again, and I'm treating the tank with parasite guard. I've tried soaking the food in medication as well as garlic with no luck. Now my ammonia is going up and water changes are not helping, neither is an ammonia neutralizer. HELP!

Billy has been eating more, which is good i hope. One side of her stomach is thin, and her poop is white and stringy. I think there may be a parasite. Should I treat the whole tank or just the one puffer? The other puffer is still doing fine, and so is the rest of my tank.

I am new to dwarf puffers and have been researching them awhile. I just got two a couple days ago, and keep them in a 5 gallon until I can upgrade. They're the size of a fingernail. I've been feeding them frozen bloodworms. The smallest one (Elliott) eats like a pig, but Billy eats then spits the wo...