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thanks manutius --- what have you had success treating IPs with -- i finally found the library article on it and the sticky but it sounds hard to get some of those meds

Hi, i posted a thread a couple days ago about my figure 8 that i believe has IPs after 1.5 years of healthy puffer life - here is the link if you want the whole story -- http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=10864 The more i observe, the more i think its IPs, so i have decided ...

good call -- i think i will wait to treat -- (plus i dont have any meds at hand now anyway and prob couldnt get it in time anyway) -- can anyone suggest a medicine that i can order online - incase i get back to find a hollowed out fish ??? (i am in the in US - and in the chicago area incase anyone k...

thanks for the reply guys --- yes, i do raise the snails myself -- ive had the snail tank up and running for a little over a year -- i try to keep up water changes in the snail tank, but dont keep the water as pristine as i should (could this be a problem)? I figure it is ok, cause they keep breedin...

1) ph 8.0 - ammonia 0 - nitrite 0 - nitrate 0-5 - SG 1.005 -- temp 78 2) 29 gal bowfront heavily planted - single figure 8 (3") - 3) 35% water changes every week (sometimes everyother) , feed mainly snails, prawn, blood worms, cockle, krill (only occasionally) - plant ferts - iron, flourish, ex...

for ferts, i pretty much use the tom barr method estimative index for low tech tanks -- where you dont measure anything really, but do big water changes every week to make sure nothing really gets out of hand --- that said, id like to start testing those kind of paramaters --- can anyone recomend a ...

so, you dont think its worth a shot -- ??? but, it is safe (and pricy) ???

PP - is that considered an algaecide ? or is it more organic, and therefore ok to use on a puffer tank ???

i am currently in a hair algae battle with my 2 figure 8 tanks -- one of them i dose with flourish and excel and iron -- the other is more low wattage, so i dont use supplements often -- i have fast growing vals and hornwort in both tanks i have tried a 4 day black out period -- that worked somewhat...

a small pipette or wide needled siringe may make force feeding possible --

gottcha -- thanks

sorry for your loss ---

PP - is there a reaosn you dont feed snails ? -- just wondering because i feed a lot of snails, and if there is something nutritionally wrong with this, id like to correct it

i have nothing constructive to say, other than awesome! -- good luck

i agree, the first one looks cleaner (design wise) and still gives them plenty to explore -- your plants look healthy - congrats!

yep, thats all i meant --