One DP ok?

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thejoie
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One DP ok?

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We just moved and during the move I lost 2 of my 3 DP's in my 10 gallon tank :(

I tried replacing one of them and the new puffer was just thin looking and wouldn't eat at all for me. He ended up dying because he wouldn't eat anything I tried feeding him!

Now I'm stressed to try another puffer. When I first got my 3 - I got them from the same pet store as this recent sickly one. And they were fat and active and eating the second I brought them home. I haven't seen healthy ones in a while...
I don't know what to do.

I do have a 5.5 gallon tank that I could move this one into, but I wouldn't want to do that if she's going to be lonely by herself. She was excited when I fed her some snails and she didn't have anyone to be faster than to get them! But I don't want to cause more stress....

I'm also scouring CL to get a bigger tank. I'm hoping for a 20 gallon so I can get a Figure 8!!
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Re: One DP ok?

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DPs won't be lonely on their own.

The one that was thin and didn't eat probably had worms. Did you deworm them?
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Re: One DP ok?

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I didn't think of it because my guys where so healthy last time.

:(

Poor thing. I should have thought of that...

If the little girl won't be sad alone (she has her Oto friends) then I'll just move her into the 5.5 tank then.
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Re: One DP ok?

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That sounds like a plan. :) Deworm her, since she's almost certainly got worms too, having been exposed to the sick one. Also, new fish pretty mcuh always have worms - it's just a fact of life. She must have been in better health and was able to resist the parasites better, but deworming is going to do her nothing but good.
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him or her. Will she gain anything by it? Will it restore her to a control over her own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to freedom for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."

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