not garlic guard.. grab a clove and toss it in the blender / magic bullet. Get the juice and soak the food in that.
Fish go nuts for it.
Please help - sick fahaka
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Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
Read this before posting!!
Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
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Re: Please help - sick fahaka
if you follow me, you avoid stepping in the crap that I just did...
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we_tigers
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Re: Please help - sick fahaka
I don't mean to sound argumentative but isn't that what garlicguard is?
It's just garlic extract
It's just garlic extract
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Re: Please help - sick fahaka
the difference is a Mc Paddy and grinding your own beef 
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Re: Please help - sick fahaka
No idea what that means.. lolJ-P wrote:the difference is a Mc Paddy and grinding your own beef
Sounds like Haitian whacky voodoo torture to me.
I am however re-trying garlic guard.. squid and mussel, and an earthworm soaking in the vegetable crisper.
(Thank God I only eat frozen vegetables)
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Re: Please help - sick fahaka
garlic guard is a processed product... not nearly as effective as preparing your own
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Re: Please help - sick fahaka
I dont have a blender so I will update on whether he eats or not
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Bengoshi2000
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Re: Please help - sick fahaka
You could use a garlic press... they are easy to find at grocery stores down here.
Ahh! I LOVE the smell of garlic and bloodworms in the morning!
Ahh! I LOVE the smell of garlic and bloodworms in the morning!
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Re: Please help - sick fahaka
Yeah, he didn't eat it so I'm going to have to try the garlic press tomorrow.
I already started pimafix, he stopped moving for a bit like it shook him when i dosed the tank,
but then is back to normal again.
The worm is still in the process of coming out.
I'm going to have to do whatever it takes to get this puffer better!
I already had to tell two people who's interested in him that they had to wait.
The scary thing here is, I have to go away this upcoming weekend for a week straight,
and the people I have around me are a little too free-spirited..
I already started pimafix, he stopped moving for a bit like it shook him when i dosed the tank,
but then is back to normal again.
The worm is still in the process of coming out.
I'm going to have to do whatever it takes to get this puffer better!
I already had to tell two people who's interested in him that they had to wait.
The scary thing here is, I have to go away this upcoming weekend for a week straight,
and the people I have around me are a little too free-spirited..
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Re: Please help - sick fahaka
He didn't eat it.
He passed his 4th worm this morning.
I went out and got more Melafix and aquarium salt.
I dosed the parasite clear tabs earlier today,
I just added salt, Melafix and Pimafix.
He is being very active.
He passed his 4th worm this morning.
I went out and got more Melafix and aquarium salt.
I dosed the parasite clear tabs earlier today,
I just added salt, Melafix and Pimafix.
He is being very active.
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Re: Please help - sick fahaka
Passing the 5th worm since treatment as I type this.
Temperature is raised to 84 to increase the effectiveness of salt.
His eyes are very dark at the moment.
It's just heart breaking to realize that as soon I he gets better, I have to rehome him.
Temperature is raised to 84 to increase the effectiveness of salt.
His eyes are very dark at the moment.
It's just heart breaking to realize that as soon I he gets better, I have to rehome him.
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Re: Please help - sick fahaka
Passing the 8th worm at the moment.
Eyes clearing up slowly
Ammonia and Nitrate spike, not sure what caused this.
I did a 50% WC yesterday prior to pimafix and melafix, and added appropriate amount of salt back into the tank after.
Currently using prime.
There is still a trace of Ammonia, Nitrate back to normal.
Will do another WC.
Eyes clearing up slowly
Ammonia and Nitrate spike, not sure what caused this.
I did a 50% WC yesterday prior to pimafix and melafix, and added appropriate amount of salt back into the tank after.
Currently using prime.
There is still a trace of Ammonia, Nitrate back to normal.
Will do another WC.
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Re: Please help - sick fahaka
Yea, he's getting better! Great job you're doing with him. 
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Please help - sick fahaka
too bad the garlic didn't work ... it sounds like he is on the mend.
It is unfortunate they don't have fish tank suitcases to take him with you
It is unfortunate they don't have fish tank suitcases to take him with you
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Re: Please help - sick fahaka
Quick update,
The puffer was cleared of his illnesses and went to someone with a bigger tank and better knowledge.
I'm definitely not done with the Fahaka keeping, so I'll be back.
Thanks everybody for your help
The puffer was cleared of his illnesses and went to someone with a bigger tank and better knowledge.
I'm definitely not done with the Fahaka keeping, so I'll be back.
Thanks everybody for your help
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Re: Please help - sick fahaka
Great news!
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"