Hi
I have a mappa that looks very healthy. he does not have a sunken stomach at all. I am wondering if all puffers should be dewormed since they are notorious for these parasites. Anyone have advice?
Do all puffers need deworming?
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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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bertie 83
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Re: Do all puffers need deworming?
I normally do to be safe. A good test is to feed in the morning and if the belly has sunk the next night you have an infected puffer. I never treated my fahaka, he is fine. Treated all my dps tho
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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bertie 83
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Re: Do all puffers need deworming?
But I would now always treat new puffers to be safe
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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las
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Re: Do all puffers need deworming?
ok- but really his stomach is never sunken even when i dont feed for 3 days.... is the deworming process intricate or is it just soaking his food in medicine? Do i have to remove him from display to treat to protect live rock etc...? Is deworming rough on the puffer? thanks for your help!bertie 83 wrote:But I would now always treat new puffers to be safe
Re: Do all puffers need deworming?
It sounds like your puffer doesn't need to be treated, so it's up to you. All you have to do is soak the food for a couple hours before feeding. He can stay in his normal tank, you don't have to change anything other than the food. It's pretty easy on them so you don't have to worry about that.
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las
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Re: Do all puffers need deworming?
Do i have to use prazi ( i think thats what i read)? I cant seem to get the puffer library section to load from the website.
Re: Do all puffers need deworming?
Yeah, the site is in the process of being changed and until then some things won't work. We're testing out new website right now.
Given that you're in the US, most of us use the Jungle fizz antiparasitic tablets. Put 1/4 tablet in 1/4c of water with the food. Let sit for a bit and then feed
Given that you're in the US, most of us use the Jungle fizz antiparasitic tablets. Put 1/4 tablet in 1/4c of water with the food. Let sit for a bit and then feed
It is absurd to talk of one animal being higher than another. We consider those, when the cerebral structure/intellectual faculties most developed, as highest. A bee doubtless would when the instincts were.
Charles Darwin
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bertie 83
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Danios, Tetras, Redtail Rasporas,
Harlequins, CAE's, Yoyo
Loaches, Clown loaches ,Eels, various shrimp, tangs,wrasses, damsels, chromis - Location (country): Brighton, England
- Location: brighton , england
Re: Do all puffers need deworming?
It doesn't hurt to treat, even though your puffer sounds fine
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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las
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Re: Do all puffers need deworming?
thank a lot--- so its called jungle fizz, huh? I'll look for it online.