2 inch Fahaka with Internal Parasites?

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2 inch Fahaka with Internal Parasites?

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1) Your water parameters - Cycled TAnk, will test parameters again tomorrow

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.
- 25 gallon growout, will move to a 75 gallon soon.

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)
Feeding - Twice a day. 75% fresh defrosted krill from the market. 20% bloodworms. Rest is cockle or market prawn tail (with meat.).
He eats mostly krill and bloodworms, I think it's because it's easier for him. He just nips at the opened defrosted cockle and the shrimp tail. After 2-4 nips he's done. So I give him more of the krill and bw.

Water Change - 30-50% every 2 days since he's in a small tank. I use Prime as a dechlor.

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.

I put in a piece of driftwood and those anubias. But then again the little guy has only been with me 2 weeks.

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.

It's been cycled for a while, 8 months?

He seems to be always hungry, other than the fact that he only nips at cockle and prawn he's eating ok. Just worried about the stringy poop. Also I bought http://www.aquarium-munster.com/en/fres ... tymor.html

It's a 20ml solution, 1ml is 40mg of paraziquantel. How should I use this? I already read the link on the puffer forum for treatment of IP. It says 23mg/ 1lb of body weight. He's only 2 inches XD I think soaking the food would overdose him.

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Re: 2 inch Fahaka with Internal Parasites?

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He certainly doesn't look like he has IPs, nice & chubby! It never hurts to treat for IPs though, just soak his food in it.
http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/lib ... treatment/

I am concerned about all the krill you feed though. It has been known to cause lockjaw in puffers (lots if info here on that). There are so many better alternative diets for him.
http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/lib ... r-puffers/
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Re: 2 inch Fahaka with Internal Parasites?

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Pufferpunk wrote:He certainly doesn't look like he has IPs, nice & chubby! It never hurts to treat for IPs though, just soak his food in it.
http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/lib ... treatment/

I am concerned about all the krill you feed though. It has been known to cause lockjaw in puffers (lots if info here on that). There are so many better alternative diets for him.
http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/lib ... r-puffers/
I bought him fresh cockle and prawn from the market, but he doesn't seem that interested. The only foods he eats with gusto are bloodworm and krill :(

I've even tried removing the half of the cockle with no meat so it doesn't look as daunting, and I only give him the shrimp tail.
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Re: 2 inch Fahaka with Internal Parasites?

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You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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