Sick T. Miurus- congo puffer

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Molu
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Sick T. Miurus- congo puffer

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Hi everyone!
my Miurus seems sick, he have not eaten correctly for a week, in the beginning he tryed to crab a shrimp but could not do it/want, and hi just gived up, and now he just swims away... the color is good, his swimming around maybe a little more than usual... I saw him trying to scratch himselt to the sand.
On the skin there is some 2-3 white dots, but Im not sure its Ich. For any case I treat the tank with a eSHa-200 and eSHa -exit- are you using a normal doses or half of it? But my doupt is, that he have internal parasites. Here we dont have a eSHa ndx, I did order it from eBay, but it will take time to get here. I have Sera Tremazol- praziquantel, liquid . I can`t soaked the food in to it, because hi is not eating. I can make a bath or treat all tank. Can I use full dose ? if I will do baths- how long can I keep him there? have anyone some experience with that med??
water is fine
temp. 25.5
Ph 6.9 - 7.0
Kh 3
n02, no3, nh4 all good.
Thanks.
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Re: Sick T. Miurus- congo puffer

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Ich meds can be quite dangerous to a puffer. I suggest a large water change & filter with carbon.
Please answer ALL the questions above, in red.
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Re: Sick T. Miurus- congo puffer

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Hi, Thanks.
Tank is 160l, fully planted,some snails, adding only plant fertilaiser every other week
Its only for Miurus and I did add about 10 days ago,some guppeis to make him eat better-they all alive.
feeding every other day, with raw shrips, bloodworms, adding once per week vitimin solution
water changes every week 30-50%
watertests couple of times in week,
Started tank in april 2017, worked 1 month empty, then there lived 4 angelfishes until I waited my Puffer, puffer arrived in august.
I have changed nothing, the same rutin the same stuff
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Re: Sick T. Miurus- congo puffer

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Last water change was yestarday, 50%
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I would go ahead & use the heat/salt method (are you familiar? It's stickied here), in case it is indeed ich.
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Re: Sick T. Miurus- congo puffer

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Yes, I did read about that. But if I still need to devorm him also- what about Praziquantel?
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Re: Sick T. Miurus- congo puffer

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Prazi will work but always soak the food with that or garlic. FW fish do not drink water.
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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