none of the local stores sell any internal parasite remover
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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.
none of the local stores sell any internal parasite remover
none of the loal stores have any internal parasite remover the ones that do will not have it for atleast another 2 weeks what can i do now read the threads but i dont understand please help me with what i can use and doses he would take it now he has started eating again with a huge hunger keeps wanting more
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Boxermom
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Where are you located? You can order them online and get them faster. I definitely wouldn't wait 2 weeks if you really think your fish has IPs.
All puffers (and most other fish) have "huge hunger keeps wanting more." Don't give him more than he should have. Overfeeding is very bad for their health.
All puffers (and most other fish) have "huge hunger keeps wanting more." Don't give him more than he should have. Overfeeding is very bad for their health.
Tina
Puffers: Auriglobus silus x1, Tetraodon travancoricus x1, Tetraodon turgidus x1, Tetraodon miurus x1, Tetraodon nigroviridis x2, Tetraodon baileyi x2, Tetraodon lineatus x1, Tetraodon palembangensis x1
Puffers: Auriglobus silus x1, Tetraodon travancoricus x1, Tetraodon turgidus x1, Tetraodon miurus x1, Tetraodon nigroviridis x2, Tetraodon baileyi x2, Tetraodon lineatus x1, Tetraodon palembangensis x1
I am in mo i was reading the artical were you could treat them with pig dewormer not that i have any of that but also a was reading an artical and cant remeber where but it said you could give them cat and dog wormer too is that true i do have that but would not think of it without gettign the correct info first
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Gomez, I believe many medications can be used for aquatica and mammals, including humans. 
There is a thread in the hospital section I believe that lists medications that can be purchased from vets for use in treating ich. Basically what you need is metronidazole and praziquantel I believe, both of which are contained in Gel-Tek Ultra Cure PX and PraziPro fish medications, which can be purchased at a number of online stores like Drsfostersmith.com and bigalsonline.com.
There is a thread in the hospital section I believe that lists medications that can be purchased from vets for use in treating ich. Basically what you need is metronidazole and praziquantel I believe, both of which are contained in Gel-Tek Ultra Cure PX and PraziPro fish medications, which can be purchased at a number of online stores like Drsfostersmith.com and bigalsonline.com.Tina
Puffers: Auriglobus silus x1, Tetraodon travancoricus x1, Tetraodon turgidus x1, Tetraodon miurus x1, Tetraodon nigroviridis x2, Tetraodon baileyi x2, Tetraodon lineatus x1, Tetraodon palembangensis x1
Puffers: Auriglobus silus x1, Tetraodon travancoricus x1, Tetraodon turgidus x1, Tetraodon miurus x1, Tetraodon nigroviridis x2, Tetraodon baileyi x2, Tetraodon lineatus x1, Tetraodon palembangensis x1
I actually read it here that you can treat with piperazine this is what tje artical says at the top of this page....
Piperazine (PI-per-a-zeen) is a systemic Anthelmintic ( ant-hel-MIN-tiks), which are used to treat worm infestations. Piperazine specifically treats common roundworms (ascariasis) and pinworms (enterobiasis; oxyuriasis). It works by paralyzing the worms and then are passed in the stool. Piperazine may not be available without a prescription. Available as a tablet only in the US.
Noga's recommended route of administration is orally only. Dosed at 4.5 mg/lb of body weight/day for 3 days
Piperazine (PI-per-a-zeen) is a systemic Anthelmintic ( ant-hel-MIN-tiks), which are used to treat worm infestations. Piperazine specifically treats common roundworms (ascariasis) and pinworms (enterobiasis; oxyuriasis). It works by paralyzing the worms and then are passed in the stool. Piperazine may not be available without a prescription. Available as a tablet only in the US.
Noga's recommended route of administration is orally only. Dosed at 4.5 mg/lb of body weight/day for 3 days
this what i know from other articals
it says to treat 10g of food with 25mg of medication.
10g = 15 teaspoons of food wich is an entire bottle.
5ml = 1 teaspoon of the medacation
in 5ml of meds also = 250mg of meds
20 drops of the meds = 1 ml
I only want to treat 1 teaspoon at a time i only have one puffer. I know it will come down to drops per teaspoon food i just can figure how many..
it says to treat 10g of food with 25mg of medication.
10g = 15 teaspoons of food wich is an entire bottle.
5ml = 1 teaspoon of the medacation
in 5ml of meds also = 250mg of meds
20 drops of the meds = 1 ml
I only want to treat 1 teaspoon at a time i only have one puffer. I know it will come down to drops per teaspoon food i just can figure how many..