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I think that was the best thing.

Aww no thats awful. But I respect you for being able to do that, it was probably the best thing you could do for it at that stage.

Aww, I'm so sorry.......

So sorry.

So sorry to hear that you had to put him down; I've been in that position before so I know the heartache it causes to lose one. At least you tried to save the little guy and give him a chance at having a good home and good life...he'll remember you in puffer heaven.

I recommend modifying the directions on those IP tablets - they work best, IME, with 3 courses, not two, and with 75% water changes between each dose, to prevent buildup of medication. I also soak the food in a tiny volume of water with a dissolved chunk of tablet, to deliver higher concentrations of the medicine to the belly, but think treating the tank water as well is important to prevent relapse.

Pufferpunk wrote:I'd add garlic to that soak.

Puffers like Garlic?
Seriously?

Yep, they do. For most fish its an appetite stimulant and its also supposedly good against parasites and for general good health/immune systems.

Myaj wrote:Yep, they do. For most fish its an appetite stimulant and its also supposedly good against parasites and for general good health/immune systems.

Yea I was actually browsing threw the forum and came across, "viewtopic.php?f=3&t=14672". Fahaka with some kind of weird spike things growing out of him and the d00d added garlic to his food and they are gone and he's 100% .. Garlic is magical! It cured my worms too j.k But I love it too!