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The grey around my F8's mouth and his belly has dissapeared completely! The culprit - some parasitic worm was under his skin bothering the poor fellow =/. I noticed a open wound on his belly not too long ago, and one day saw worm poking out! I dosed the tank using a combo of prazi and Jungle tabs and after a week the wound appears to be healing (with the help of melafix) and since his vibrant white underbelly has returned, I can only assume the treatment killed the worm. I remeber someone having a similar problem with their GSP and now I know what was bothering the poor fellow. He looks happier then I've seen him in months, and I absolutely believe his behavior/discoloration was due to his under-skin worm. Just an update! Im feeling very happy that he seems to be returning to his old self.

Hi,
First, glad to hear your puffer seems to be better. Second, how did you find the Jungle Fizz Tabs for parasites? I can't seem to find them anywhere anymore. None of the area Walmarts carry them now by me and I thought I saw online somewhere that they were discontinued.

Thanks! You are correct that they're discontinued, but Tetra makes an identical product called Parasite Guard; http://www.amazon.com/Tetra-77346-Paras ... roduct_top
It's exactly the same as the jungle fizz tabs, just under the tetra name now. I call them jungle tabs out of habit.