The Puffer Forum

I have beaphar multi wormer for dogs (couldn't get ahold of pig dewormer so I went with this as it's apparently as useful).
There's two types of tablets in the packet: one, containing Dichlorophen, is used to kill tapeworms. The other, containing piperazine citrate is for killing roundworms (ascarids)
I'm going to grind them up and add them to the next water change I do, but how much should I add and which one would be better?
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I don't think you want to add it to the water column, I believe you want to soak the food in it. They need to get the medication inside of them.

Ugh, ok guys. He's been doing ok, but now he's showing signs of ich so I'm going to get some medication asap. What can I do in the meantime? (Done a few water changes!)

Whats your current sg? If your still at f/w you may be able to up the sg to combat this ich? Keep doing plenty of waterchanges and vacuum gravel well. You may be able to rid your puff of this without meds

Herbal ich attack is the only one I know of that is puffer safe.
Don't raise the temp, and make sure you oxygenate the water more than normal.

I agree with seven.... But if they are f/w at mo wouldnt raising sg kill off f/w ich? salt and heat kills f/w ich so surely the addition of brackish conditions would destroy the ich with no temperature raising anyway? I could be wrong but logic says raising sg would kill the ich?

If he's in freshwater, then yes, raise the SG, but not the temp. Heat will help kill the ich, but it also has a high fish fatality rate. Just raising the SG is safer. The raised temp makes it difficult to impossible for them to get enough oxygen.

Sorry didnt explain properly. Was not suggesting raising heat. But said heat/salt worked with f/w fish. I suggested raising sg to kill this ich. That would work tho right? I do believe you just confirmed that tho sevenyear. Just wanna check what i said was correct as it was just a logical guess. As i dont want to give incorrect advice

Yeah, that's correct...but too many fish don't survive the higher temp, and it's not essential so I wouldn't chance it.

I added more salt (a teaspoon) into the water when I changed it earlier. I'll add more every time I change the water, gradually building it up to the right level.

if you raise sg bo .002 per week i am certain it will be gone very soon

Do you have as hydrometer or a refractometer? You can't guess with salt, as the levels will vary through water changes and such. This is really an essential part of making your brackish water.

Read the ich article in our Library.