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Re: New here, from WI. Sick GSP.

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It is natural for them to curl up when sleeping. The heater is natural also, but that is where the decor comes in. he will choose a spot that he is comfortable in.

As for treating IPs... many treat for IPs anyway regardless. IP treatment will not have an effect on the water quality or the biofilter when treating the food. AFAIK.

PufferPunk can elaborate more on that.

Typically you want to feed until the belly is slightly rounded. being a lean mean killing machine is good. Fat is not so good ;)
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Ok, I was just worried because every other time I've seen him curl up to sleep, he's been resting ON something, like a rock or the substrate, not floating at the surface.

I want to treat him for IP's regardless, I'm just not sure of what product/method to go with.
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i believe prazipro is one that is recommended from people here. or the jungle fizz tabs. the directions for these generally dont mention medicating food, but thats what you want to do. break off a piece of the tab, or drop the liquid meds in the water being used to thaw frozen food. this will ensure that as long as your puffer is eating, its definitely getting medicated. a lot of people treat for IP's just as a precautionary, so props to you for being proactive
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Thanks for all the advice. Do petco or petsmart carry that or will I have to order it? I scanned the "fish meds" at petco last time I was there and didn't see anything labeled for parasites, but I also didn't know anything in particular to look fore.

Here are a few blurry pics of how he looks now. His coloration is getting better, but his belly is not totally white. Its white under his head, but as you get closer to his tail it gets rather grey. I still think he's too skinny behind his head, even though he eats a lot.

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You can see he looks a ton better, from the infested little brown/grey lump he was a few days ago. But he still clamps his tail almost all the time, and he doesn't move around much unless he's eating or once in a while if I sit by the tank he will come and say hi, but never for more than like 5 or 10 minutes before he returns to one of the top corners of his tank just to sit very still and not move. Any ideas?
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I have to say that is classic ip skinniness. Treat ASAP. Make sure you treat the food, you will soon have tubby puff puffs.
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thank you! Now is there anything at petco/petsmart for IP's? Or do I need to order something, I'll go pick it up right now if I can get it locally.
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Not from your neck of the woods I'm afraid, someone will chime in soon with a USA med I am certain. Can't help past here I am afraid. You will soon have your answer, remember to medicate the food only
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Use either Jungle Parasite Clear, available at Walmart, Tetra Parasite Guard, or any medication containing Praziquantel and/or Metronidazole. Do not add the medication to the tank however according to directions on the box. Break a small piece off of a tab, and take a bit of tank water into a small container, just enough to cover the food, add the food you wish to treat along with a chopped/pressed garlic clove, and allow the food to soak in this for about an hour. Refrigerate unused portion for up to 3 days.
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I can only refrigerate the medicine for 3 days after I start using it? how long should I be treating him for?
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3-7 days.
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Thank you, I'm going to go out right now and try to find that stuff.
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Ok, I got jungle parasite clear, I dissolved a piece of one of the fizz tabs and crushed a garlic clove and put it in some tank water with some blood worms, i tried to feed him a tiny bit last night before I went to bed just to get some medicine in him, he didn't really want to eat it, so I figured he was still full from earlier in the day when I actually fed him. But today I got somewhat the same reaction, he went darting at all the little worms and grabbed them, but promptly spit them out after. Should I do something differently? or is he just full because I tried to feed him last night as well?
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It probably tastes bad. But it sounds like he is interested, try again at his regular feeding time.
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Some have found that adding the medication to both the tank water and the food is helpful. The theory behind this is that making the water taste funny reduces the funny taste of the food. I haven't tried this, I don't know if it actually works but it's probably worth trying.

Continue treating the food (add the medication and garlic, let the food soak, and then feed) but you can also try treating the water too.
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Flutter wrote:Some have found that adding the medication to both the tank water and the food is helpful. The theory behind this is that making the water taste funny reduces the funny taste of the food. I haven't tried this, I don't know if it actually works but it's probably worth trying.

Continue treating the food (add the medication and garlic, let the food soak, and then feed) but you can also try treating the water too.
i would try this too. treat the water and see if anything changes with how he treats the medicated food
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