The Puffer Forum

Hi pufferlovers!

I have a question: I treated my F8 and I got rid of his ich but I still keep him in a QT. A couple days ago I've noticed his belly is a little bit sunken, not concave. No whitish stringy poo and his colour is normal, his belly is white but it has 2 gray dots ( I don't know what it is ),he eats well too (snails, shrimps and mussels). Is this IP's signs? Should I consider an IP treatment? He looks healthy but I don't wanna lose another F8... could you please help us?

Thanks.

5G (20L)QT:
100% WC (daily)
NH4 - zero
NO2 - zero
NO3 - zero
Temp - 29°C (84.2°F)
SG - 1000

1.000 means no salt right?

Maybe your should begin upping the salt a little... just to get them on their way...

as for IP's...

does his belly get big after feeding? How long does it stay big for?

Is it a noticable indent? Or is mainly flat?
If it's mainly flat you shouldn't have to worry, but if it's areal indent you might want to treat.

Well...

Yes, 1000 means FW, I thought I could raise the SG but I do 100% water change daily and I would spend too much sea salt. It's not cheap where I live. I also thought that paying attention to pristine water would be a great deal. If SG really matters at this moment, please let me know.

I'm posting a few pictures to make sure if his belly is real flat or not; he ate some snails last night and a small piece of shrimp. After that his belly looks very round, up to this afternoon his belly looks flatten near his head and round near his caudal fin. Here the pics are for your comments, because I'm really confused about this whole thing:

Doesn't look like IP, but more like he is getting skinny and is about to poo. When was his last feeding?

His last feeding was last night, I didn't notice any poo in the tank.

Thanks...