The Puffer Forum

Just curious as what puffers are like with treatment? I very rarly medicate my fish, but should i need to i use salt, but as weve not had any in at work for ages, and might not have anymore for a while i have a santanoperca that has been a bit off it fir a while and i could do with adding a little myxazin just a small does. But would my Mbu be ok? Ive got clownloahc in there but they should tolerate it, i dont lie treatments but curious more than anything. But im just maintaining good water quality to be honest, good water is the best thing.

They can handle it very well. Just make sure you use a full treatment not just a small amount. You can add a little at a time and watch their reaction, just make sure it's a full dose when your done.

Puffers usually don't do well with medications, but they usually do handle salt treatments okay. Just watch for signs of stress, especially breathing issues and be ready to take action if necessary.

Melafix (stress, skin injuries) and Pimafix (bacterial infections) also work very nicely with puffers.

But overall, very clean water is the best way to keep these guys healthy, and most issues they have will clear up with very big, frequent water changes.

They are also prone to internal parasites, but there's plenty of info on the site (and in our library) about options for treating those.

Thanx guys i never normally use meds, just salt and good waterchanges thanx

All hail Pimafix and Melafix! Seriously, if you've never used it, get some and try it. It's pretty much the miracle cure, and very natural and safe.

Myaj wrote:...Melafix (stress, skin injuries) and Pimafix (bacterial infections) also work very nicely with puffers...

I thought Melafix was for bacterial infections, and Pimafix for fungal infections.

LilGreenPuffer wrote:All hail Pimafix and Melafix! Seriously, if you've never used it, get some and try it. It's pretty much the miracle cure, and very natural and safe.

Ive used it before, my problem is big tanks = not cheap lol

Oh, yeah... ugh.

Bogwoodbruce wrote:

LilGreenPuffer wrote:All hail Pimafix and Melafix! Seriously, if you've never used it, get some and try it. It's pretty much the miracle cure, and very natural and safe.

Ive used it before, my problem is big tanks = not cheap lol

Well then, get smaller tanks, silly!

Eeeke! What am I thinking! There are recipes out there for imitation Melafix and Pimaix that are cheaper than buying it. Just do a good Google search.

Like ive said was just getting info just in case, should have some more salt back in at work soon. Getting a 25kilo bag