The Puffer Forum

I purchased my puffer 4 days ago, and he had ick when I got him. I got Jungle Laboratories Ick Guard II Liquid. I've used it 3 times, over 72 hours, changing out 25% of the water before each treatment. My fish still has ick, and it seems to be bothering him a great deal. Can anyone recommend a good Ick clearing product for puffers, One that wont harm him to badly but will be sure to kill the ick. Price is not an issue, I just want my fish happy and healthy thanks in advance.

Excellent article about clearing ich with no meds at all, since non-scaled puffers are sensitive to them: library/hospital/fwich/

Be sure to treat for a full month, even if it looks like the ich is gone.

Elevated temperatures also help alot. Just make sure there is increased water agitation.

Yay thanks to good advice, some through PMs some from posts. The ick is physically gone, I'm going to keep the temp up in the tank, with 2 airstones. But my fishy looks happy and healthy, he is using all of his fins freely, no more rubbing and spazzing out. I'm going to monitor it closely for the next 3 weeks. Thnx all

Keep up the salt! Glad to hear they're feeling better.

Yup, no meds necessary!