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A couple of weeks ago I had to worm 2 of my puffers because one of them got worms/IP's I believe. They are in the same tank with a divider. One side is my turgidus and one side is my female Congo puffer. It was the Congo that showed the signs of worms/IP's (or are they one and the same?) by the telltale "string of pearls" poop. So I went ahead and used the wormer, which I always use. The Congo seems fine now.
My question is in regards to my turgidus. I never did see the white "string of pearls" with his poop, but I have been seeing a brown stool that is floating. I've seen this for the past 3 days, and while I feel that it's a good sign that the poop is brown, I'm still concerned about the fact that they are floaties and not sinkers (which I believe is the normal course of puffer poop).
So -- Do I need to administer the wormer again, or will that poop get back to normal on it's own? I don't want to needlessly do the wormer if I don't have to, but I also don't want to ignore something that could potentially be a sign of something wrong.

Thanks

Are you sure it's poo, and not something else?

I'm sure. It looks very close to normal poop, but it floats and is a little lighter in colour.

I wouldn't worry about that.

Good, that makes me feel better then. I've grown very fond of my fat little turgidus, he's quite a character!

Human poo does that, too, sometimes. So probably not a big deal. And you can easily take it out before it decomposes, so that would lower nitrates! Woot!

I just wanted to be sure there wasn't any issue because I'd hate to have something happen to my turgidus, I am really attached to him, even though I've not had him as long as I've had some of the other puffers, he's got a great personality. He's growing by leaps and bounds too. He will need to be moved in the near future I think.
Anyway, good news about the poop!