The Puffer Forum

Decided to join in over here because of all of the wonderful info on puffers. I'm a member at MFK (monsterfishkeepers) and have gotten good info from Pufferpunk in the past. My roommate continually buys GSPs and can not provide for them. When I moved in he had one that had been in fresh water for 2.5 years. It ate alot and was only 3" long.... It was too late to save it. He recently bought some new ones, but no marine salt.... One died due to IPs, the other is very skinny. So I ordered some Seachem Metronidazole, and went out and bought some blood worms. He had stopped eating until today when I tweezer fed him blood worms. He now has a nice round belly and the meds should get here on Wednesday. The roommate should be coming with me this weekend to buy some marine salt. I finally get to use my hydrometer!

Also, are IPs contagious? He also has an albino bristlenose pleco in with it. Ill be moving it out if it is not necessary to treat it too.

Welcome to the neighborhood !!!

Yes, they are contagious & the pleco won't like any salt, either.

Pufferpunk wrote:Yes, they are contagious & the pleco won't like any salt, either.

Okay, Ill treat, move the pleco, And then slowly raise to brackish water.