should i treat for ip ?
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should i treat for ip ?
My fahaka eats well gets all big and fat his poo when I do see it looks like formed brown poo but I don't really think he's growing all that much, big tank great water prams weekly wcc could it be ip? Or something else? 200 gal tank, weekly 35% wc 0am 0 n02 10ppm n03 sand substrate fed shrimp crayfish snail and frozen wht fish 6 days a week
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Re: should i treat for ip ?
I don't think he has IPs. They go through growth spurts. Tell us about what you feed him, how much & how often. How big is he now?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: should i treat for ip ?
Mostly whole crays say 3 a week (unless to big I split them) a mystery snail about once a week shrimp tail once a week and a chunk of wht fish once a week, every Wednesday he gets nothing right now he's about 4-5 inches in a 200 gallon tank he grew about an inch in the 2 months I had him more gerth though
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Re: should i treat for ip ?
Well, if he's growing in girth, he definitely does not have IPs. I bet he's getting ready for a growth spurt!
Are you soaking any of his foods in vitamins?
Are you soaking any of his foods in vitamins?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: should i treat for ip ?
Maybe stress? I do change his tank around (plants rocks etc..) about every week not too much but add plants move em
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Re: should i treat for ip ?
No vitamins what is good? Ill buy some Thursday ... man he's more and more like a dog lol
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Re: should i treat for ip ?
Get either the Zoe brand or Vita-Chem.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"