should i treat for ip ?

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should i treat for ip ?

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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 ?

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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?
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Re: should i treat for ip ?

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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 ?

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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?
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Re: should i treat for ip ?

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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 ?

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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 ?

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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...

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