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I picked up a F8 on Friday and put him in my 8 gallon quarantine tank. He will be moving to my 32 gallon DT after he's had sufficient observation in QT. He seems to be doing quite well and eating healthily. I don't think he's showing signs of IP but, I'm rather new to puffers so, I may not be noticing the signs. I wanted to be prepared for his arrival but, the Metroplex and Melafix orders that I have been delayed (not sure if it's customs or bad weather as it's been raining a lot here in Taiwan the past several days). I've also been told by a LFS that Taiwan may not allow those item in (I guess because of concern over the chemical content - I don't know)

Anyway, instead of delaying any longer, I decided to try the "pumpkin seed" method/recipe to treat IP - just as a precaution and a preventative measure. I fed him some thawed bloodworms soaked in the pumpkin seed and he readily ate it up. I haven't observed him excreting any worms yet. So, any tips on knowing whether it worked other than observing his waste? How long should I continue this treatment - a few days? Can I refrigerate the excess pumpkin concentrate for future use?

I would like to upload a few pictures and get your thoughts on whether it looks like he has internal parasites.

Thanks,
Miles

How's he doing?

Pufferpunk wrote: ↑Sat Jul 22, 2017 10:00 am How's he doing?

He's doing great! I don't think the pumpkin seed method worked. But, fortunately, I was able to obtain some Praziquantel from a local vet and the Melafix I ordered finally arrived after several weeks. Anyway, I was able to treat him in my QT tank using both meds and it went very well. He's now been in the display tank for about a month and has settled in nicely, eating well, and begging alot

Thanks for all of the help!

I was thinking about adding another F8 but, from what I've read, singles may fare better. And, I don't know if I want to mess up a good thing since things are going well with the one and the gobies.