Lee...if your out there!!!

[Shane Tesser]

Lee, i just read a p.m. you left me a while ago....sorry about that, did i or anyone else answer your question for you? How is the discus project coming? Please let me know if you are still having trouble, you dont live to far, maybe i can stop by and help you....let me know!!!! Shane.

[leeD]

Hey.. Yeah i sent u that p.m awhile ago... You guys pretty much answered all my questions. The discus tank im still setting up in my room got delayed a bit. Decided not to rush it... Im very slowly getting everything organized... My darn puffers have ich and im treating them now....
How is ur dragon goby btw? i herd about his accident...
Ill definately keep u informed about when im setting up the discus tank..
thx man

Lee

[Shane Tesser]

Hey man, good to hear from you. Mr. Goby is doing fine, thanks. The worlds best ich/white spot etc medicine...is aquasol...i always keep a bottle... crank the temp on the tank up two to three degrees and add this stuff...it works really well...one drop per gallon, used it for years and am too stubborn to quit. Let us know how it goes, Shane.

[Lizzy]

I disagree! My father is a professional aquaculture specialist andhe told me when I was a kid that the ingredient that is important in treating external parasites in fish is Methalene blue! That is the only medical ingredient in Nox Ich. That is all I have ever used and my ich spots have been cleared off my fish in 2 days. I still treat the tank for a few more to get rid of the baby ich that haven't formed on a host yet. I also raise the temp of the water to speed up the life cycle of the ich and I treat with salt. The ich hate it and it helps the wounds on the fish from having ich, heal.

Some people don't like this method of treating ich, because it turns the water blue and kills plants. These people should have a quaranteen/sick tank to treat the fish in before they get into a nice display tank where they should never get sick...unless something wierd happens.

Hope this helps the puffers!

Lizzy

[Shane Tesser]

LoL breath Lizzy, breath....yes it is very effective, but yes it does have side effects too, thats why i stay clear of it, salt baths are also effective and with this particular species it would easily tolerate it.....but the big question is!!! I thought that these fish have been with Lee for quite some time....was there an addition to the tank or......pure freshwater rearing its ugly head on a brackish fish finally....Lee you can only answer this one....why all of a sudden out of the blue? Remember even though certain fish can be acclimatized to live in different water types, it also can effect their immune system which naturally can greatly effect their ability to deal with foreign objects such as disease!!! So temp increase like lizzy says....which causes parasites to rapidly reproduce, which in turn is easy for the medication to take a hold of the situation.....either medication....your choice....and perhaps just a little bitty bit of salt. Let us know how it goes.

[Youkai]

One thing is being overlooked, no matter what treatment he uses.... ;)

Green spotted puffers are VERY prone to ich when kept in freshwater. It's like their ability to ward off infections is compromised. I'd get them into a brackish tank, soon.

[leeD]

Hey everyone... I started adding salt to the puffer tank... The two smaller puffers died... The only remaining one is the big green spotted.. He looks alot better than the smaller figure eights... but ofcourse im still treating the tank... The addition of the spiny eels is what i think gave them ick and fungus.. thx for everyobes help.
Lee

[Shane Tesser]

Two words Lee....Quarantien Tank!

[Lizzy]

Can spiny eels go in brackish tanks? Don't thay get about 12 inches or more? Hmmm...I'll have to get out my beanch atlases!

[Shane Tesser]

yup, they sure can, the ones i know of are: Spiney eel-macrognathus aculeatus, Deep bodied spiney eel-mastacembelus pancalus, and the white blotched spiney eel-mastacembelus argus, and yes they are all recommended to be kept in brackish water types.....the first (spiney eel) get to be from about 12-15 cm long, and the other two types which are harder to come by are anywhere from 20-25cm.