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10-10-2011, 07:29 PM

do they get internal parasite easily?
how to prevent it?
i only feed my fahaka shrimp, crayfish and snail.
no feeder fish, is that ok?

bennyliv · 11-10-2011, 12:26 AM

yah that's good diet, feeder fishes may contain parasites.

if you want, must remember to quarantine the feeders for a few days

bennyliv · 11-10-2011, 01:10 PM

After eating 2 baby squids head.

Now pui pui

12-10-2011, 12:19 PM

i found small white worm in the take of my crayfish where i usually brought a few and leave them there to quarantine them. Are there harmful? how to get rid of them?

13-10-2011, 10:57 AM

is it good to feed them frog too?

blondmyth · 13-10-2011, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jiaxing87

is it good to feed them frog too?

unless u want ur tank to be very very messy. better to stick to ghost shrimps

scottelfy · 14-10-2011, 10:01 AM

Hi, i noticed that my puffer started breathing heavily 2 days ago, it then started to be unable to swim properly. i changed 50% water and added salt and of course anti chlorine. It has regained its swimming posture but its still breathing heavily and the tail looks bad. this is the pic

can someone enlighten me what i shld do? i have taken him out as i suspect it could be the tank water's problem. going to transfer him into another tank with water from a running tank

bennyliv · 14-10-2011, 10:10 AM

Can see clearly from the pic. What species is your puffer?

Any other co occupant? How are they doing? I have a bad experience of transferring the puffer out, the transfer made it more stress and it died within a day. In my opinion no rush to transfer it without knowing the real cause of it's illness.

scottelfy · 14-10-2011, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bennyliv

Can see clearly from the pic. What species is your puffer?

Any other co occupant? How are they doing? I have a bad experience of transferring the puffer out, the transfer made it more stress and it died within a day. In my opinion no rush to transfer it without knowing the real cause of it's illness.

It's only tankmate was a blue loach. It started acting weirdly too. The white part looks like it's rotten. I added some melafix for that

bennyliv · 14-10-2011, 03:21 PM

Perhaps you would like to do more gradual water change and wash partbof your filter media.

The wound maybe bacterial rot? Melafix should be good enough.

11-10-2011, 01:10 PM	#103
bennyliv Dragon Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,251	My Congo finally take dead food! After eating 2 baby squids head. Now pui pui

10-10-2011, 07:29 PM	#101
jiaxing87 Guest Posts: n/a	do they get internal parasite easily? how to prevent it? i only feed my fahaka shrimp, crayfish and snail. no feeder fish, is that ok?

11-10-2011, 12:26 AM	#102
bennyliv Dragon Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,251	yah that's good diet, feeder fishes may contain parasites. if you want, must remember to quarantine the feeders for a few days

12-10-2011, 12:19 PM	#104
jiaxing87 Guest Posts: n/a	i found small white worm in the take of my crayfish where i usually brought a few and leave them there to quarantine them. Are there harmful? how to get rid of them?

13-10-2011, 10:57 AM	#105
jiaxing87 Guest Posts: n/a	is it good to feed them frog too?

14-10-2011, 10:01 AM	#107
scottelfy Dragon Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,472	Hi, i noticed that my puffer started breathing heavily 2 days ago, it then started to be unable to swim properly. i changed 50% water and added salt and of course anti chlorine. It has regained its swimming posture but its still breathing heavily and the tail looks bad. this is the pic can someone enlighten me what i shld do? i have taken him out as i suspect it could be the tank water's problem. going to transfer him into another tank with water from a running tank

14-10-2011, 10:10 AM	#108
bennyliv Dragon Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,251	Can see clearly from the pic. What species is your puffer? Any other co occupant? How are they doing? I have a bad experience of transferring the puffer out, the transfer made it more stress and it died within a day. In my opinion no rush to transfer it without knowing the real cause of it's illness.

14-10-2011, 03:21 PM	#110
bennyliv Dragon Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,251	Perhaps you would like to do more gradual water change and wash partbof your filter media. The wound maybe bacterial rot? Melafix should be good enough.

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