Treating baby fahaka puffer

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I wanted to know should I treat my 3" fahaka for IP's regardless or should I leave him be. He's small and doesnt look sick and he ate some mysis shrimp. But I read so much about treating puffers early I just wanted some opinions. Thanks and if so what should I use

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You'll get a lot of split responses; but I don't see harm in treating the tank early on just to be sure. A large amount of fahakas have ips when younger because they're wild caught. Not necessary if he looks like he's fine; but I would keep a close eye if you opt out.
 
Adding meds to the water of a FW fish is a wa$te of meds, as FW fish do NOT drink water.
 
LOL??? What's so funny about facts?
 
I always heard for the mbu and fahaka that you treat the food not the tank??? Don't know if this is true or not but I'm am curious, as I would like to get one day.


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I've always treated the tank water and it's worked perfectly fine for me. I've seen people say to treat the food and I never have and I had a Fahaka riddled with IP's and after a week all that crap came out. They may not "drink" the water, but it's still be absorbed and passed through their bodies.
 
I've had good results treating with Prazi-Pro for all of my puffers. It's less strenuous on their less-than-efficient gill systems. I also treat their food with garlic extract since some of my puffers have gone off of their feed while being treated. The garlic extract works a bit to keep them interested in food items.
I treat the tank since this has proven to eradicate IPs while also killing parasite eggs and ejected adults in the aquarium's substrate.
Some puffers arrive with so many IPs that their tissues are literally dehydrated from IPs feeding on them. So, I gutload their live feeders and stuff their thawed foods with vitachem and plant material to aid in their digestion and ease their peristalsis.
 
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