Whats wrong with this Puffer?

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Whats good food to use when doing this? I got frozen bloodworms, krill, earthworms and snails. Frozen bloodworms is what I feed most to the fish, twice a day. Gets a piece of krill daily, maybe 2 pieces, sometimes I skip a day or 2 also. Gets an earthworm once a week. And snails once every few days. I don't know how effective bloodworms will be once its thawed from the frozen chunk. So I am thinking the krill is the best bet.
 
Personally, i do this with frozen foods which i de-frost, i.e. Scallops, Mussels, Market Prawns etc... the main reason for this is because imo these foods absorb a lot more of the meds compared to the things you listed... especially since when my puffers see these foods it literally takes them about 3-5 seconds for them to start munching it, and about 10 seconds before its demolished...

Although with that being said, if you can get a syringe to inject the meds into an earthworm that might work even better than my method...

I would probably not bother soaking the bloodworms, since it would more than likely get quite diluted by the time the puff eats it, especially if its sitting in the tank for a little while...

Either way, you could wait for other members to see what methods they use to see which works best... since this is just what i've done in the past...
 
Pretty much whatever he likes to eat the most. You may have to soak in garlic too, to get him to like it.
 
Internal parasites must be treated internally. FW fish don't "drink" water.
 
How long should I feed the puffer medicated food? I am on day 5 already and have 3 more tabs. The area is still concave but the coloration changes. Sometimes its a bit dark and other times its normal looking. I guess it changes when the puffer changes colors. I been soaking krill 2 times daily and the fish is eating it well.
 
5 days is plenty. Now start fattening him up with healthy, vitamin-soaked, meaty foods.
 
Actually I am on day 6 and have 2 more tabs left. I think I will finish off the 2 tabs to be on the safe side then return him back to his normal diet. Does this sound OK? The only type of supplement I have is Garlic Extreme.
 
I would have done 3 days & had enough to retreat for another 3, if necessary.
 
Regardless of any change? I only kept up cause I see no change in the look of the affected area. So you suggest I stop medication now and return to a normal feeding schedule?
 
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