Burrfish (Added Picture)

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by midgetwaiter

Treating IP is a tricky bit of business, you have to suppress the parasite without doing damage to the intestinal flora. Levamisole is nice because it doesn't kill anything, it just paralyzes the intestinal tract so the parasite thinks it is in a dead host and lets go, but it's tough to get. Metronidazole is more dangerous but you can get it from Seachem in a powder that's easy to use.

I don't know what's in the Jungle stuff but I would advise caution either way. Don't do this just because of the sunken belly. Wait to see if you can get the fish to put some weight back on without it.

Thanks, great info. I was told that I should be able to get Levamisole from my vet? Does that make sense? I have not even tried yet though.

So I understand not treating right away and seeing if she gains weight but J&L have had her 2 weeks and said she eats every day anything they put in the tank but could never gain weight. Thats probably the reason they even still had her.

The Jungle meds have Praziquantel in them. For some reason though I thought that was more for bacterial problems. I have no idea though

So you think I should not treat her yet? I was going to get the Seachem Metronidazole and soak her food in it. I also heard Metronidazole bath can work? I want to be careful, so any advice would be great.

What Im scared of is not treating her soon and having her stop eating. She would not be tough to treat now because she is eating so well and is active. It could get hard if she stopped.

I will take pics later...its very hard to believe this little fish should reach about a foot as an adult. She looks like she is meant to stay small.

Anyone had a full grown Burr?