How can i get my puffer to eat/take his medication?

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lyquidphyre

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I think my puffer has internal parasites so I bought some medicated food for him.

Well, its in a tiny flake form and they only eat frozen bloodworms.

I added a bit to the tank and they didn't even notice it.
Im tempted to melt a cube of frozen blood worms, add the medication and refreeze it. Do you think that will work?
 
you might also try wetting the flakes a little and bunching them up together. Then let the little ball of fishfood dry out. Then you'll have a larger solid piece of food that the puffers might notice better.
 
don't try it, even if your puffers do attack the flakes they won't eat it. The puffers ive had hated them and every fish ive ever had HATES medicated food.

If you think they do have internal parasites (and what gives you that idea?) try finding some of those medicated tablets only if you find out they truly do have parasites.

The only way ive been able to tell if a fish has parasites is it won't eat and its always fat.
 
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