Fish lice??

xDestro

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Did water change today and noticed these guys at the water line!! Please tell me I can get rid of them and if they can hurt my puffer??

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Get some dimilin and should kill it and be safe enough for your puffer.
 

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Yes. That's it. I've gotten it on eBay before as well.
 

xDestro

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I noticed my male apisto acting strange today after the water change and I think I can see some lice on him... Dimilin won't be here till Friday is there anything I can do?
 

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Keep physically pulling them and suctioning them out of the tank.
 

xDestro

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Should I catch him every other day or so and pick them off if I can? Or just try and get what I can in the tank?
 

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Try to get what you can w/o stressing out the fish.
 
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