QUESTION need advice re: Maracide asap

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Calypso mermaid
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QUESTION need advice re: Maracide asap

Post by Calypso mermaid » Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:07 pm

Okay,
My fish has recovered from the "skinny" problem and is now eating, however! Due to my flakiness when doing a water change, the temp jumped around and now they have ick!!!! Anyway, I'm doing small but many water changes and put in a fresh carbon so now I want to know when it's safe to use my Maracide? Will it interact with any residual Maracyn or Maracyn 2? Should I use half the dose since only my loaches are showing symptoms?
I also wanted to say, thank you to everyone who gave me advice, I'm sure without your help, my little fish would have died! Sorry I'm no good for pictures. :lol: Hopefully, I'll be able to get some at some point. I'm looking at some I took of the skinny boy when he was really sick and I'll see if I can clear one up on photoshop when I have a minute!

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Post by angelfish83 » Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:44 pm

You have to be really really careful when you do water changes that you put in relatively the same stuff you take out.

Ick is pretty easy to kill with high temperature. Unless you have coldwater fish you're ok. Clown loaches especially, but most botia can take it, most tropicals, most livebearers.

You want to QUICKLY (set the heater to 86 in one go) raise your temperature to 86 and leave it there for about 72 hours.

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