water changes during ich treatment

[dubious49]

hey everybody! my newly introduced royal gramma has ich. i've been treating him with kent garlic extreme (in his food) and kent Rx-P (anti-parasite medication) since monday. the medication calls for dosing every other day for 13 days and i normally do a 10% water change every week. so the question is, should i wait until the end of the dosing cycle to do the water change or stick to my regular wc schedule? thanks in advance! - chris

[Crakeur]

do your normal water changes. otherwise, the ammonia,nitrites and trates could rise and cause more damage.

[dubious49]

thanks! i feel better now

[Scoot]

ive been using that RxP stuff too with some garlic soaked food, the fish's ich has gotten worse. All the levels are stable in the tank, the Rxp i think killed my scooter blenny from overdosin, i dont get why the stuff is makin the fish worse. Find out some more stuff so you dont od your fish

[Tempest]

From what I've read the only definite treatment for marine ich/crypto is to treat the fish in a hosptial tank with either a copper based medication such as cupramine or to do a hyposalinity treatment.