water changing with meds

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convict84

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hi im not sure on what to do,im treating for ich,i added king british white spot control at half dose b/c of clown loachs,ive just tested the water and my nitrates are around 40ppm,,ive being treating for 4 days now,should i do a small water change,re add the meds?
 
convict84;3050442; said:
hi im not sure on what to do,im treating for ich,i added king british white spot control at half dose b/c of clown loachs,ive just tested the water and my nitrates are around 40ppm,,ive being treating for 4 days now,should i do a small water change,re add the meds?

no your treatment will be useless. the bottles of meds always tell you to do a water change before dosing a tank and refrain from water changes during treatment.
with ich the treatment goes in a set sequence of days so the concentration builds up to its most powerful to coincide with the ich's vulnerable stage of its lifecycle.
for next time i suggest you read the bottle before dosing and get interpets anti-whitespot as you can use it at full dose with loaches and other sensitive fish. thats if you dont want to go the salt route http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2138158&postcount=2
 
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