Re: to those who have used QuickCure to cure Ich/Ick ...

[Dave]

"Rick" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Dave" > wrote in message
> ...
>> ... did you do a water change before every treatment, including the
> initial
>> treatments before visible spots left your fish? Or did you only do a
> water
>> change before the treatments that followed (every three or four days for
> two
>> weeks afterwards)?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
> a water change before the initial treatment does help to remove some of
> the
> free swimming parasites however is not critical. Water change before each
> of
> 4 treatments, ie" treat day 1, do water change on day 4 prior to
> treatment,
> treat day 7 and day 10 with water change before treatment. You will likely
> not see any spots by the time you go to do treatment 3 however finish the
> treatments right to the end.
>
> Rick
>
>

The dosage on the back of my bottle of Quick Cure reads 1 drop per gallon
daily until cured. Above you're saying day 1, 4, 7, and 10. I just dosed
my 35 gallon (with tetras and plants so I'm going halfdosage and crossing my
fingers). Should I be dosing everyday...or every 3rd/4th day??

[Rick]

"Dave" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Rick" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Dave" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> ... did you do a water change before every treatment, including the
> > initial
> >> treatments before visible spots left your fish? Or did you only do a
> > water
> >> change before the treatments that followed (every three or four days
for
> > two
> >> weeks afterwards)?
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> > a water change before the initial treatment does help to remove some of
> > the
> > free swimming parasites however is not critical. Water change before
each
> > of
> > 4 treatments, ie" treat day 1, do water change on day 4 prior to
> > treatment,
> > treat day 7 and day 10 with water change before treatment. You will
likely
> > not see any spots by the time you go to do treatment 3 however finish
the
> > treatments right to the end.
> >
> > Rick
> >
> >
>
> The dosage on the back of my bottle of Quick Cure reads 1 drop per gallon
> daily until cured. Above you're saying day 1, 4, 7, and 10. I just dosed
> my 35 gallon (with tetras and plants so I'm going halfdosage and crossing
my
> fingers). Should I be dosing everyday...or every 3rd/4th day??
>
>


the method used by many hobbyist is as I described and not a daily dose.
Many shut of the aquarium lights as the medication can be degraded by light
however I have always left my lights on and the results have been the same.
One of the reasons for doing the 1,4 7 etc routine is that by daily dosing
you will see the cysts disappear on the fish however the parasite is still
in the aquarium. You stop dosing, they come back. This has happened to many
people. Using the other method can less concentration but over a longer
period of time allowing time to kill for the parasites on the fish and those
in the tank. When each on of those little cysts burst on the fish, thousands
of parasites are released into the aquarium. You can try as the bottle
suggests but monitor the condition of the fish for any sign of reocurrence.
Also remember when dosing to allow for displacement by gravel, plants and
decorations, ie: your 35 gallong is likely a 30 g so 15 drops.

Rick

[NetMax]

"Rick" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Dave" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Rick" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >
>> > "Dave" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> >> ... did you do a water change before every treatment, including the
>> > initial
>> >> treatments before visible spots left your fish? Or did you only do
>> >> a
>> > water
>> >> change before the treatments that followed (every three or four
>> >> days
> for
>> > two
>> >> weeks afterwards)?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks.
>> >>
>> > a water change before the initial treatment does help to remove some
>> > of
>> > the
>> > free swimming parasites however is not critical. Water change before
> each
>> > of
>> > 4 treatments, ie" treat day 1, do water change on day 4 prior to
>> > treatment,
>> > treat day 7 and day 10 with water change before treatment. You will
> likely
>> > not see any spots by the time you go to do treatment 3 however
>> > finish
> the
>> > treatments right to the end.
>> >
>> > Rick
>> >
>> >
>>
>> The dosage on the back of my bottle of Quick Cure reads 1 drop per
>> gallon
>> daily until cured. Above you're saying day 1, 4, 7, and 10. I just
>> dosed
>> my 35 gallon (with tetras and plants so I'm going halfdosage and
>> crossing
> my
>> fingers). Should I be dosing everyday...or every 3rd/4th day??
>>
>>
>
>
> the method used by many hobbyist is as I described and not a daily
> dose.
> Many shut of the aquarium lights as the medication can be degraded by
> light
> however I have always left my lights on and the results have been the
> same.
> One of the reasons for doing the 1,4 7 etc routine is that by daily
> dosing
> you will see the cysts disappear on the fish however the parasite is
> still
> in the aquarium. You stop dosing, they come back. This has happened to
> many
> people. Using the other method can less concentration but over a
> longer
> period of time allowing time to kill for the parasites on the fish and
> those
> in the tank. When each on of those little cysts burst on the fish,
> thousands
> of parasites are released into the aquarium. You can try as the bottle
> suggests but monitor the condition of the fish for any sign of
> reocurrence.
> Also remember when dosing to allow for displacement by gravel, plants
> and
> decorations, ie: your 35 gallong is likely a 30 g so 15 drops.
>
> Rick


fwiw, I don't follow manufacturer's directions either. With Quick Cure,
I dose every 2nd day at 50% dosage (for tetras) with a water change
before each treatment. When I'm really feeling ambitious, I raise the
temp. 2 degrees, lower the light levels and use a gravel vacuum to do the
water changes (picks up cysts in the substrate).
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