Liquidreel Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Hello, I recently got 4 new ember tetras to ass to my original 9. They got Ich after their first day in the tank (bought them from a different store than usual and didn't quarantine 😞 ). I treated for ich with Ich-X per instructions from Cory's videos and did my first dose today. It is a 16 gallon and I accidentally dosed for 20 gallons. I immediately did a 10% water change to remove some of the extra ich-x. Should I do anything else? or just wait and make sure I have the correct dosage tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Liquidreel said: Should I do anything else? or just wait and make sure I have the correct dosage tomorrow? No worries! Dosing 25% more is very unlikely to cause any harm. Continue with the correct dosage tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Ellison Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 I totally agree with @Daniel. I definitely wouldn't make it a habit but I'd be surprised if it had any ill effects. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidreel Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Daniel said: No worries! Dosing 25% more is very unlikely to cause any harm. Continue with the correct dosage tomorrow. Thank you! This is my first time treating ich. And my Kuhlis and Ottos are going crazy which worried me alittle. Not sure what “normal” behavior is when it comes to medicating fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Ellison Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Did you raise the temp as well? Doing vacation greatly speeds up the curing, but ur basically giving the fish a fever in a sense. Also I believe all meds stress fish a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidreel Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 Just now, Ben Ellison said: Did you raise the temp as well? Doing vacation greatly speeds up the curing, but ur basically giving the fish a fever in a sense. Also I believe all meds stress fish a bit. I raised it to 82 from 80 Since I also have a few shrimp in the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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