Water Change While Using Maracyn-Two?

Question

I am treating my goldfish for finrot with Maracyn-two... I am almost done w/ the treatment (today is hte last day), but his tank is sooo cloudy and I am wondering if I can change a little bit of hte ater before I am completely done. I have heard taht this is a good thing to do while on meds and that you shouldn't.... so I wanted other opinions.... please let me know what to do!

Oops I can't spell... I meant if I can change a bit of the water***

Answer 1

I'd defer to magic or copperhead for a better confirmation on it, but I'd say don't. The cloudyness in the water isn't going to hurt the fish really. MAYBE the plants at best if the lighting doesn't penetrate through the cloudiness. Keep in mind this is for the health of the fish and though you'd love to watch them, let the medication finish it's course. There would be a potential, IMO, that changing out water sooner then a finished treatment may all of any disease to survive medication and flare back up again, only this time, be immune to that medication. It's just one more day, let it run it's course, do your change after and reapply the carbon to help remove whatever is left over.

JV

Answer 2

I would basically agree with the other two answers, don't change water due to the cloudiness.

The only reason you might have to change water while treating with Maracyn -2 would be a spike in ammonia, but since you're on your last day of treatment anyway, just wait it out and change 25% of the water tomorrow before putting the carbon back in the filter. Once you do that, the tank will look clear within a day.

Do continue to watch the ammonia levels closely however as Maracyn -2 will kill the cycle bacteria in the tank and the tank will need to cycle again before it's safe with weekly water changes only.

If you need more info on any of this, feel free to email me.

MM

Answer 3

the cloudiness is no big thing -- you have just made a bunch of dead bacteria floating around. when you use antibiotics it kills all your micro-organisms so nothing is alive in there - -its just a lot of dead stuff.