[AquaticLife] Need to know how to use antibiotics
It’s not good to mix medicines unless the directions on the meds say it’s OK like with the Maracyn I and II. I know API tests their medications and say they are OK to use with each other but when you start mixing brands, then you could be playing with fire.
Unless otherwise advised by an experienced fish keeper, it would be best to follow the directions on the packaging. There are certain instances where our experience has taught us how to better use certain meds compared to their instructions with certain fish but in general, follow the manufacturers directions. If some store clerk is giving you different instructions, ask them if they will guarantee their advice by putting it in writing? They’ll probably tuck their tails and run when you ask them to put it in writing.
You kind of need to decide on who you are going to listen to and then follow their advice. Getting advice from several different conflicting sources is not going to make you a better fish keeper. Find a source that you trust and then stick with that source rather than asking the same questions over and over in different forums.
I asked you several posts ago about why you only used 1/3rd of your initial Bio-Spira treatment and never heard back. Bio-Spira is designed to use the entire package in the new tank so if you only used 1/3rd, that could be why you are having cycling issues… or it could be that your source of Bio-Spira allowed the package to not stay chilled which would ruin it.
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