Maracide instructions needed please.

[Lukara]

Hi, I have a friend who's fishes came down with a case of ick. He bought some Mardel Maracide, however, there is no specific instructions on how to use it other than:

1) use 10 mls for ever 10 gallons of water.
2) treat on days 1, 3 and 5.
3) read enclosed brochure before using

Here is the problem... there is NO enclosed brochure. Does anybody have the instructions for use on this med? Do water changes need to be done before each dose?

Thanks in advance!

[OrionGirl]

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11592&highlight=maracide

Here is wetmanNY's advice. He does do water changes.

HTH

[Lukara]

I just thought I'd post an update...

I ended up calling the manufacturers of Mardel's Maracide and asked about the instructions. They said to use 10 mg per 10 gallons of water. Treat on day 1, 3 and 5. No need for water changes before redosing.

Personally however, I'm not one to rely 100% on the manufacturer's instructions because of previous experiences and contradictions to instructions vs. the life cycle of certain parasites.