Proper antibiotics usage for fish?

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terror

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Whats the proper usage of antibiotics for fish?
how many doses is needed when treating fish? as for humans we have to follow the doctors order and take the antibiotics for many days.
But for the fish usually , its not indicated in the medicine if redosing isneeded? does this mean 1 dose would be enough?

Also how fast does activated carbon work? I'm currently treating my fish, I dosed about 8 hrsbefore and after 8 hrs i remembered i have old activated carbon in the sump.
the carbon has bene in the sump for a year now. I'm not sure if my treatment will be effective or the carbon and removed some of the medicine.

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FreshyFresh

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Old thread here, but if you're medicating your tank with activated carbon in the filter, you will pretty much waste all your meds. The carbon will hold it all.

What are you medicating for? I have no experience there aside from some ick meds I've used before I knew about the temp/salt method of getting rid of it.
 
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