Medication dosage

[theresamarie3366]

I need to treat my Betta with Maracyn-Two for fin rot and a fungus. I have him in a hospital tank of one gallon. The instructions say only for ten gallons which is two tablets first day, then one tablet everyday after that. What should I put in his one gallon tank?
Thank you,
Theresa

 

[Ferris]

Thats tricky. To use that product (which is very good) you would need to cut the tablets into tenth size pieces, which I'm not sure is even possible. Overdosing is very dangerous and you may actually be better with some form of liquid treatment in this case, which you can add appropriately for the tank size. Fortunately there are many products in this form, Interpets range is pretty good.

 

[WILDER]

This might help.
Quick Medication Dosing Tip - Since most medication dosing directions are meant for larger tanks and some medications come in tablet or capsule form, it can be difficult to dose a small container. There is a trick to doing this.

If your medication calls for one capsule to 10 gallons, grab a small container that can hold water. using a measuring spoon, measure out 10 teaspoons or tablespoons full of water into the container (it doesn't matter which you use as long as you use the same unit of measurement the whole way through). Dump the capsule or crush the tablet into the measured water. Then dispense the medicated water into your isolation container - if it is a 1 gallon container, one teaspoon/tablespoon will be the correct medication dosage. This method works for any size treatment container, just be aware that most medications lose effectiveness after 24 hours in water so you will have to discard any unused medication using this method.

 

[Ferris]

That's a great tip, hadn't thought of that one . Nice one wilder.