Scratching during ich treatment

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So I'm pretty sure my fish have ich. I started dosing copper over last and the Hanna checker is reading 1.89 ppm. I noticed that my fish are still occasionally scratching, though not as much as before. I know scratching can still occur even after the ich has detached, but I'm just wondering when should the scratching stop overall?
 

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I've seen 10 to as much as 14 days after reaching therapeutic for some fish to stop scratching.
 

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I've seen 10 to as much as 14 days after reaching therapeutic for some fish to stop scratching.
Agree.

Some can get “skin” irritation from copper as a side effect as well on occasion.
 

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