grungefreek Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Hi Guys, well i bought from a dodgy LFS, and of course ive paid the price, my tank has ich. So my tank contains neons,harlequins,SAE's,Platy's and otto's. Was just wondering how much salt i should add per litre??/ I know the platy's,SaE's and otto's can stand a fair bit of salt, prolly 1 Tbs per 20L but not sure bout the tetras and raspbora's. So any suggestions on the amount of salt that is safe to dose these guys???/ The tank is a 15gal planted. Just raised temp to 30 degrees Thanx Guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckmeister Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 I dont know anything about tropicals so I may be wrong but I have had Ich before and I would recommend something stronger than salt. I would go to your LFS and ask for a medication to suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grungefreek Posted March 19, 2005 Author Share Posted March 19, 2005 Many people use salt as a remedy in minor breakouts. Ive used it before and it worked well. Just never used it on tetra's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious Camel Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 i think salt (and a raised tank temp) is a good remedy for itch. If you feel like a read, i found this excellent article on treating itch: clicky click Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grungefreek Posted March 20, 2005 Author Share Posted March 20, 2005 Yeah, i think its a good method too. But i stil lcant find any info on tetra's and salt. 1 source said any salinity increase will kill them, which obviously is wrong, cause i added 1 Tablespoon to 15gal and they seem fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lv426 Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 You can use Protozin which is a chemical treatment for Ich. This treatment will only kill the free swimming parasite stage of the infection. It will not kill eggs on the substrate or parasites on the fish. If your fish have a bad case of Ich ie, behavioural effects in addition to spots i would treat with chemicals (as untreated Ich can be lethal). If your fish seem fine with just spots visible then i would prefer salt with an increase in water temp. Having said the above i have not kept the fish you mention. If you raise the temperature to 29-30 for a week the increase will speed up the cycle of the parasite. You must do regular water changes (IMO once every two days) to remove as many eggs as possible off the substrate before they hatch and become free swimming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeW Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 I would avoid salt in this situation (it helps the fish (PROVIDED they are salt tolerant) more than harming the parasite in my opinion anyway). Instead I'd recommend a white spot treatment. Anything with formaldehyde and malachite green will do the job. BUT - please follow the instructions on the bottle accurately. You will need to repeat the dose (post water change at some point in the near future). Also go easy on the food. Formaldehyde and biological filters arent the best of friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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