How can I get rid of Ick / White spot without chemicals?

[Dan H]

HI
I've had very bad experience using chemicals to treat Ick and finrot!:help:
today i have noticed that my fish have white spot again is there a way to rid it without chemicals?
as last time i used them i lost about 8 different fish:headshake2: over a number of weeks...
I read somewhere that you can put a little table salt in the tank?
will this be ok as in my tank i have angel fish, harliquins and a red tail shark.
Any help is appreciated
Thanks Dan :headbang2:

[msjinkzd]

heat and salt : http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88601

[acevudoo]

I raise temp/salt dose and increase W/C.. This works for my cichlids , hope it works for yours ( my temp is round 85 I have gone to 90 albeit slowly)

[benzjamin13]

Raise the temp to 84F-86F add 1 tablespoon of salt for every 5 gallons. And keep up on those water changes.

[Dan H]

Thanks for the advice :-)
One more thing i forgot to mention is i also have 2 assasin snails in the tank will the salt kill them?
the medicene i used last time kill 3 of them :-(
Thanks

[benzjamin13]

I would remove them to be safe.

[msjinkzd]

They cacn tolerate heat and salt treatment though its always adviseable to remove inverts if possible.

[Dan H]

Thanks everyone :)
i Have a 90 ltr tank so how much salt shall i use?
also do i need to take the carbon filter out?

[jinchi]

Dan, I think 90 ltr = 20 gallons so 4 tablespoons (56.69905 grams ?????). Dont know bout takin out carbon filter

[Lupin]

Carbon does not remove the salt. Only water changes can so you will be fine with the carbon in there.

[SubRosa]

The transfer method works well but it's a bit tedious. Basically you move the fish from one tank to another daily, using all new water and sanitizing the tanks after you drain them. This interrupts the life cycle of the parasite by not exposing the fish to free-swimming trophonts.