Salt water treatment

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Emil

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To treat ich in the past, I have gone with the 3 teaspoons of salt per gallon at 86f for 10 days, but am interested in using less salt and lower temperatures if something should happen in the future since I'm getting rasboras and have heard they could die at higher temps and are not salt tolerant. I'm also going to get cories and we know salt burns them. It only worked for my Yamato shrimp and platies. Any ideas on salt/heat treatment for my future combination of fish so I can be ready if -- Heaven forbid -- something should happen? I like to stay one step ahead but am not too experienced in this hobby.

Thanks for any suggestions and HAPPY NEW YEAR! :bday:
 
Two teaspoons per gallon, dont raise the temp. High temps will kill ich, however raising the temp during treatment for ich is not to kill the ich, its only to speed up the life cycle of said parasite. You will need to treat longer, total of three weeks is what i use, if you do not raise the temp.

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I just have to say that I think the posted article is a great resource, but I have beaten ich in the past with just the heat treatment and no salt,so I must disagree with the article on that point. If you raise the temp to 87-88 degrees F, then IMO you can beat it without salt. This works well for fish such as corys and loaches that are sensitive to salt. One major point in the article that I differ from is that leaving the temp up for a week after you see the last ich spot will kill ich. I personally leave the temp bumped up for 2 weeks after the last post appears. The article says this is overkill, and perhaps it is, but IMO better safe than sorry!

As always, this is JMO, but for the record I will never treat ich with meds again, as I believe meds are more stressful to fish than either the heat/salt method or just plain heat. :cool:
 
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