How long should the salt treatment last?

How to treat ich with salt. Consider increasing the temperature a couple of degrees, if you. This method can be very stressful for fish and plants, however, and should never be. Remove all fish to quarantine/hospital tank and treat.

12 hours later repeat once more. Remove the fish after three. Leave display tank fallow for >5 months to wait out any rogue tomonts.

At the end of treatment, do a 30% water change without adding any salt and then wait a week for observation. Salt does not kill ich. If you use table salt, make sure it has no added iodine.

When you do this and replace the water, add in 1 teaspoon of salt for whatever amount you've taken out. Raise the temperature of the aquarium by 2 degrees c or 4 degrees f. Salt and heat are two common safe methods for treating ich in plecos.

For salt, you will need a container that is large enough for your pleco to fit in and at least 2 inches of water. 12 hours later repeat dosage. Now you have a total of.3% salt.

It has to do with the specific gravity of the salt in the tank. During its theront phase, saltwater ich is very sensitive to copper. How to treat ich 1.