I'm not so sure clown loaches and salt mix, at least I've been told scale-less fish don't like salt. Not sure how much I believe it, but...
I've found that malachite green works great on ich and velvet, the latter more common with killies in, *cough*, insufficiently hygienic conditions (i.e., all of my tanks :-) ) I typically isolate the infected fish and dose them with malachite green which quickly destroys the ecto-parasites. Keep a small tank handy for stuff like this makes life easier, I always try to have 1 tank available for isolation and treatment.
How many tablespoons of salt in 1.5 cups? You can put a lot of salt in with fish (again, ones with scales, not with synodontis or clown loaches) before its an issue. Plants might suffer, but (/bait) they're plants, who cares? (bait/) Enough salt to raise the SG to at least 1.005 would *probably* not distress the fish but do-in the ich. 1.010 is enough to hatch brine shrimp..
Matt
From: "Darcey Harding" <darceyh@drizzle.com>Reply-To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat<gsas-member@thekrib.com> To: "'Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat'" <gsas-member@thekrib.com>Subject: RE: [GSAS-Member] Virulent new ich strains / Super Ich Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 09:37:44 -0700 How -much- salt? There's about a cup and a half in there now, for 125 gallons. More? -----Original Message-----From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com]On Behalf Of Trish Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 5:59 AM To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Virulent new ich strains / Super Ich Do you use salt in your tanks? Salt is great natural remidy for many things......When I have had ich in the pst, I always use quick cure...It's cured it in a few days......and of course salt. But I think also catching when you first see it isthe key. _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member
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