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Salt Treatment!
The use of salt along with organophosphates (fluke tabs and malathion) will kill most of the parasites that trouble your fish. Salt treatment can be used for treating parasites concurrently with the organophosphates or potassium permanganate, but will need to be replenished when prescribed water changes are performed. Remove submerged plants. Drain ˝ of ponds water and clean it as well as possible. Replenish with fresh water. The normal dosage rate for is 3 lbs per 100 gallons (.3%), and for salt resistant parasites 6 lbs per 100 gallons (.6%). Each pound of salt per 100 gallons adds .1% salt concentration. The regimen is very simple but lengthy, typically 2 weeks. After 2 weeks, the salt concentration needs to be reduced to .1% by water changes. Salt concentration above .1% will cause yellowing of hyacinths, celery and water lettuce, kill string algae but will not harm hardy lilies, common papyrus, or irises. It is suggested not to add more than 3 lbs of salt per 100 gallons on any given day. Salt toxicity in plants can be easily recognized. The leaves will show browning and curling of the edges as well as sickly, droopy appearance. Once you see the salt damage, place them in salt free water until they can be safely returned to your pond. To perform this treatment you’ll need a salt level test kit to measure actual salt concentration. Also, the best place to get non-ionized, 100% sodium chloride salt is a local hardware store. Note: Do not put salt into the filter or the skimmer. the actual search results. Those are not from the site, but may be of interest, since Google targets the ads to your particular search.
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