Freshwater Salt therapy - Using OF Salt

[Sam]

Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone has had any luck with using the Ocean Free Salt for freshwater? I bought it today and it advises using 1-2 table spoons (spoon included in box) for fish treatment per 20 litres. Or 1 Table spoon per 20L for water maintainance. However, it doesnt say what to to the next day in the sense, change 25% water and add more or don't add but change only water. Nothing mentioned. Any advice?

My Problem:
I am running a 65 litre tank and got one Cory, 10 tetras and 4 guppies. I just wanted to be conservative cus I understand corys are sensitive to Salt. Therefore, I added only 2 table spoons of OF salt today. Reason is that a few tetras were showing white stuff on the fins (not exactly ick).

[tawauboy]

you need to know what disease your fishes are suffering from before administering medication.

keep the salt treatment going for 2-3 weeks. if you change water, add salt to maintain the salt concentration.
after treatment is over, just perform your regular water changes to reduce the salt concentration.

[stormhawk]

Salt will not work for some cases. Brand is not important as long as it is not the non-iodized table salt type. I have no idea of the composition of OF aquarium salt but it should be aquarium safe. The white stuff on the fins could be signs of fin rot, or another infection. A photo will be helpful in identification, because different diseases require specific treatments. Salt is not a miracle cure however.

[Bieffe]

Sorry dig thread but I'm facing similar problem. Mine I 90% sure is fin rot but as a newbie maybe wrong. So far added anti fungus liquid to tank....for a full day or more I was looking at a green/yellow tank.

Now is clear, so decided to add sait as recommended by another user in this forum. I just dunno should salt and Medi be used together?
Also this salt concentration always need to me maintained? Even after recovery cos the packet i using is from PETFRAN. It seems to say is good to have it in tank always. Relieve stress of fishs, prevent dieases etc.....so what's the truth?

Never knew plain water fish need salt too. I thought only marine fish need that.

[framejumb0]

Fin rot may indicate the bad water parameters, specially high NitrAte. Do some water change and measure with test kit. Good water condition is the best cure we can give in generally.